Makita DC18RA Reviews 2 comments

I haven’t done the voltage and charge-discarge test to test Makita DC18RA right (and am not the guy to do that,) but I sell batteries, solar electric products and such for a living, and the sound, action and ultimate performace so far is killer. If you get, let’s say, B&D ‘Firestorm’ 18 volt batteries, the charger is DUMB and doesn’t know when the battery is charged, when to lay off the battery and keep a voltage-sustaining charge to it (instead of cramming amps into a charged battery and overheating and killing your battery over time.) This one seems to do it right. The Makita stuff is really good, esp. this ‘lithium’ line of product. I have 6 different tools and they all are really, really good.

The Makita lithium hammer drill is 3 times faster than the B&D CORDED hammer drill I had. I did 200 block-penetrating, hurricane shutter drills with the B&D and then decided to get the Makita. SO much easier, quiter and quicker with the Makita (and it’s a cordless!.) I could have saved myself a lot of time and hearing using quality tools like Makita DC18RA. Live and learn.

Makita DC18RA Rapid Battery Charger for Li-Ion Batteries is a very good investment, this is a very good charger it charges the battery fast and if you have two batteries you can continue to work while the other one is charging, that makes it very convient for you, but be careful its very sensitive to power serges (it won’t survive).

I was scrambling to get a replacement charger when I lost the original at a job site. Got sticker shock when trying to find local replacements. Almost the cost of buying new set of tools. Checked online and found the price with shipping much more reasonable. Ordered and received product within the stated delivery time frame. Unit was well packed and came in original blister pack. Worked right out of the box to get my tools back on track. Gotta love competition! Highly recommended.