Power Tool battery adapters
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- Опубликовано: 8 июн 2020
- Discovered some nice adapters to allow me to use my 20v Porter Cable batteries with other brand name power tools & radio. Please read the "Important" note below.
I'm using the following adapters in this video:
20v Porter Cable to 18v Porter Cable - amzn.to/3erbSrs
20v Porter Cable to 18v Dewalt - ebay.us/a2EpCx
20v Porter Cable to 18v Makita - ebay.us/9QWfjS
A few other adapters not shown in video:
Milwaukee Battery Adapter to Ryobi 18V One+ (Made in EU) - amzn.to/3Hd9roM
Makita 18V Battery to Dewalt 20V Tool - amzn.to/3Ez0tk7
Makita 18v Battery to Ryobi 18v One+ tool - amzn.to/3evJXH4
Milwaukee 18V or Dewalt 20V Lithium-ion Battery to Makita 18V Lithium-ion Tool - amzn.to/3z1cEoJ
Dewalt 18V/20V Max Battery to Milwaukee M18 18V Tool - amzn.to/3euaIeS and amzn.to/32yqEKl
Milwaukee 18V or Dewalt 20V Lithium-ion Battery to Makita 18V tool - amzn.to/341V8VU
Milwaukee M18 Li-ion Battery to Dewalt 18V/20V (Max) Series Power Tools - amzn.to/3FKDa84
Dewalt 20V or Milwaukee 18V to Ryobi 18V Tool - amzn.to/3z58SKI
Milwaukee 18V or Dewalt 20V Lithium-ion Battery to Ryobi 18v One+ tool - amzn.to/3szfPCN
Dewalt 20v battery to Dewalt 18v tool - amzn.to/3eJR92t
Dewalt 20V Li-ion Battery to Porter Cable 20V Tool - amzn.to/3ptpb0W
Side note: while the PC to Makita did work, the combination of the two was a little too bulky and wouldn't allow me to close the back of the radio. Despite that, the adapter still worked and will allow me to use it with other Makita power tools that doesn't have a height limitation like the radio does.
*Important: The 18v PC and 18v Dewalt both originally used NiCd batteries. Tools that use NiCd/NiMh batteries are designed to run until the battery is fully drained. Lithium-Ion tools however have circuitry in them to prevent the batteries from fully draining. Once the tool detects the power level is too low, it auto shuts off to prevent battery damage. this is why Lithium Ion tools suddenly stop instead of slowly losing power until it dies, like NiCd and NiMh tools do. So to prevent the battery from fully draining when being used with NiCd/NiMh tools, you need to be aware of the power levels left in your batteries and replace them before it fully drains to prevent possible battery damage. While that would be a pain, it's the price you have to pay to use current batteries with older tools. While it's especially important to be aware of battery drain with the NiCd/NiMh tools and Li-Ion batteries, you also want to be aware of battery drain with Li-Ion tools and other branded Li-Ion batteries since the battery drain detection circuitry seems to differ in its location from manufacturer to manufacturer. For example, some put the circuitry in the tool itself while other may put it in the battery. So just play it safe and never fully drain the battery when using adapters.
*Some of the links are affiliate links and I may or may not make a few cents off of them.
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Subscriber #500 here!... Thanks for the video... I'm trying to hop onto the end of the year tool deals w/o forfeiting my Porter-Cable collection. This is the1st video I chose to watch and I think you explained that all right here. HAPPY NEW YEAR!
Thanks for subscribing! And Happy New Year! Yea when I buy new tools from other manufacturers, I check to see if I can use my PC batteries first :) I've expanded to Makita batteries as well since I made this video, it seems what adapters I'm missing for PC, I can find for Makita. So, so far I'm set with just these two battery brands. Although, I have recently started 3d printing, so I may just start making my own adapters if I can't find what I need. 🙂
@@R-TechEnthusiast WOW! ... 'Times.. they are a-changing!' I'm so very grateful to peeps like you willing to rescue us tech-challenged folk! Thank you, be sure & enjoy a blessed New Year!
