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Gel wrote:
Anyone know whether the configutaion of these is identical to the
stubby ones ie can they both be charged in 1 charger?


Generally yes. One of the modern chargers will charge stick NiCd and
NiMH batteries (in fact will charge just about any Makita battery).

The older chargers designed for the NiCd stick designs as supplied with

things like the slightly odd "inverted L" shaped 9.6V drill driver, do
not have the required contacts required to do the NiMH versions.


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Cheers,


John.


John
Thanks, was guessing someone out there hopefully had both to check.
Stick batteries are od hat I guess now.

My 9.6v transformer has gone to Makita heaven/hence question, as I see
some stubby Makita 9.6v chargers on E Bay.
I also see a stick one rated @ 7.2V; would that be any good/just be
slower, or would it never fully charge a 9.6v battery.

Gel wrote:

Thanks, was guessing someone out there hopefully had both to check.
Stick batteries are od hat I guess now.

Yes and no - Makita still use the same pinout they have used for years
so their stuff is reasonably interchangeable.

I have a friend with a 9.6V NiCd drill - his batts were getting tired
so bought some 9.6V NiMH stick ones (they do the same drill new with
NiMH as well). However his old charger would not hack it, but the one
for my 18V NiMH drill had no trouble with any of his 9.6V batts.

My 9.6v transformer has gone to Makita heaven/hence question, as I see
some stubby Makita 9.6v chargers on E Bay.
I also see a stick one rated @ 7.2V; would that be any good/just be
slower, or would it never fully charge a 9.6v battery.

No the 7.2V one would not charge them at all.

If you go for one of the modern chargers (like one compatible with 14.4V
or 18V tools), then they will charge pretty much anything up to the
maximum voltage they do.

You can get the full range of chargers he

http://www.lawson-his.co.uk/scripts/...ita%20Chargers



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Cheers,

John.

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