I've just bought a new drill and my old good batteries are really tight in this new drill. I thought they all fitted every Bosch power4all tools. Great video, thanks for explaining. Love my old Bosch ,12 years old and good as new.
Quick shout out. Bosh have an app where you can upload the serial numbers and store the receipts for the extended warranties. In the midst of a home reno and not having to worry about holding onto receipts for the tools as I put them through hell and hope they don't break is a cool 'peace of mind' upgrade.
Nice work Phil, I have been collecting Bosch tools from ebay and have just started getting the newer type batteries and the 'lite' charger so good to know what the differences are. Cheers!
Thank you for the vid. I bought the twin drill pack last Xmas and have got a few tools, garden tools to fit the range now. The old battery is a pain to get in and out of the hedge cutter, so now will move to the newer 🔋 and charger. The problem with this range is that it's difficult to get some items, b&q do some but the range is very limited in the UK. Amazon are good but the convenience of a local DIY shop would be better. Hope to see more vids 👍🏽
No problem glad to help. Yes I know what you mean they can be awkward to buy certain bits of the range and prices vary quite a bit. I recently bought the hedge cutter in the range. I plan to do a review on it very soon.
@@PhillWyattProjects I have the hedge cutter. It's ok, great not having a wire. I've ordered the circular saw too, but will need to buy at least a 4amp battery. Amazon is where I've been purchasing the bare units from, far cheaper than the stores. Get the reciprocal saw. That is awesome! Have a great Christmas and a blessed New Year 👍🏽
Hi guys. 2 questions. 1, the 3 amp charger, can you remind me solid red light indicates wot? Unusable Batt? 2, is there anywhere we can part ex dead batteries? Thanks
Hi Phil. Hope your well. I have since our last chat have added the Cordless Circular saw to the range. I have to say it's FANTASTIC! DEFO need another charger and possibly the 4amp battery. If you have the 4amp, please do a review 👍🏽
This helps a lot. I was wondering if my older tools batteries will fit if i bought a newer tools that comes with the new battery. I also like the green bosch power tools. Thanks bud! Awesome vid!
Your older batteries will work with the newer tools as long as they're Bosch "Power For All' 18v. The new green tools are backwards-compatible with the old batteries.
While the older batteries WILL work with new tools I've just used a 2 A/h battery (in good condition, maybe 5 cycles on it and stored properly) in an AdvancedGrind18 angle grinder and the battery got hot and only lasted about 5 minutes. I'd say you really need either the 4 A/h or 6 A/h for the grinder. However I only have 1.5, 2 and 2.5 A/h batteries myself.
I like bosch tools and think they are very good tools for DIYer. I didn't have any problem with them so far. recently I sold every tool from the green line , corded power (I didn't use cordless from from bosch green line) . moved to Maktia tools. where I live the price for the green line is quite expensive and most of people get the blue line which is the professional line from bosch. In generalI prefer to use corded tools than cordless as I'm working in small area / shop. for sure drill and drill driver should be cordless but other than that corded are excellent and you don't need to worry about batteries (full power all time) BTW , I have the "bosch go" version 1 which is great tool for electronics and small fixes. anyway bosch tools are very good and you have great selection , enjoy.
Thanks Moran 👍 I started off with the drill and went on from there. You are rite about corded tools. When I can use a corded tool I prefer it to cordless. Saying that, I love how I can Interchange the batteries on this range it is very useful.
@@PhillWyattProjects cordless is great invention but for us DIYers / woodworkers , we should consider the benefits for each tool to be cordless over corded. I'm using bosch circular saw corded. Most of times it is great , but when I find nice piece of wood that cannot fit my car , it can be helpful to have codless saw at hands.