Damn, l wish we have this in avaliable in Zimbabwe. Stay safe to you also. Thank you
if you have access to a 3d printer, you can actually print these out your self and with a little wiring, you have your adapters :)
I use my DeWalt 20-volt Max lithium ion batteries with all of my power tools. I have some of the older DeWalt 18 voltwith an adapter and Craftsman 19.2 volt tools with an adapter all those tools still work and are usable but now I only use one battery system for all of my tools
Yea, I'm loving it having these adapters. Definitely a money saver.
E,excellent video. Would really appreciate if you can fwd links for the adapters.
Sure, I added a few links to the description.
I received harbor freight earthquake impact tools as a gift. the 1/2 and 3/8 impact drivers and 3 good batteries. I have searched and can't find ANY adapters that will let me use these Earthquake XT batteries in any other tools. I'd love to find an adapter but can't seem to find any.
If you have the know-how and access to a 3D printer, you could always make an adapter for it :)
Dose anyone know if Black&Decker or Porter Cable Batteries fit & work directly onto Dewalt power tools. Back in the day B&D batteries use to fit Dewalt tools. As B&D is the Parent Company to both Dewalt & Porter Cable there batteries might or should fit still fit all the other tools. Run times may not be as long, but the cost also match’s the differences.
Not a clue. As I don't own any B&D Tools or batteries, I've never tried it.
No they don't fit. But they are close. And there is a PC->DW adaptër as well
the door will not shut on the radio with the bulky adapter rain and dirt will get in the back of the radio
Yup, I mentioned that in the video. It was more than just a proof of concept that the adapter does actually work with Makita tools. At the time of recording, that was the only Makita tool I could test with.
I've heard these adapters drain the batteries to the point they're rendered useless, have you had any problems with this adapter? Does it affect performance at all?
yup, if you're not careful and you fully drain the battery, there's a chance you'll damage it. I haven't had any issues with them yet, but I make sure to stop and recharge the batteries frequently. I don't let my batteries drain till it's completely dead.
@@R-TechEnthusiast is there a mechanism by which them draining the battery would damage it? Not sure I understand why it would matter to drain a battery using the adapter any more so than it would just using the original battery on the tool until it died.
@@Drew1734 because the tool, with the oem battery, will actually shut off before a lithium ion battery is fully drained. For example, the NiCad batteries, when it's starts to run low, you'll notice the drill start to slow down until it no longer runs. At least with my lithium tools, when the battery runs low, the tool will just shut off instead of slowing down first. That is the over drain protection kicking in.
They work fine for my tools..... even the aftermarket BATTERIES ARE TREMENDOUS IN 6AH CAPACITY RIVALS ANYTHING IN COMPARISON. ..
Do you know where to get an adapter from makita battery to porter cable tools?
Ebay and Amazon
Could u confirm the model number and brand for the adapter for porter cable nicad tool to makita battery... can’t find it anywhere..:-(
@@lionesfc247I don't see any adapters from makita battery to 18v nicad porter cable tool, only to the 20v PC tools.
@@R-TechEnthusiast but u have that 18v PC tool in your video.. the older PC I thought it was using the nicad old 18v battery..
@@lionesfc247 my 18v PC is using a 20v PC battery with adapter, not a makita battery.
With Porter Cable is no longer adding to their 20Volt Max line, what we really need is a Porter Cable 20Volt Battery to Dewalt 20Volt Tool. Has any one seen such a animal any where?
I've seen 20v Dewalt batteries to 20v PC tool adapters, so I would think it's only a matter of time before the reverse is available.
Where did you get these?
You can find battery adapters on both Amazon and on Ebay. I had a hard time finding the 20v PC to other tool adapters on Amazon but I did find those in the video on Ebay.
If you have a 3d printer and a little know-how, you can actually 3d print them as well then just do the wiring yourself.
If you're looking for the exact ones I have there, I can grab the links and post them for you.
Great tips...thank you. Don't let Mozart lull you to sleep on your Makita radio or ZAP...your drained battery just got Coronavirus and died!!
Hehe, I'll keep that in mind. 🤭