Cordless Tool Battery & Charger Reviews

Battery and Charger Reviews

Our charger and battery reviews for cordless tools evaluate battery packs, battery chargers, and other technologies and accessories. We tackle cordless batteries, chargers, and accessories for everything from 3.6V to 120V systems. A few years ago we would have said from 3.6V to 36V. Recently, however, advances in outdoor power equipment have yielded battery packs with much higher voltages. Add new products like DeWalt FlexVolt technology, and you can see there is a lot of room for adept battery reviews. Even the new Milwaukee 9.0 Ah High Demand battery shook up the market with power reserves never before seen in cordless power tools.
Chargers and Battery Reviews for Tradesmen
For the average tradesmen, they want a battery that will last. A lot of times that goes along with the tool being used. Other times, however, a superior battery platform can also bring the best out of a cordless tool. Better batteries bring longer run-times and more power (thanks to higher power densities in lithium-ion batteries). When new battery technology and products come out, we let you know with our battery reviews and break down the facts.

July 3, 2013 0

Ridgid Lithium-ion Power Tool Batteries – Every Available Model

by Clint DeBoer

Ridgid has made a lot of lithium-ion tool batteries over the years. While we’ve seen the expiration of Ridgid Hyper […]

April 26, 2013 0

DeWalt 20V XR 2.0 and 4.0 Ah Lithium-ion Batteries

by Clint DeBoer

DeWalt 20V Max Premium XR Lithium-ion battery packs come in 2.0 Ah (DCB203) and 4.0 Ah (DCB204) sizes. They provide […]

April 15, 2013 0

Ridgid 2.0 Ah and 4.0 Ah Batteries

by Clint DeBoer

Ridgid released its new 4.0 Ah and 2.0 Ah Advanced Lithium 18V batteries to much fanfare. These new 2.0 Ah […]

December 14, 2012 0

Milwaukee M18 Sequential Charger 48-59-1806 Preview

by Clint DeBoer

Until now, each charger took up a considerable amount of space and arranging six chargers in a row on a […]

Craftsman Upgrades C3 Tools with 4Ah XCP Batteries

October 18, 2012 0

Craftsman 4Ah XCP Batteries Upgrade C3 Tools

by Clint DeBoer

Craftsman has just jumped into the fray with new C3 batteries that take their lithium-ion powered cordless tools to 4.0Ah […]

October 5, 2012 0

Better Li-ion Batteries Through Algorithms?

by Clint DeBoer

OK, so the recent advances in lithium-ion batteries have been both encouraging… and also a lot of science fiction. On […]

Ryobi Debuts New 1.5Ah and 4.0Ah 18V Lithium+ Batteries

September 26, 2012 0

Ryobi 1.5Ah and 4.0Ah 18V Lithium+ Batteries

by Clint DeBoer

As we’ve now seen Milwaukee RedLithium batteries and Metabo 4.0Ah batteries (and overseas DeWalt) the newly updated higher power density […]

July 1, 2012 0

Paintable Lithium-ion Battery Technology Developed

by Clint DeBoer

Let me just start off by voicing a general sense of wariness with new Lithium-ion technology in general. While there […]

May 28, 2012 0

Can Tin Anodes Make for Better Lithium-ion Batteries?

by Clint DeBoer

We keep following the news on Lithium-ion because, well, it’s an evolving technology. The thing with Li-ion batteries is that […]

Ultimate Battery Power UBP5000BT-DW-CH Battery Belt Review

January 12, 2012 0

Ultimate Battery Power Battery Belt

by Thomas Gaige

If you have a lot of DeWalt, Ryobi or Craftsman 18V cordless tools and find yourself frequently running out of battery power, the Ultimate Battery Power Battery Belt is something you should definitely check out. Repetitious or continuous use of cordless power tools can be troubling, since you normally need to keep a collection of batteries on the ready. Recently, we spent some time with the new Ultimate Battery Power UBP5000BT-DW-CH Battery Belt which came with the battery adapter for top post style 18V DeWalt cordless tools. The concept behind this battery belt is that it gives you up to 3.5 times longer run-time – and that means getting through a project on a single charge and with no battery changes.