@@MoranGuyVideos this is a good point. Usually the only reason I prefer cordless is because there's no cord. I just don't like tripping up over cords 😆
Good video mate out of respect for your language I'm a full blow American born and race those are nice tools too bad we don't got them in the states we just got the Bosch professional line blue I was able to get a hold of a few tools
Thanks👍🏻 I didn't know that these tools are not available in America. I guess you have many tools there that are not available here either. Interesting 🤔
Thanks for the video. You say that you like the more modern charger as it charges all of the batteries but you should be aware that pushing 3 amps into those older 1.5 A/h batteries will shorten their lives a lot. One of the reasons Bosch gave for changing to a flatter battery was so it lost heat faster and they could fast-charge it. They even cite 'cooling fins' moulded into the plastic to enable this fast charging. I have both types of batteries and chargers and won't be using the 3A charger on my (still perfectly fine) 1.5 A/h and 2 A/h older-style batteries. The cynic in me wonders of Bosch wants people to shorten the lives of their older batteries so they'll buy new ones... Cheers.
Thanks for the info Shaun I hadn't thought of this. It's good to share as no one has mentioned this point yet in the comments. Now I only use the flatter batteries anyway they just feel more stable on a table so it won't be an issue for me luckily.
@@PhillWyattProjects Cheers Phill. I'm 'using up' my older chunky batteries first and have put my four newer 2.5 A/h ones half-charged in ziplock bags in the fridge until I need them. I have the 'UniversalVac' as well as my power tools and garden tools so I dare say I'll be getting the new ones out of cryo-sleep within a year or so. The 4 A/h and 6 A/h batteries look interesting but unfortunately they're out of my price range (and didn't come with anything that I bought).
That is a great video that clared those battery designs up. can you compare those with the core 6.0 battery? the ones with the red on both button and bottom surface. I wanna see if there is any difference in the connections?
Hi. I've got one of the 18v Advancedgrind grinders and using the older style 1.3ah batteries. Trouble is as soon as I put pressure on the cutting it just cuts out. Is it different using the latest battery design? Regards Kevin
Do you make electric to battery adapter for 18V bosch tools so that i can just slot in a socket into the battery slot and the other end to a wall plug. That way i can use bosch battery tools directly from electric 230V in case my battery runs out.
@@PhillWyattProjects thanks for the reply, your video has reassured me and I've looked and found an 1830 as featured in your video so I know it will charge the batteries I have so thanks for that mate.
Does anyone know if these chargers auto shut off when done charging? Apparently my googling skills are lacking because I can't seem to find an answer. I wanted to know if the batteries can be left on the charger when not in use (for a cordless vacuum which gets used quite often every day).
I don't have the fast charger, but the other two chargers I do have. Yes they both automatically stop charging once fully charged. It is also likely the fast charger does stop charging too. Hope this helps
I have old Power For All drill and jigsaw that I have used very much and durability is awesome despite them being the consumer line. But aargh, among the million of tools, they don't have impact wrenches. Every other tool line on the planet has impact wrenches. Be aware before you buy into this green Bosch stuff. Oh and battery adapters for Bosch green seem to be very rare.
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I've just bought a new drill and my old good batteries are really tight in this new drill. I thought they all fitted every Bosch power4all tools. Great video, thanks for explaining. Love my old Bosch ,12 years old and good as new.
From what I understand they should fit. Maybe they are tight because the drill is new.
Quick shout out. Bosh have an app where you can upload the serial numbers and store the receipts for the extended warranties. In the midst of a home reno and not having to worry about holding onto receipts for the tools as I put them through hell and hope they don't break is a cool 'peace of mind' upgrade.
Thanks for the info. I wasn't aware of this. 👍🏻
Great video! Really helpful with building my collection and understanding what the differences are.
No problem 👍🏻
Great video, my 10th Bosch Power 4 All tool (AdvancedImpact 18) arrived today. A great selection of quality tools 👍
Thanks 👍🏻 yea they are good tools I think.
Nice work Phil, I have been collecting Bosch tools from ebay and have just started getting the newer type batteries and the 'lite' charger so good to know what the differences are. Cheers!
No problem Alan 👍
Thank you for the vid. I bought the twin drill pack last Xmas and have got a few tools, garden tools to fit the range now. The old battery is a pain to get in and out of the hedge cutter, so now will move to the newer 🔋 and charger. The problem with this range is that it's difficult to get some items, b&q do some but the range is very limited in the UK. Amazon are good but the convenience of a local DIY shop would be better. Hope to see more vids 👍🏽
No problem glad to help. Yes I know what you mean they can be awkward to buy certain bits of the range and prices vary quite a bit. I recently bought the hedge cutter in the range. I plan to do a review on it very soon.
