Do lithium -ion batts work properly in originally powered N-Cad poweredtools
1389741
Yes, Sure! Why not! But, this item is a Craftsman 154 Mechanics tool set, it don't have powertools. Just wrench and rachets.
1389742
The short answer is yes, they work fine. A lithium-ion battery does require it's own charger, but in the case of my Craftsman powered tools the lithium-ion charger will also recharge the conventional ni-cads.
911387
Yes, I have the Li and the NiCad. The Li charger works on both batteries btw. The Li battery really performs
975751
I have two that are about a year and a year and a half old and both are NiCad. The newer ones may well be Li/Ion as the other ones, Dewalt, Porter Cable, etc. are going with Li/Ion.
580551
The battery is Universal Voltage: 100 to 240V~50/60Hz built into the unit. As a user I don't know whether it's ni-cad or lithium ion and haven't owned it long enough to have experienced an issues with the battery. I DO know it works well and I am thrilled with the performance of the unit.
1903681
yes. the same batteries work all 18v Dewalt tools UNLESS you get a tool that is marked for lithium-ion.
55641
No I purchased the batteries extra, the charger and extra batteries really helped me finish with power left over. Just about all of my tools use the 20V lithium B&D; battery.
2241531
Yes they work better than NiCds. They don't fit as well as they are made for a newer model and when they near depletion of charge they will stop without much warning and must be recharged. They cannot be charged on the older NiCd charger. The newer DeWalt charger made for the Li-ion type will however charge the NiCd. I will not buy any more NiCds. They are too heavy compared to the Li-ion. Once you use the Li-ion you will understand.
1073663
Yes they do. As with most Lithium Ion type type power tools, always a good idea to charge up be using the first time. There is a higher capacity battery available, but the lower capacity works fine for me. I use the lower of the two settings and it works fine and seems to last for quite a while.
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Crazy as it sounds, it's almost cheaper to buy a new drill than batteries. I just found a 20V Li-Ion drill on sale next week at Lowes for $89 with 2 batteries!. I haven't found a good source for inexpensive replacement batteries. The places that rebuild Ni-Cads don't seem to be in the Li-Ion business yet.
735177
For the Skil 288 Cordless 18v Drill/Driver you can use the following battery models:Skil SB18CSkil SB18ABoth are Ni-Cad, that is my experience.I do not know if it will work with Li-Ion
760400
I use both the NiCad and LI Dewalt 18V batteries with my DCD760KL; tehy work equally well. There is a difference in the battery performance in that the LI batteries may last a bit linger but stops abruptly when one is exhausted; the NiCads degrade somewhat more gracefully at the end of their charge.
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DC9180 18V XRP™ Li-Ion Battery Pack is compatible with DEWALT® 18 Volt tools
1508355
Lithium ion cells dont have memory like nicds. No need to drain then fully charge. Use it as you want straight out of the box
2114328
No, this drill uses the M18 series batteries, which are lithium-ion. THe one you posted is the old NiCD stuff. Once you switch to Lithium you'll never look back.
1062063
Yes All the batteries work with all the tools. The old charger will not work with lithium Ion batteries. This charger works with all batteries. Throw that brick away once you get this charger.
531938
No, like most Li Ion tools of the type, the battery can only be replaced at the factory. It is not like the drills which you swap out one battery while recharging another.
872507
Funny how the manual has a safety warning about lithium-ion batteres though. ;)