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I have just bought an 18 volt adapter for converting Dewalt and Milwaukee batteries to Makita. All working well and much cheaper than new batteries.
 
I have just bought an 18 volt adapter for converting Dewalt and Milwaukee batteries to Makita. All working well and much cheaper than new batteries.
just make sure you dont leave the adaptors on the batteries when not actually in use as parasitic draw can fully drain a battery and dead li-ions batteries cant be charged
 
just make sure you dont leave the adaptors on the batteries when not actually in use as parasitic draw can fully drain a battery and dead li-ions batteries cant be charged
The adapters work with different batteries on the 36 volt Mak blower I use. That is to say a DW and a Milwaukee together. No reason why they shouldn't, just wasn't expecting them to.
 
The adapters work with different batteries on the 36 volt Mak blower I use. That is to say a DW and a Milwaukee together. No reason why they shouldn't, just wasn't expecting them to.
I wonder iff there are any unintended consequences as you will have 3 separate protection circuits possibly competing or overulling each other???
Probably worth keeping a close eye in use and not leave batteries plugged in until you know the play nicely together ??
 
I wonder iff there are any unintended consequences as you will have 3 separate protection circuits possibly competing or overulling each other???
Probably worth keeping a close eye in use and not leave batteries plugged in until you know the play nicely together ??
Will do. If the batts are connected in series the current stays the same so maybe there’s a neutral effec
 
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