@@PhillWyattProjects I have the hedge cutter. It's ok, great not having a wire. I've ordered the circular saw too, but will need to buy at least a 4amp battery. Amazon is where I've been purchasing the bare units from, far cheaper than the stores. Get the reciprocal saw. That is awesome! Have a great Christmas and a blessed New Year 👍🏽
@@shahdrah Thanks for the info. I will check out their reciprocating saw. Merry Christmas!
Hi guys. 2 questions. 1, the 3 amp charger, can you remind me solid red light indicates wot? Unusable Batt? 2, is there anywhere we can part ex dead batteries? Thanks
Thanks for posting, you cleared things up for me.
Thanks your welcome 👍🏻
Very nice summary Phill!
No problem 👍
Hi Phil. Hope your well. I have since our last chat have added the Cordless Circular saw to the range. I have to say it's FANTASTIC! DEFO need another charger and possibly the 4amp battery. If you have the 4amp, please do a review 👍🏽
Hi! I've seen the saw it looks good👍 I only currently have the charges in this video. Cheers Phill.
Very helpful indeed; many thanks.
Your welcome 👍🏻
Thank you for doing this video I found it really helpful.
No problem Paul 👍
Thank you for your great video. Answered my questions about my new battery with the old charger.
No problem 👍
thanks man, that help me a lot and they don't even explain this in their website.
Your welcome
Thanks mate. A great help!
Your welcome 👍🏻
This helps a lot. I was wondering if my older tools batteries will fit if i bought a newer tools that comes with the new battery. I also like the green bosch power tools. Thanks bud! Awesome vid!
Your welcome 👍
Your older batteries will work with the newer tools as long as they're Bosch "Power For All' 18v. The new green tools are backwards-compatible with the old batteries.
While the older batteries WILL work with new tools I've just used a 2 A/h battery (in good condition, maybe 5 cycles on it and stored properly) in an AdvancedGrind18 angle grinder and the battery got hot and only lasted about 5 minutes. I'd say you really need either the 4 A/h or 6 A/h for the grinder. However I only have 1.5, 2 and 2.5 A/h batteries myself.
I like bosch tools and think they are very good tools for DIYer. I didn't have any problem with them so far. recently I sold every tool from the green line , corded power (I didn't use cordless from from bosch green line) . moved to Maktia tools. where I live the price for the green line is quite expensive and most of people get the blue line which is the professional line from bosch. In generalI prefer to use corded tools than cordless as I'm working in small area / shop. for sure drill and drill driver should be cordless but other than that corded are excellent and you don't need to worry about batteries (full power all time) BTW , I have the "bosch go" version 1 which is great tool for electronics and small fixes. anyway bosch tools are very good and you have great selection , enjoy.
Thanks Moran 👍 I started off with the drill and went on from there. You are rite about corded tools. When I can use a corded tool I prefer it to cordless. Saying that, I love how I can Interchange the batteries on this range it is very useful.
@@PhillWyattProjects cordless is great invention but for us DIYers / woodworkers , we should consider the benefits for each tool to be cordless over corded. I'm using bosch circular saw corded. Most of times it is great , but when I find nice piece of wood that cannot fit my car , it can be helpful to have codless saw at hands.
@@MoranGuyVideos this is a good point. Usually the only reason I prefer cordless is because there's no cord. I just don't like tripping up over cords 😆
Good video mate out of respect for your language I'm a full blow American born and race those are nice tools too bad we don't got them in the states we just got the Bosch professional line blue I was able to get a hold of a few tools
Thanks👍🏻 I didn't know that these tools are not available in America. I guess you have many tools there that are not available here either. Interesting 🤔
Thanks for the video. You say that you like the more modern charger as it charges all of the batteries but you should be aware that pushing 3 amps into those older 1.5 A/h batteries will shorten their lives a lot. One of the reasons Bosch gave for changing to a flatter battery was so it lost heat faster and they could fast-charge it. They even cite 'cooling fins' moulded into the plastic to enable this fast charging.
