Dewalt 5AH battery

[masraum]

I want/need some Milwaukee M12 batteries. I need to watch when this goes on sale next. It seems to be the best deal out there for something that's not counterfeit.

[look 171]

Originally Posted by masraum

I want/need some Milwaukee M12 batteries. I need to watch when this goes on sale next. It seems to be the best deal out there for something that's not counterfeit.

Steve, keep an eye out for Home DEpot's sales on the 4th. An ad was sent to me with those batteries on there? I bought some none Milwaukee batteries like ones you need that fit our tools only to discovered their run time is very short. Not worth buying them

[masraum]

4th of July sale, check!

I bought the Milwaukee M12 portable inflator, just by coincidence it was Father's Day, and got that on sale 25% off which was great because it's super pricey compared to the Ryobi 18V version. But I'm very happy with it.

I've got 2 batteries (2Ah that came with tools), they are ancient (12+ years) and work OK, but not great. I'm sure they are due for replacement.

[flatbutt]

Originally Posted by look 171

Steve, keep an eye out for Home DEpot's sales on the 4th. An ad was sent to me with those batteries on there? I bought some none Milwaukee batteries like ones you need that fit our tools only to discovered their run time is very short. Not worth buying them

The thing I have found with HD is that they often have branded items made to their own specs. I once bout a washer from them that was branded GE but made to HD's inferior specs.

[look 171]

Originally Posted by flatbutt

The thing I have found with HD is that they often have branded items made to their own specs. I once bout a washer from them that was branded GE but made to HD's inferior specs.

I know they do that with appliances for sure and tools also. Not sure about tools nowadays. I did some weekend work for Bosch way back in college for their demo days. Many of their tools has a B in their number. It was called the B line tool made especifically for home centers to compete at a certain price point. They look identical as their regular industrial grade tools bought at tool shops but the guts were modify for mfg savings. I took one apart only to find that the gear was plastic instead of alum like in the industrial tools. It was a drill.

I don't think I would worry about batteries coming from Home Depot or any of the large stores. E bay or places, I question their quality.

[A930Rocket]

Update…. I finally got around to using the 5 amp DeWalt batteries from Walmart in my Dewalt blower.

After about 30-45 seconds, it shuts down. Pressing the button, and it runs for a few seconds and shuts down. This cycle continues over and over. The button to check the charge, has three lights. My other batteries worked like a charm in the blower.

Confirmed counterfeit!

Now I need to see if Walmart will let me return them.

[cabmandone]

^^^ That's really wild! All of my counterfeit 5ah batteries work fine in all of my tools including leaf blower and a trimmer. I have three that only show 2 bars even when fully charged.

[A930Rocket]

I noticed when I got them, the yellow coloring, was off. It seemed more like a shiny yellow, than a typical Dewalt battery.

I need to look at them closer, and see if there’s any other differences.

I probably have 10 or 12 of them, so I didn’t get around to using these until today.

I did some digging today, and although the order was fulfilled by Walmart, they were sold by a company based out of China.

[cjh]

Just a hint on batteries. I needed to replace my Hitachi drill with something new last fall and bought a 18V Milwaukee drill driver package that included a drill, driver charger & a 2ah battery and came with a free 5ah battery. Later I bought a multitool for a very low number that came with the tool, charger and another 2ah battery. All from HD. I haven't used these all day yet, but in a couple of weeks, I will be screwing down metal roofing all weekend and we will have enough batteries and chargers to avoid a slow down.

[herr_oberst]

Just watched a story where counterfeit batteries had half the cells filled with sand. Got me to thinking that maybe the Red/Yellow and Blue companies have started to push back and are flooding the market with counterfeits that are absolute junk.

[A930Rocket]

I thought about cutting a battery open to see what it looked like.

I missed the window for returning it. If they don’t refund my money, I’ll cut it open, post a neg review with pictures.

I’m still waiting to hear back from the seller and I may go up to Walmart as well first.

[cabmandone]

Originally Posted by A930Rocket

I thought about cutting a battery open to see what it looked like.

I missed the window for returning it. If they don’t refund my money, I’ll cut it open, post a neg review with pictures.

I’m still waiting to hear back from the seller and I may go up to Walmart as well first.

I'd contact DeWalt and get confirmation that the batteries are counterfeit. Once you have that confirmation I'd send that to Walmart Customer Service and the seller.

[A930Rocket]

^^^ Good idea.

[Bugsinrugs]

My counterfeit battery is working fine. It’s in my circular saw and I’m happy with it.

[A930Rocket]

I sent pictures and info to DeWalt.

I’ve not heard back from the seller, so negative feedback is deserved.

Looking at the batteries, I see on the back, it says the cells are made in Korea and the battery assembled in the USA. But it was shipped from China…🙄

[look 171]

Weird. I bought 10 due to the great pricing. There are about 4 more that are still in it adult proof plastic packages in my garage. All the two I have used seem to be working fine. It is in my hand held vacuum for inside my home and yard blower. So food so far. I will open the new ones and look at it anc compare them to your photo tomorrow. Gave 4 to my workman, no complains so far. Get back to you soon

[A930Rocket]

I tried them again today. No luck. In fact, they didn’t run as long as the first time. Maybe 20 seconds before they shut down.

I got a reply back from DeWalt and it was a form reply. It doesn’t look like he even read my email, but he asked if I tried the troubleshooting tips, tried different, chargers, etc. Answered all his questions, sent a copy of my receipt and a video of the batteries running the video and shutting down.

I don’t think it’s a Dewalt issue, I think they’re counterfeit.

[cabmandone]

Originally Posted by A930Rocket

I tried them again today. No luck. In fact, they didn’t run as long as the first time. Maybe 20 seconds before they shut down.

I got a reply back from DeWalt and it was a form reply. It doesn’t look like he even read my email, but he asked if I tried the troubleshooting tips, tried different, chargers, etc. Answered all his questions, sent a copy of my receipt and a video of the batteries running the video and shutting down.

I don’t think it’s a Dewalt issue, I think they’re counterfeit.

Try registering them for warranty on DeWalt's website. If warranty registration works, start a warranty claim.

[A930Rocket]

Originally Posted by cabmandone

Try registering them for warranty on DeWalt's website. If warranty registration works, start a warranty claim.

We're sorry, model number isn't valid. Please check your information and try again. 🤬

[cabmandone]

The DCB205 Isn't a valid model number??