My partner has a lot of tools, so when he needed a circular saw, I ordered this one for him as a Christmas gift. ruclips.net/user/postUgkxYDKeIjKLOfcwTgdin7TtCutsz4MbIc43 He is incredibly happy with the purchase. He stated that he likes that it is powerful, but still easy to use and cuts very well. He mentioned that it is important to know the right tools for the job at hand, and this compact saw has been exactly what he needed for a variety of projects at his rental properties and renovations. He also appreciates the battery packs, as stated, he owns a lot of DEWALT tools, so he is able to always keep batteries charged as needed.
Good explanation to people who don't know about chargers and battery, funny how you mention about the 8 amp charger with moving parts and keep away from saw dust while you have the chargers and battery on a piece of wood cover with saw dust.
I feel grateful this reconditioning program ruclips.net/user/postUgkxcJ22tnHH9l1vjdIdEIG27iOG55P7LXI8 was started. I had Three dead batteries scheduled for disposing of. Having said that, I tried out reconditioning them and it took me only an hour to do it! It doesn`t matter what type of battery you want, the process works.
Wish I had a dcb112 charger. Both my 20 volt sets came with the fast 4 amp chargers a 101 and 115 and the flexvolt of course came with the fan cooled fast charger 8.0 amp. I much rather charge my batteries as slow as possible to get the most out of their lifetimes
So my dcb112(2A output) and dxb115 (4A output) that I got with my drill impact combo (dcb112) and my large 996 drill with 5ah (the dcb115) will charge all three 12,20,60flex. But the yellow can only charge high capacity 20 and flexvolts. I hope I understood that correctly
Thanks .the information I was looking for. I short-circuited my new dcb118 charger... gone....I hv the dcb1104 4ah...its a bit slower but can see it charges my flexvolt 60v. 😮
Question: G'DAY Is it best for the batteries to charge the 9amp and 6amp batteries with a 4amp slow charge or 8amp quick charge? As in longer life and better full charge capacity. Iam finding my 9amp battery is not holding full charge for as long as it use to? 🇦🇺
Which starter kit would you recommend for my dewalt tire inflator the starter kit with the 115dcb 2ah charger or the starter with the 101dcb 4ah charger ? Thanks again for your helpful video
Thanks. I watch you alot Question- i have a dcb246ck battery starter kit. I dont want to mess the batteries up. How do I maintain them? Can I keep them on the charger. Take it off when fully charged. Take it off the tool when done or it doesn't matter. The tool is the flexvolt advantage 20v max reciprocating saw. Need help!
I don't have any 60V tools...yet LOL. Been thinking about purchasing some of them especially the 7-1/4" circular saw. I'd love to get the 12" miter saw but not really sure what I'd use it for HAHA!!!
The easy way into the game is to just get a pair of flexvolt batteries and try them with your 20V tools. The 12" miter saw is pretty much only for guys cutting big timber. I use the smaller cordless miter saw for everything and sticking a flexvolt battery in it seemed to keep it from bogging down on thicker wood when cut lets say, through knots at an angle. Just remember, the flexvolt batteries are backward compatible to the 20v tools, but the 60v tools are NOT backward compatible to the 20V batteries.
By the time you subtract out the cost of the charger, carry bag and battery in the flexvolt saw kit vs the bare tool vs the 20v saw, you figure out the saws themselves are about the same price, but he smaller saw can take all of the batteries in the lineup. The bigger saw (flexvolt only) can cut thicker lumber, but they can both cut 2X lumber no problem, and the 71/4" saw is still not beefy enough to do 4X4s in a single pass. To cut 4X4s with either saw, you have to make your cut on one side, flip it over, then cut the other side.
If I catch the flexvolt batteries on sale again I'll grab one. I got 2 of the 4aH 20V batteries a couple weeks ago on sale for $99. My local D&B has random Dewalt sales LOL. I don't have any use for the cordless 12" miter saw but I could see the cordless 7-1/4" miter saw being handy far more often.
8digitPDX Thanks, I'll definitely pickup the 7-1/4" cordless miter saw then. Makes more sense than the $800 12" one that I'd probably use once and never touch again.
I have a DeWalt flexvolt but I no longer have the charger for it. As a matter of fact it’s been a long time since I’ve had one… Anyway I tried to charge it on my DeWalt 20v charger but it doesn’t fit. Am I doing something wrong?
