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At that price you might as well buy the new combo kit. Other sites have a pair of them for well over $100. It's like my impact driver has a new life. Don't pay more than $45 for it though.
Batteries work great will recomend to everybody. Cheapest batteries I was able to find, the product was received brand new.
I did have to upgrade the charger because my original DC1410 charger would not charge the NiMH battery, but only charges the Ni-Cd batteries that came with the drill. This battery charges quickly and provides enough power for my Makita 6233D drill.
Both of mine exhibit the same horrible service. Two of these batteries came with the new Makita drill I purchased about three years ago. Very disappointed. I've never left them out in the cold and treated them as instructed. I immediately noticed that they didn't hold a charge for as long as my old 12v Makita batteries. Now, like someone else said, I can only drive five or six screws before the battery goes dead.
The 2 original batteries still work but their charging span is alot less than when new in 2005. I hate the 1 year warranty on these batteries.
At least the tools last. It seems to me that if they were made better; they would have a better warranty on them.This is my first complaint with any of my Makita tools.
I bought an extra battery in Feb. It's either buy a couple more of these batteries or try a Rigid 18 volt Lithium cordless drill with a lifetime guarantee on the drill & batteries, or a Milwaulkee 18 volt Lithium with a 5 year warranty,(Free replacement on the batteries for 2 years & pro-rated for up to 5 years).
(The original batteries have a sticker with made in Japan written on both of them ; the newest one I bought thats dead must be made in China). of 2007 & it's dead already but was never used that much.
I have the 14.4 volt circular saw, drill, impact driver, & flashlight to operate on the same batteries.
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