Ryobi 40 Volt Generic Battery Review

Can you save money on a generic 40 volt battery for Ryobi Power Tools? What's the trade off and how long will the battery last? Let's find out.
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[@martinschuessler1936]

Thanks for your review. I've been looking for a replacement for my busted 3Ah pack and the performance of the various "6Ah" knockoffs was probably going to be closer to 3-4Ah - which is what you confirmed. Like you mentioned, I'm probably going to order one because not all 40v tools need the same capacity. I bought a factory blemished Ryobi 6Ah and that thing is great for the blower as it uses a lot of power. For the string trimmer, the factory 3Ah ran long enough to edge and trim my entire yard, and it was just the right weight. I didn't want to buy another 6Ah to replace my 3Ah as that would be too heavy in the trimmer.

[@imaginariumpictures]

I appreciate that and thanks for taking the time to comment. For the dollar investment, the batteries get the short projects done and ultimately that's what's needed.

[@JacksonAdams-nb3yh]

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[@patrick3850]

I have the simple approach of every time I buy one of the 40v tools I get the kit with battery included. It's usually 20 to 30 more than the bare tool buy I get the better battery for the money. Buying single batteries you might as well buy a random tool with it. It'll cost about the same.

[@muskietime]

June 1, 2024: A RYOBI 40 volt, 4 amp hour battery costs $180 vs a knockoff 40 volt, 6 amp hour battery that costs $60 with similar run times. Perhaps the biggest Thief is RYOBI and how they stick it to their Consumers?

[@Coxfame]

Hey mate. I can buy genuine 6ah 40v ryobi at the fleamarket for $60 a piece, open box though.

[@imaginariumpictures]

Can't pass them up at that price. Nice! Thanks for watching.

[@riosman7759]

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[@universeisundernoobligatio3283]

If you pay 1/4 the price expect half the capacity. An example of you get what you pay for.

[@user-cm7ej3cx1c]

Im curious whst the runtime in the blower was wity the 4ah? Also was the blower set at the hightest speed?

[@imaginariumpictures]

No, the blower was not operated on the high setting. Per my real world experience the 4ah Ryobi battery operates for about 20 - 25 minutes. Thanks for watching.

[@liesejunh]

Yes the batteries hurt to buy. However given the relative price of batteries at around $1 per watt hour I don’t think the price is outrageous. A 6ah 40v has about 216 watts so about 219 isn’t bad. Batteries are just expensive in general.
I would personally never buy any knock off lithium batteries. There are so much to go wrong and so much potential for a fire. I’ll just pay extra for the branded version and sleep better at night.

[@fuyo1563]

Ryobi is junk too. You will be very lucky if you can reach 50 charge/discharge cycle. My four batteries are dead after 3 years. I used it for a trimmer and a mower, so only few times per year.

[@rodneybray3245]

The 40v batteries are mostly junk. Some do not charge. Some do not work on all tools. Rodney

[@chrisjames5823]

I'm amazed ppl buy these knockoffs. You get what you pay for 99 percent of the time.

[@sayyamzahid505]

You have Mixed view of those items

[@kevinj.p.6277]

They do cuz of greedy corporations like ryobi charging outrageous prices.

[@DavidNessner]

Luv the tools, batteries are absolute complete crap, why is it possible for a battery on the charger get to weak to charge ? Fin stupid