sâmbătă, 18 iunie 2011

Makita Rechargeable Batteries: Choosing The Right Makita Battery Replacements

By Gregory Replacener


If you want an economical replacement battery for your Makita cordless tools then you are probably looking for Makita replacement batteries. These batteries work almost the same as the genuine one but with a fraction of the cost of the original version. This is simply because you are not paying for the brand name anymore but only the production cost of the battery itself. It's like a generic battery with similar specification as the original without the less important features.

It's a battery pack without the fancy presentation. Also, it does not have a warranty or probably have a shorter duration unlike genuine Makita batteries which normally has a three year unlimited guarantee. You can also get them in enhanced version, maybe twice as big and last twice as much. Or something that uses a different kind of battery cell like NiMH which can store more charge than NiCad with the same volume of battery cell.

Lithium Ion is a very good type of battery cell, it can store up to six times a NiCad can hold with same volume of battery cell. If you are going to make a Lithium Ion battery with the same specification as the NiCad, you'll be able to have it 6 times smaller overall body size than the NiCad. What you get is an incredibly compact battery that can probably fit easily on your pants pocket.

There are also some drawbacks in buying generic batteries. Sometimes some manufacturers who want to maximize their profit use a very cheap body material. So instead of using a strong material for the plastic casing and locking mechanism they use a softer or brittle one. Using these kind of batteries in a rugged environment will make them break easily, making it useless in a couple of days. It is also very dangerous once the battery cell inside it is exposed.

You must also examine the quality of the battery before purchasing. By visual inspection, look at the quality of workmanship, by looking at the product you can already tell if it's made of cheap material, check for cracks and any tale tell of poor workmanship. Second is, even if it's only a replacement it should still have a warranty. If it breaks easily they should replace it or allow you to refund the money.

If you are more comfortable to purchase it on the internet, considering you are unable to actually see the unit, what you can do is do some study about the merchandise. Read some reviews from people who actually bought and used the product. If you can, try to find more reviews from many websites, sometimes people are biased and tell only the good points about them and not the negative part.




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