Dewalt Li-Ion battery test

[wareham0301]

Bought a dewalt 18v drill/driver as a third cordless to see what the hype was all about and it burnt out within 4 weeks so threw it off a scaffold!

Never again! All my stuff is makita and Bosch As they have the best motors and also look the best

[ultimatehandyman]

@wareham0301

If it was the one with the plastic chuck they are crap LOL

[wareham0301]

Pile of shite dewalt! Just black and decker with a respray of a wasp! Makita all the way

[ultimatehandyman]

@wareham0301

Been using Dewalt for 12 years, very reliable for me ;-)

[PUSSY100ish]

At Screwfix, the cordless Dewalt drill with the Ni-Cd Batteries is £99 and the one with the lithium battery is £149. Plus you get two batteries with the first one. So, isn't the first one better value for money?

[ultimatehandyman]

@PUSSY100ish

As long as it is the exact same drill I'd get the cheapest one.

I am sure Li-ion batteries will become cheaper eventually

[MrBurnTec]

the lithium ion batterys a right trooper

[ultimatehandyman]

@MrBurnTec

Yes, they are very good. I have started to replace my old Ni-Cads with them ;-)

[MrBurnTec]

@ultimatehandyman pretty expensive though ive looked in screwfix machine mart there about £80 for charger but worth it ;)

[ultimatehandyman]

@MrBurnTec

I bought a 18v Dewalt drill on ebay that was advertised as not working. It came with 2 Li-ion batteries, charger and case for £100. When it arrived there does not seem to be a problem with the drill, so well worth it just for the batteries!

[MrBurnTec]

@ultimatehandyman oh deffinatly worth buy if you get two Li-ion batteries they about £90 each

[mfcman2k7]

what make holesaw is that

[ultimatehandyman]

@mfcman2k7

It's an FF holesaw that I got from fittersworld dot co dot uk, but I don't think they are online at the moment.

[garthqueen]

I bet you got that drill from Screwfix...theyve got em on sale again for £149 i think it is...altho they were doing them cheaper last year.

[ultimatehandyman]

@garthqueen

Yes I did ;-)

I think I paid £149 for mine

[sbs9026]

Very well done video - Thank You !!!

[ultimatehandyman]

@sbs9026

You are welcome.

Thanks for the comment ;-)

[sbs9026]

@sbs9026 I just bought this same Drill, and the 1/2" Lithium-Ion Impact gun - Fantastic Products !!!

[tablatronix]

I thought the real benefit of lithium is higher current, so it can drive different kinds of tools that nimh and nicd could never, sush as high torque digital pulsed motors, and the newer tools designed for lithium. I Imagine using them on the old tools wont make a bit of difference.

[ultimatehandyman]

@tablatronix

Don't know!

The drill in the demo was bought with the Li-ion battery.

The Li-ion is 2AH but you can get Ni-Cad's that are 3AH

[clkbateman]

Try again after the Li-Ion battery has been charged from empty to full at least 5 times. you might see an improvement.

[ultimatehandyman]

@clkbateman

I'll try it again when I get time ;-)

[korn5slipknot]

thanks heaps for your help. great video!!!

[ultimatehandyman]

@korn5slipknot

You are welcome.

Thanks for the comment 

[MrGsus88]

Hey great Video! so the old and used batterie made 30 an 1/2 holes and the absolutly new one with new tecnology made 33 an 1/2 !? hm ... so accually the same? sorry for my bad english.. greatings from germany and thanks for the vid, very nice!

[ultimatehandyman]

@MrGsus88

Your English is fine ;-)

Yes, the batteries were very similar. The only advantage with the Li-on is that you can charge it more times before it stops working and also you cannot damage it by part charging it.

Thanks for the comment ;-)

[APSPROP]

DEWALT BEATS THE REST...24 YEARS IN THE TRADE AND I ONLY TRUST DEWALT AND MAKITA TO NEVER LET ME DOWN...BOSCH AND POWER DEVIL/MILWAUKEE ARE RUBBISH

[laronmaron98]

@ultimatehandiman,

Great demonstration! One humble suggestion, though, for the future:

Apples to apples, mate. If you're starting out with a brand-spanking new LiOn, the you should do the same with the NiCad or NiMH.

You only charge the "old" battery for an hour, presumably because it held charge from previous use. Uh-uh. Unbox all batteries to be tested simultaneously, and test each according th their performance after the FIRST full charge.

Just my $0.02. Great video though!

[therockkkkher]

great vid, now that the batt. is 1 year +old, does it still work ? and how good ?

[ultimatehandyman]

@therockkkkher

Not sure without testing it again.

If I get time in the future I'll try the same test again

[ultimatehandyman]

@dgerps

You are welcome.

Thanks for the comment

[tarzan2017]

i don't buy battery-tools anymore. the replacement of the batterys cost too most. i use good old 120 volts tools. a good one will provide 20-25 years of work

[superdau]

Supposedly for Li-Ion batteries it's better to not fully cycle them as you were told for NiCd and NiMH.

But a problem with Li-Ion is that they get weaker just with time (like half capacity after two years), no matter how much you use them.

[mightybaboonking]

good video showcasing the lithium batteries. But the "memory effect" is not something that can happen to drill batteries (have a look at the wiki page) Worse by discharging nickle based batteries all the way down you risk damaging them if the cells aren't in balance (this tends to happen as the battery gets older and if its used intermittently without charging between uses)

[thingsdemystified]

Lithium ion batteries need to be primed before they reach full capacity.

[ultimatehandyman]

@thingsdemystified

You should tell Dewalt that, then they can include it in their next set of instructions ;-)

[cooldude8332]

@thingsdemystified

Really where you learn this from???

Cause as you cycle cells SEI continues to grow and reduces capacity. You don't "prime" any cells that are commercial available.

[manofcraft]

Ty,

Can u tell me whay u like Bosch tools?

I like dewalt,but i wood like to know wich 1 to bay - dewalt or bosch tools?

[ultimatehandyman]

@manofcraft

Both are good makes. I prefer Bosch as they are very reliable and I have had a Bosch drill for over 10 years.

Just get the best tools you can for the money. Bosch, Dewalt or Makita all seem to be very good at a similar price.

[draconite420]

@ultimatehandyman Now its just a amtter of time waiting for them to go on sale haha, def not cheap but they are good reliable brands

[holywar911]

@ultimatehandyman try milwaukee

[ultimatehandyman]

@holywar911

If I ever get the chance to buy Milwaukee at a reasonable price I will try them.

I only bought the Dewalt as it was on special offer and was about half the usual price!

[Chupria]

you sure talk a lot about dewalt...I bet they are paying you??? Did you sell out to dewalt?

[ultimatehandyman]

@Chupria

Nobody pays me, I am not up for sale!

I actually prefer Bosch tools, but I own lots of Dewalt 18v tools as one battery fits all other tools of the same voltage.

[man9170]

what model of drill did you get?

[ultimatehandyman]

@man9170

It was the Dewalt XRP DC988L1.

I have an older Dewalt XRP drill, which is being used in the video.

[mathias921]

100dB; Did you wear ear muffs/protection?

[ultimatehandyman]

@mathias921

No, I did not wear ear protection as the drill did not seem that noisy!

[ultimatehandyman]

@deanoclubberuk

Thanks for the comment!

[ultimatehandyman]

@Kellybabyuk

Thanks for the comment.

[teyzar]

Best battery review on youtube!! Very comprehensive. Thanks.

[ultimatehandyman]

@teyzar

Thanks for the positive comment!

[sasantarom]

Nice video.