Power tools battery compatibility

[NotebookNewport]

hi
I have a basic Mac allister drill that came with 2 batteries.
Are battery’s compatible via the connections as long as the voltage is correct or is each manufacturer unique?
If not! Is there a lookup table somewhere?
Thanks

 

[lostinthelight]

It wouldnt be in a manufacturers interest to have compatable batteries with other makes

 

[Deleted member 174758]

Pretty much every manufacturer has their own standard for battery mounting. There are a few (very few) exceptions where a one brand has shared battery port designs with a (generally) smaller, more specialised tool maker (e.g. deWalt and Mac Tools) and there's the German Cordless Alliance System. Such link-ups are generally confined to trade-level tools.

 

[NotebookNewport]

Thanks
So de Walt and Mac are compatible? Mac = Mac allister?

 

[Deleted member 174758]

Thanks
So de Walt and Mac are compatible? Mac = Mac allister?

Not Macallister, but Mac Tools, a supplier of trade garage equipment (follow the embedded link in my previous post). Macallister is neither trade quality, nor specialist

 

[NotebookNewport]

Cheers
I was thinking makeup