I know this is very old comment but not only can you charge the flexvolt batteries with the regular 20 volt charger it is better on the battery to charge slower.
Why does a 1.5 amp charger only charge a 2 amp battery to 2 green lights on the battery instead of 3 green lights? One charger will charge then to 3 green lights and the other will not. Both are the same.
Both of my yellow chargers are broken only after 1,2 years of light use. I think the circuitry is faulty by design....or they got a bad batch of transformers... If you leave them plugged in, with or without a battery the transformer inside burns up.
I have added a flexvolt to my already extensive Cordless systems, can't have too many systems lol. My question is this, would it be easier on the Flexvolt 6.0 batteries I got in the kit to use an older super slow charger like the DCB107 (272 minutes vs the DCB 118 @ 60 minutes). I always let batteries cool down and have no rush to get them back to work. I just buy a lot of extras. I've heard fast chargers are harder on the cells?
LKN4WAR Personally, my hunch is that you are right, but I don't know for sure. Fast charging a hot battery in my opinion, needs to be justified by the rate of pay on the job, not saving money on whether or not to buy more batteries since I prefer to leave a hot battery totally off the charger until it cools down. This last summer I did some jobs with a lot of hot charging of the Ryobi high capacity batteries on their rapid charger and it buggered a bunch of the batteries. I noticed when Dewalt designed their new charger/power station to go with the flexvolt batteries, they rigged it to run four stations simultaneously instead of something like the Ryobi system that did six batteries fast charging in sequence one at a time.
Can I use a 112 charger to charge a flex battery? Cause I tried charging it and it stays in red like its charged but the battery indicator shows only one green bar
hi there, great video. I've been planning on purchasing an impact wrench for auto repair and more, however i wanted to get maybe the 4 or 5Amp battery to go with it but not sure if i need a different charger for a higher amperage as i already have the DCB112 charger, do i need to upgrade on the charger as well or is the DCB112 ok for a 4 or 5Amp battery? Thanks in advance.
Andre Smith for a quarter inch drive on car interiors and lightweight stuff when you don't want to be snapping off fastener heads, use the 12v driver. For 3/8" drive and 1/2" drive, they make electric impact wrenches in the 20v lineup, but on larger 1/2" drive stuff you will likely want the flexvolt battery. The flexvolt battery in my opinion will be overkill in the 20v 1/4" hex drive impact drivers using the socket adapters. Expect to snap off eh socket adapters from time to time, but they are not that costly to replace and thus are semi-disposable. So if you snap off a $1.50 driver bit adapter in the course of a $250 job then that just goes with the territory. F you charged a client an extra half hour labor so you could drag the air compressor around and set up air tools for the job, then that's a little out of date billing method ethics in a lot of places.
The DeWalt Power Station charges four batteries at once. But I am thinking the fexvolt fast charger charges faster. So I would be better off getting four fast chargers for charging. Is that correct?
robalan57 it depends on what you are trying to accomplish and the kind of work that you are doing. Cost to benefit analysis for me is that I'll take a rapid charger that comes with a tool kit, but I won't buy one separately. I currently have four flexvolt and I think three of the 4AH 20v batteries in my inventory and my work schedule is such that I only would ever need to charge batteries once a week or so. On he other hand, I burn through my inventory of Ryobi P108 batteries regularly and when I get to working on a lot of battery drain stuff and will maybe sometimes outpace two rapid chargers, maybe. The only time one guy outpaces that many chargers is when running a crew.
Hi . What dewalt charger will charge a 5ah battery the quickest . My currentcharger takes 90mins . There must be a faster way to charge a 5ah battery . I will buy new charger but don't want to waste my money on the wrong one. Thanks
If you are wondering this get the yellow fast charger, the only down side is it will not charge the smaller 12v system, but it is many times faster with all the 20v.
When using 20v tool with 60v battery, does it work as 20v (6.0 AH)? OR is it 2.0AH ? When using 60v tool with 60v battery, does it worh 6.0H or 2.0AH? Tnx
Predrag Ostojic it works as a 6AH battery which is what the battery really is. There is a physical switch on the battery that is pushed in to make it a 2AH 60v when it is either inserted in a 60V tool or has the transport cover on it. That is to comply with FAA regulations over the flight transport and shipment of higher amperage lithium battery packs. The flexvolt battery, in reality, is a large capacity 20v battery with a switch mechanism that can run the three internal banks of batteries in series. Thus it will be a 6/2AH battery, or a 9/3AH battery depending on the model.
