On Fri, 29 Dec 2006 21:16:58 -0700, in rec.woodworking, richard
wrote:

I need to get a new batterie for my 14.4v dewalt drill and I found some
Black & decker battiers that look just like the dewalt anyone ever tried
the black & decker in the Dewalt or vise versa?

There is certainly some compatibility between Elu, DeWalt and Black &
Decker.

Unable to find a replacement EZWA 29 9.6V 1.25Ah NiCd battery for my
elderly Elu 9.6V BSA10K drill, I noticed a Black and Decker A9251 9.6V
NiCd battery for sale at a local store. The fitting looked the same,
the voltage was the same, and the capacity of the B&D was unlikely to
be less than the 1.25Ah of the original. It works just fine in my Elu
EZAL 10 1hr charger and I'm very happy with it.

If you Google around with part numbers, you will probably find details
of batteries that are compatible with yours. Using the above example,
http://www.batterydoctor.ashop.com.au/p/73208/dewalt-96vdw9061-de9062-dw9062ps120-a9251.html
gives the following compatibility between B&D and DeWalt batteries:

Dewalt DW9061, DE9062, DW9062,
Also B&Decker PS120, A9251

Given the advances made in battery technology, it is possible that
batteries with a higher specification to the original fitment are now
available for your drill as backwards-compatible replacements, so
buying the same model number as originally fitted may not be the best
option.

Forrest


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Forrest Anderson
Edinburgh
Scotland