On 12/09/2019 20:13, alan_m wrote:
On 12/09/2019 15:41, newshound wrote:
On 11/09/2019 21:23, alan_m wrote:
On 11/09/2019 20:52, newshound wrote:

Correct. My Makitas are now quite old but since they seem to be
indestructible it makes more sense just to replace batteries until
they finally die.

Unfortunately Makita have replaced the battery technology (different
physical connection and battery protection circuits) since I
purchased my Makita cordless drill some years ago.

Do you mean the NiCads?

No

Old type
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Makita-BL...0AAOSwt9FdWv7j

That's a G series battery - they are not the old type Makita battery,
but an alternative lower priced DIY spec Li-Ion battery platform with
limited capacity and power output.

These were introduced quite recently, and are actually *newer* than the
LXT ones.

new type (with yellow connector)
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/For-Makit...0AAOSwktFdTSo5

Yup. Note there are "old" and "new" types of these as well. The older
ones with a capacity of up to 3Ah (black connector / no star), should
fit all LXT tools.

However the newer higher capacity (= 4Ah) ones (yellow connector and/or
star) will not fit the older tools. (you can hack them to do so, but the
old tools will not necessarily have the current handling capacity
required to cope with the new batteries).


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Cheers,

John.

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