I have a black and yellow 2 amp charger. It charges all my 20 volt batts including my new 6.0 amp but with my other new flex volt 6.0 it won't charge. It keeps going to a solid light like it is overheated. Frustrating cuz from day one when new I have always had to keep plugging batts in and out of charger before I get flashing light no matter what batts including 2.0 and 4.0. Faulty charger or not capable of charging flex?
My 4 amp charger gets hot after charging a 20 volt 6ah battery. Granted it takes 1hr 45 mins. Is this normal and will it cause damage. Not plastic melting hot but very warm to the touch.
My partner has a lot of tools, so when he needed a circular saw, I ordered this one for him as a Christmas gift. ruclips.net/user/postUgkxYDKeIjKLOfcwTgdin7TtCutsz4MbIc43 He is incredibly happy with the purchase. He stated that he likes that it is powerful, but still easy to use and cuts very well. He mentioned that it is important to know the right tools for the job at hand, and this compact saw has been exactly what he needed for a variety of projects at his rental properties and renovations. He also appreciates the battery packs, as stated, he owns a lot of DEWALT tools, so he is able to always keep batteries charged as needed.
Good explanation to people who don't know about chargers and battery, funny how you mention about the 8 amp charger with moving parts and keep away from saw dust while you have the chargers and battery on a piece of wood cover with saw dust.
I looked around for quite some time looking for this information. Well done sir, and thank you.
I feel grateful this reconditioning program ruclips.net/user/postUgkxcJ22tnHH9l1vjdIdEIG27iOG55P7LXI8 was started. I had Three dead batteries scheduled for disposing of. Having said that, I tried out reconditioning them and it took me only an hour to do it! It doesn`t matter what type of battery you want, the process works.
Thank you foe the video. This is the exact answers to what my questions about the flex volt battery I had.
Wish I had a dcb112 charger. Both my 20 volt sets came with the fast 4 amp chargers a 101 and 115 and the flexvolt of course came with the fan cooled fast charger 8.0 amp. I much rather charge my batteries as slow as possible to get the most out of their lifetimes
So my dcb112(2A output) and dxb115 (4A output) that I got with my drill impact combo (dcb112) and my large 996 drill with 5ah (the dcb115) will charge all three 12,20,60flex. But the yellow can only charge high capacity 20 and flexvolts.
I hope I understood that correctly
Thanks .the information I was looking for. I short-circuited my new dcb118 charger... gone....I hv the dcb1104 4ah...its a bit slower but can see it charges my flexvolt 60v. 😮
Question:
G'DAY Is it best for the batteries to charge the 9amp and 6amp batteries with a 4amp slow charge or 8amp quick charge?
As in longer life and better full charge capacity.
Iam finding my 9amp battery is not holding full charge for as long as it use to?
🇦🇺
thanks for all that info man. got a question though. can that 8amp charger charges my 9amp flex battery?
Thanks. That helps explain what I was looking for.
Thanks Dr. Phil
You answered my question sir I was wondering how they where charging a 60 volt battery with a 20 volt charger lol
Which starter kit would you recommend for my dewalt tire inflator the starter kit with the 115dcb 2ah charger or the starter with the 101dcb 4ah charger ? Thanks again for your helpful video
Thanks. I watch you alot
Question- i have a dcb246ck battery starter kit. I dont want to mess the batteries up. How do I maintain them? Can I keep them on the charger. Take it off when fully charged. Take it off the tool when done or it doesn't matter. The tool is the flexvolt advantage 20v max reciprocating saw. Need help!
Do those chargers work on 110V/220V?
I don't have any 60V tools...yet LOL. Been thinking about purchasing some of them especially the 7-1/4" circular saw. I'd love to get the 12" miter saw but not really sure what I'd use it for HAHA!!!
The easy way into the game is to just get a pair of flexvolt batteries and try them with your 20V tools. The 12" miter saw is pretty much only for guys cutting big timber. I use the smaller cordless miter saw for everything and sticking a flexvolt battery in it seemed to keep it from bogging down on thicker wood when cut lets say, through knots at an angle. Just remember, the flexvolt batteries are backward compatible to the 20v tools, but the 60v tools are NOT backward compatible to the 20V batteries.