I have both types of batteries and chargers and won't be using the 3A charger on my (still perfectly fine) 1.5 A/h and 2 A/h older-style batteries. The cynic in me wonders of Bosch wants people to shorten the lives of their older batteries so they'll buy new ones... Cheers.
Thanks for the info Shaun I hadn't thought of this. It's good to share as no one has mentioned this point yet in the comments. Now I only use the flatter batteries anyway they just feel more stable on a table so it won't be an issue for me luckily.
@@PhillWyattProjects Cheers Phill. I'm 'using up' my older chunky batteries first and have put my four newer 2.5 A/h ones half-charged in ziplock bags in the fridge until I need them. I have the 'UniversalVac' as well as my power tools and garden tools so I dare say I'll be getting the new ones out of cryo-sleep within a year or so. The 4 A/h and 6 A/h batteries look interesting but unfortunately they're out of my price range (and didn't come with anything that I bought).
@@Shaun.Stephens Amazon has a 4.0 ah for £62 now. Just wanted let you know.
@@aaronclark8877 Thanks Aaron. I still have spares for now. :)
Great observation. The AL1830 charger musn't be used with the old style 1.2Ah batteries (if anyone still has one of those batteries 😂).
That is a great video that clared those battery designs up. can you compare those with the core 6.0 battery? the ones with the red on both button and bottom surface. I wanna see if there is any difference in the connections?
Thanks Ben. I would but unfortunately I don't own those types of battery.
Cheers Phil i know a lot more now ,
Your welcome Angus👍
Hi. I've got one of the 18v Advancedgrind grinders and using the older style 1.3ah batteries. Trouble is as soon as I put pressure on the cutting it just cuts out. Is it different using the latest battery design? Regards Kevin
I don't know as Ive never had the older batteries or the grinder but someone reading the comments might be able to advise.
Do you know what the charging time for the 1 amp charger on the 2.5 new battery’s? can’t seem to find it anywhere
I don't know but it might take a while.
Do you make electric to battery adapter for 18V bosch tools so that i can just slot in a socket into the battery slot and the other end to a wall plug. That way i can use bosch battery tools directly from electric 230V in case my battery runs out.
I have no idea. Someone in the comments might be able to advise.
That is great idea
Pleae demo asap
How do I charge these in my car?
That's a good question. I have no idea although maybe someone else will have a clue.
Hi, will the AL 1860 cv charger charge the old style battery the fatter one in your video?
Hi to be honest I am not sure. Hopefully someone might be able to help who sees the comment.
@@PhillWyattProjects thanks for the reply, your video has reassured me and I've looked and found an 1830 as featured in your video so I know it will charge the batteries I have so thanks for that mate.
@@djliamwilson89 Your Welcome Liam no problem.
Can you use normal bosch batterys in these
I don't think so. They need to be from the power 4 all range.
Does anyone know if these chargers auto shut off when done charging? Apparently my googling skills are lacking because I can't seem to find an answer. I wanted to know if the batteries can be left on the charger when not in use (for a cordless vacuum which gets used quite often every day).
I am not sure to be honest although hopefully someone else will have an idea.
I don't have the fast charger, but the other two chargers I do have. Yes they both automatically stop charging once fully charged.
It is also likely the fast charger does stop charging too.
Hope this helps
@@aaronclark8877 that does help, thank you so much!
I have old Power For All drill and jigsaw that I have used very much and durability is awesome despite them being the consumer line. But aargh, among the million of tools, they don't have impact wrenches. Every other tool line on the planet has impact wrenches. Be aware before you buy into this green Bosch stuff. Oh and battery adapters for Bosch green seem to be very rare.
Hi, I am not sure what you mean because this range does have an impact driver. I show it in the video and also did a review about it.
@@PhillWyattProjects An impact driver is not an impact wrench. Think rattle gun for wheel nuts.
@@niceguy100000Ahh yes sorry I read that wrong. You are rite about that.
Hi niceguy. Where did you find battery adapters for the Power for All batteries? Cheers.
@@Shaun.Stephens I didn't. I just wrote "very rare" because I wasn't sure that there are none.