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Under £20!!
Posted: Sat Oct 04, 2014 7:55 am
by Dickie
I've just bought an 18V 3Ahr clone Makita battery for under £20.
I've not been let down by any of the previous clones I have bought & used them on a daily basis.
I'll confirm the delivery time & how well it performs, so watch this space!!
Re: Under £20!!
Posted: Sat Oct 04, 2014 11:07 am
by kellys_eye
awwwwww c'mon....... WHERE FROM?
Re: Under £20!!
Posted: Sat Oct 04, 2014 1:57 pm
by Dickie
Re: Under £20!!
Posted: Sat Oct 04, 2014 4:48 pm
by Chappy
Oooh.....cheap enough to take a punt on.
Re: Under £20!!
Posted: Sat Oct 04, 2014 7:47 pm
by Dickie
Chappy wrote:Oooh.....cheap enough to take a punt on.
My thoughts entirely dear boy!!.......
Re: Under £20!!
Posted: Mon Oct 13, 2014 11:45 am
by Dickie
Arrived today, 9 days delivery but it works a treat.....
I'll keep everyone posted, but it looks a bargain!!
Re: Under £20!!
Posted: Mon Oct 13, 2014 3:18 pm
by BillyGoat
That link is weird, looks like it was this:
HERE
edit: or not - it's 1.5aH - d*ck old boy, can you link again?
BG
Re: Under £20!!
Posted: Mon Oct 13, 2014 4:14 pm
by Job and Knock
Think they've sold-out of the 3Ah obnes, BG. I did see them last week - went to order a few yesterday and they were gone
Re: Under £20!!
Posted: Mon Oct 13, 2014 4:19 pm
by darrenba
Looks like there's not the 3ah's available now, only the 1.5ah's
Luckily mine arrived today
Re: Under £20!!
Posted: Mon Oct 13, 2014 4:22 pm
by BillyGoat
Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!
One of my 1.5's are totally dead (charger flashing of doom) and the other one only lasts about 3 minutes - utter, utter shite!
Makita - you SUCK!
BG
Re: Under £20!!
Posted: Mon Oct 13, 2014 4:34 pm
by Chappy
Are you following all the correct advice on here Mr Goat?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x6bzmzGh8r0
Re: Under £20!!
Posted: Mon Oct 13, 2014 4:38 pm
by darrenba
Problem is that it looks like the 1.5ah batteries are not Makita Star rated so it's possible to overload / damage them
I think this was also the problem with the earlier non-starred 3ah ones too.
Re: Under £20!!
Posted: Mon Oct 13, 2014 4:40 pm
by BillyGoat
Yep - Not kept in the cold (like a van, outside, etc). Don't wear them to dead, use them frequently. Don't leave them uncharged. Don't charge them when they are hot, after being used (if they ever were).
Similar to laptop batteries.
The first one just stopped - the chips saying it's goosed, so the charger is knackered. The second has just gone to utter sh*t.
BG
Re: Under £20!!
Posted: Mon Oct 13, 2014 4:41 pm
by darrenba
How long have you had them? Makita may replace if they're not that old
Re: Under £20!!
Posted: Mon Oct 13, 2014 4:47 pm
by BillyGoat
Over a year Darren, so I doubt it very much - it was from Screwfix which would have made it much simpler (where I am, they just swap them no questions asked).
I had a NiCd model before that out performed it in just about every way. I've got other stuff that's never had an issue. Mentioned on the other thread that the father in law has had no end of grief with his (a stack of dead 3's), but he's a trade user of them unlike me.
BG