By the time you subtract out the cost of the charger, carry bag and battery in the flexvolt saw kit vs the bare tool vs the 20v saw, you figure out the saws themselves are about the same price, but he smaller saw can take all of the batteries in the lineup. The bigger saw (flexvolt only) can cut thicker lumber, but they can both cut 2X lumber no problem, and the 71/4" saw is still not beefy enough to do 4X4s in a single pass. To cut 4X4s with either saw, you have to make your cut on one side, flip it over, then cut the other side.
If I catch the flexvolt batteries on sale again I'll grab one. I got 2 of the 4aH 20V batteries a couple weeks ago on sale for $99. My local D&B has random Dewalt sales LOL.
I don't have any use for the cordless 12" miter saw but I could see the cordless 7-1/4" miter saw being handy far more often.
William Todd That's the one I have. I use only the fine tooth blades in it and use it for everything from furniture work to rough lumber.
8digitPDX Thanks, I'll definitely pickup the 7-1/4" cordless miter saw then. Makes more sense than the $800 12" one that I'd probably use once and never touch again.
I have a DeWalt flexvolt but I no longer have the charger for it. As a matter of fact it’s been a long time since I’ve had one… Anyway I tried to charge it on my DeWalt 20v charger but it doesn’t fit. Am I doing something wrong?
Thank you. Great explanation of the difference. You answered all my questions. Great job. Thanks.
Awesome info! Thank you.
those that yellow fast charcher,alsp charge the dewalt dcb 187 3ah battery? its not an xr , i guess its an older version but not sure.
I'm a DeWalt addict. You should see my setup
Leon Springs Boys TV I’m on my way lol
Dear,
what happens if the battery holds the current but when put on the charger the light does not light. whether they are bad connectors or something
Thank you, helped me considerably!
So any dcb115 wipp work with flexvolt 60v 20 9h ?
Can I use my 20 v charger to chatge my flexvolt batteries or will it wreck my batteries
Yes you can, It will just take longer to charge it fully.
I know this is very old comment but not only can you charge the flexvolt batteries with the regular 20 volt charger it is better on the battery to charge slower.
So can I charge a 5 amp 20 volt battery with my high capacity charger?
will the dcd118 fast charger charge the smaller DeWalt 20v 2ah batteries?
Yes it does charge them quicker.
Why does a 1.5 amp charger only charge a 2 amp battery to 2 green lights on the battery instead of 3 green lights? One charger will charge then to 3 green lights and the other will not. Both are the same.
Both of my yellow chargers are broken only after 1,2 years of light use.
I think the circuitry is faulty by design....or they got a bad batch of transformers... If you leave them plugged in, with or without a battery the transformer inside burns up.
I have added a flexvolt to my already extensive Cordless systems, can't have too many systems lol. My question is this, would it be easier on the Flexvolt 6.0 batteries I got in the kit to use an older super slow charger like the DCB107 (272 minutes vs the DCB 118 @ 60 minutes). I always let batteries cool down and have no rush to get them back to work. I just buy a lot of extras. I've heard fast chargers are harder on the cells?
LKN4WAR Personally, my hunch is that you are right, but I don't know for sure. Fast charging a hot battery in my opinion, needs to be justified by the rate of pay on the job, not saving money on whether or not to buy more batteries since I prefer to leave a hot battery totally off the charger until it cools down. This last summer I did some jobs with a lot of hot charging of the Ryobi high capacity batteries on their rapid charger and it buggered a bunch of the batteries. I noticed when Dewalt designed their new charger/power station to go with the flexvolt batteries, they rigged it to run four stations simultaneously instead of something like the Ryobi system that did six batteries fast charging in sequence one at a time.
Usually the fast charging versions of all the manufacturers have a built-in cooling fan
Hey what's up?I have the yellow DeWalt 60volt dcb118 when I charge the battery it's solid red it doesn't turn green?
Alan R they dont turn green, its stationary red when fully charged
Khoa Tran i seen in back of battery there's a little green ,3 green lights in back.
Can I use a 112 charger to charge a flex battery? Cause I tried charging it and it stays in red like its charged but the battery indicator shows only one green bar
@@alanr4263 that just shows how much charge is on it wen in use. Actuall charging , it only will show red on the charger...
hi there, great video. I've been planning on purchasing an impact wrench for auto repair and more, however i wanted to get maybe the 4 or 5Amp battery to go with it but not sure if i need a different charger for a higher amperage as i already have the DCB112 charger, do i need to upgrade on the charger as well or is the DCB112 ok for a 4 or 5Amp battery? Thanks in advance.
