Has anyone actually placed this 4500mah battery in the makita radio and gotten the door to close? By my calculations, this battery won't fit.
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yes I use it in the radio all the time and the door closes just as if it were a Makita battery
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My battery is 4500 mAh (4.5 Ah). I just tried it on my oldest 18V Makita tool and it works fine. I use it for the Makita vacuum cleaner. It is the perfect combination, providing more working time for cleaning.
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The battery you purchase was not a Makita battery. The battery you purchased is made for a certain class of 18v Makita cordless tools.
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Ginny: I have had a problem with my B & D battery not fitting too well. Mine was slightly over sized and took some effort to slide in and latch properly. You could be having a similar problem. My battery was being used in a 5 or 6 year old leaf blower. If it is hard to get in and latch, it will be worse to get out. I just quit using the blower and substituted an older cord blower that I previously had.
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No! I have 3 ScumBusters that I LOVE but all 3 quit working at about the same time. AFter a LOT of research (someone said the replacement battery would fit) I took one of the SBs to a major battery store. They could not replace with any sort of battery. I spoke to B&D;, fussed and fumed. No help. B&D; is nuts. The price for a new SB is out of sight because they are no longer being manufactured. I am so disappointed...
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Hi Mike, I just received similar batteries from this vendor and I am 100% satisfied with the quality and performance of the products. After receiving them, I oredered two more for a 12 v Makita also. They appear to be a perfectly acceptable replacement to the originals.Buy with confidence, I did and don't regret it.
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Hey Lawrence. Sorry to say that this battery will not fit the 19.2V drill. I have that very drill and three batteries and I have not seen a battery for it anywhere in a long time. Maybe they could be ordered online. I hate when the manufacturers do this sort of thing. Seems like you end up retiring a perfectly good drill just because they want to change models or the power, and force you to change your whole system. I guess everything is driven by the bottom line.
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The battery sent DOES fit the charger. However it will NOT charge. A Makita factor battery does charge however
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Makita makes, (or used to), an adapter that fit in place of where the 36v battery would otherwise seat, and the adapter accommodated two Makita 18v lithium ion batteries side-by-side. A 36v battery is quite expensive, and you'd like to have a second battery to keep running the chain saw while the other battery is recharging. I have a sizeable collection on Makita 18v tools, hence quite a few 18v batteries. When I saw Makita made the adapter, searching to buy one thru internet turned out that Makita discontinued the adapter. I was able to buy one of only two I found through Amazon.UK. Was not able to find out why Makita discontinued the adaptor, makes no sense to me. Apparantly, before Makita came out with the 36v chain saw, the nearly identical prior version housed two 18v batteries, but could not be adapted to a single 36v. My neighbor had an earlier version, we compared it to my 36v, and we both agreed, hands down, we liked the single 36v version better. But I'm still happy to have the double 18v adapter. Hope this helps you. rob
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Hello, the battery is slightly oversized, so won't fit the standard compartment, I bought some extra bands to hold it in place. That said this battery gives allot of power an last a long time
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Hi Linda. I'm no expert, but our old battery was 4.0Ah too. We bought this one, the 5.0Ah and replaced the old battery with the 5.0Ah. The hardest thing for me to do was unscrew the screws so I could get the cover off the front of the alarm box. :-) The new battery fit in the same space as the old battery. It's been almost exactly a year since we got the new battery and we haven't had any trouble at all. I hope this helps you. Kathy
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i just ordered it fr 20 bucks! I don't have Makita tools but Dewalt and Porter Cable li ion battery packs. For that price I'll find some way to hook up a battery. Maybe open it up and wire in a 12v car lighter port and attach it to the outside with a clamp. Then modify one of my 12v batteries with a male end car plug. Just use a velcro strap to hold the battery to the vacuum and plug it in.
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First of all I was very disappointed with the ExpertPower battery I received and was even more disappointed with the seller, make sure you read the reviews on this seller. Even though the defective battery was shipped to me from within the US, I had to return ship the defective battery to Canada at a cost over $17.00. Then the seller refused to refund the cost of return shipping or the cost of the initial shipping. I'm not sure about this Makita battery, but this battery does fit in a 14.4 charger.
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I've found the 36V battery to be a little lighter and seems to run slightly longer, (about one minute on a full charge) than the 18VX2 battery in my Makita Chain Saw or Blower. The nice thing about the 18VX2 battery adapter is that it is "Star 18V", which means it should be able to use the new 4.0Ah and 5.0Ah 18 volt batteries Makita is coming out with.
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I also liked the total trimmer. I looked every where for a battery but could not find one that would fit. Took it to a local battery company and they sent it off and replaced the inside battery's. It lasted only for a short time.. I bought a new total trimmer from Amazon. When that battery goes bad I will be out of luck...You can take the battery apart and maybe find some one that can replace the one's in the shell ..I really wish they had not gone out of business as I thought it was a great tool.. Good luck..
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I threw mine out. Too much of a hassle to return. Didnt fit like battery they said it was a direct replacement for. And it came in leaking. And didn't seem to be caused from shipping. I Alwsys had good look with factory yuasa stuff. I'm scared to get stuck on trail. Nevermind with that 800+ lbs beast.
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Cecelia: PLEASE SEE MESSAGE BELOW FIRST! PS: According to the page at the URL I left in the first post, (The product info page,) this battery FITS YOUR DRILL yes. I copied the "972's" to here: "DW972, DW972B, DW972K, DW972K-2, DW972KQ-2, DW972KS-2, DW972RLK2" If nothing is down in the hole in the charger the batteries fit into, then I suspect you DON'T have the original charger! Somehow? OR... possibly the contacts are bent? (small metal "posts" on the battery that make electrical contact) The drill has 4 "tabs" that are pretty "forgiving" if a contact on the battery is bent... the charger, not so much! Hope something here helps! Joe