Andre Smith for a quarter inch drive on car interiors and lightweight stuff when you don't want to be snapping off fastener heads, use the 12v driver. For 3/8" drive and 1/2" drive, they make electric impact wrenches in the 20v lineup, but on larger 1/2" drive stuff you will likely want the flexvolt battery. The flexvolt battery in my opinion will be overkill in the 20v 1/4" hex drive impact drivers using the socket adapters. Expect to snap off eh socket adapters from time to time, but they are not that costly to replace and thus are semi-disposable. So if you snap off a $1.50 driver bit adapter in the course of a $250 job then that just goes with the territory. F you charged a client an extra half hour labor so you could drag the air compressor around and set up air tools for the job, then that's a little out of date billing method ethics in a lot of places.
So true..i appreciate the advice, definitely something to think about. Thanks again.
The DeWalt Power Station charges four batteries at once. But I am thinking the fexvolt fast charger charges faster. So I would be better off getting four fast chargers for charging. Is that correct?
robalan57 it depends on what you are trying to accomplish and the kind of work that you are doing. Cost to benefit analysis for me is that I'll take a rapid charger that comes with a tool kit, but I won't buy one separately. I currently have four flexvolt and I think three of the 4AH 20v batteries in my inventory and my work schedule is such that I only would ever need to charge batteries once a week or so. On he other hand, I burn through my inventory of Ryobi P108 batteries regularly and when I get to working on a lot of battery drain stuff and will maybe sometimes outpace two rapid chargers, maybe. The only time one guy outpaces that many chargers is when running a crew.
Great information. Thank you.
if i were too modify the base on the dcb118, do you think it would charge my 12v ?
No! It will not give off 12 volts more like 20v dont do it
Good info, thanks.
best videos ever thankz
Great video!
Can 2 an charger charge a 60 flex folt 6ah?
Yes you can, It will just take a lot longer to charge it fully.
Thank you 🙏
Hi . What dewalt charger will charge a 5ah battery the quickest . My currentcharger takes 90mins . There must be a faster way to charge a 5ah battery . I will buy new charger but don't want to waste my money on the wrong one. Thanks
If you are wondering this get the yellow fast charger, the only down side is it will not charge the smaller 12v system, but it is many times faster with all the 20v.
Thank you
Good video... Thanks...
When using 20v tool with 60v battery, does it work as 20v (6.0 AH)? OR is it 2.0AH ?
When using 60v tool with 60v battery, does it worh 6.0H or 2.0AH?
Tnx
Predrag Ostojic it works as a 6AH battery which is what the battery really is. There is a physical switch on the battery that is pushed in to make it a 2AH 60v when it is either inserted in a 60V tool or has the transport cover on it. That is to comply with FAA regulations over the flight transport and shipment of higher amperage lithium battery packs. The flexvolt battery, in reality, is a large capacity 20v battery with a switch mechanism that can run the three internal banks of batteries in series. Thus it will be a 6/2AH battery, or a 9/3AH battery depending on the model.
Tnx
Thank you for the info.
I can’t believe I just wasted five minutes and 51 seconds just a lot of talking but no action I wanna see how fast it takes to charge a battery
My 60 volt batteries don’t last any longer on my wipper snipper than my 5 amp hr batteries. Thought they would last way longer. Huge disappointment
Should last slightly longer. What were you expecting? 5ah vs 6ah at 20 volts.
I have a black and yellow 2 amp charger. It charges all my 20 volt batts including my new 6.0 amp but with my other new flex volt 6.0 it won't charge. It keeps going to a solid light like it is overheated. Frustrating cuz from day one when new I have always had to keep plugging batts in and out of charger before I get flashing light no matter what batts including 2.0 and 4.0. Faulty charger or not capable of charging flex?
Orrphan I having the same problem did you ever find a solution? Was the charger just not powerful enough?
Por
Put the damn battery into respective charges to see how they fit!
Good video, not entierly correct I have black chargers that wont charge 12v so its not universal.
Na I’ll stick to Milwaukee
My 4 amp charger gets hot after charging a 20 volt 6ah battery. Granted it takes 1hr 45 mins. Is this normal and will it cause damage. Not plastic melting hot but very warm to the touch.