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I have searched and searched. But cannot find a battery conversion from a Makita battery to DeWalt NiCad 18v tool. I can find newer 20 volt DeWalt to Makita. But not Makita battery to power an early NiCad 18v tool. I have been buying the aftermarket Chinese Coronavirus cheap batteries to replace the old NiCad DeWalt batteries but I don't want two different chargers and batteries on the job. All my equipment is Makita, just have one DeWalt Saw and a DeWalt job sight radio which uses the old NiCad batteries. If I can convert them to Makita battery packs it would be sweet. Any help from you all would be greatly appreciated. :thumbsup

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Switch to Milwaukee.

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Brother, that would cost a lotta tith, er money. It sounds like he has a pretty extensive selection of gear there.

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Wasn’t ever happy with Milwaukee cordless. I used (and stil do) use Milwaukee corded tools. I have a heavy Milwaukee jobsite radio whose only drawback was the knob falls off. But Mikita is still the king, and the Makita company always takes care of any issues I’ve had. But telling them I’m attempting to install their batteries on another brand is verboten. So I’m trying to find a converter to do the job I need.

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Sister B looks like this :foottap

Because I moved the Snap On toolbox into the living room.

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Uh-oh

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I do agree Milwaukee corded are better than the cordless. I still have a 1/2 corded drill I received when my uncle passed. It’s from the 1980’s. Ill definitely look for you, can’t say I’ve heard of converting one battery to another.

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Have you tried eBay?

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Yes, I bought a Makita to Ryobi converter.
But I only have two Ryobus flashlights and one old blue Ryobus Sawzall. Which gets hotter than Satan’s living room when its in use.

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THAT’s pretty hot.

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I dunno...my mother in law kept things pretty comfy temperature wise... 😂

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Thank you Brother Jedi for sending me the DeWalt 20 volt to Makita eBay web link. But you can find those all over the net. I’m strictly looking for a Makita battery converter to replace the older 18v Ni-Cad DeWalt battery. Thank you for looking.

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It sounds like you just need to switch over all of your battery tools to one brand and be done with it. I have used Makita before my old boss had Makita, but I was not impressed with anything but the battery powered impact driver. My self I have used Ryobi for years and have not had a problem with them. I used to use all corded tools except my impact driver, until last year my son in law bought me a batterie operated pin nailer, for my birthday, and I upgraded to the large lithium batteries. I now use only battery operated Ryobi for most everything. I have the circular saw. multi saw, two impact drivers, drill, 18 gage pin nailer, Two of the large lithium batteries, two of the small lithium batteries and two older lithium batteries, and two chargers, so I always have a charged battery back up.

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I never considered Ryobi.

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I have used Ryobi for at least 10 years, My first set were the old blue ones.

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One company makes all three. Ryobi (low level) Rigid (mid level) Milwaukee (top level). I wouldn’t ever consider having a full line of Ryobi because they can’t handle what I put them through. Plus the Ryobi service center here in South Florida is a joke. Makita always takes care of ANY issue I may have. I have guns and batteries which are years old, and Ryobus that are the same age and have failed. The One+ battery on Ryobus gets hot. While the Makita doesn’t. DeWalt is made by Black and Deader as their high end tool collection. I like some DeWalt tools, some Bosch, some Milwaukee, some Ryobus, some Hatachi ( now Metabo) and some Porta Cable. But my main collection is Makita.

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The blue ones that catch on fire. :)

I have a blue cordless Sawzall Ryobus.

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Now when it comes to the old blue ones the only thing I really used were the impact driver and drill. Partly because the battery did not last very long for something live the Sawzall. I admit the older Ryobi were not as good. but back then I used corded tools for most of my work. The only thing I used battery operated tools were for driving screws and occasionally to drill a hole. All the rest of the time I used corded. A year ago I had just bought a new set of Ryobi when my truck was broken in to and a lot of my tools stolen.

The first thing I bought to replace things was my Ryobi impact driver, as that is my go to tool. Then for my birthday my son in law bought me the 18 gage battery operated pin nailer. But because of the way things went down he ended up getting me a set with the nailer, drill, small saw, battery, and charger.

I have since added two of the larger 18 volt lithium batterys and the larger battery's go and go. Now I hardly every bring out my skill saw or my corded tools because I can do it all with battery operated. And all my battery operated tools are Ryobi

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Had a Milwaukee saw zaw once. Motor burnt up in the first few months. I took it back to Lowe’s and got dewalt recip saw. Been like 10yrs later and cut an access into my attic today with it. Dewalt has always done me good.

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I have a Green Ryobus ONE+. I bought it at a garage sale for five dollars years ago. I popped a battery in it and a new Freud saw blade and it ran like a champion. The story of a Milwaukee sawzall burning up is an odd one and I would say rare. Because we wouldn't even call other brands of reciprocating saws SAWZALL if it wasn't for the Milwaukee brand. Jerome Schnettler or Edward Ristow in 1951 created the Sawzall reciprocating saw, and it was such a hit we now call EVERY reciprocating saw a SAWZALL, no matter what manufacturer produced it. Same goes for the circular saw, while (I think) Porter Cable was the first to place a circular saw in the hands of carpenters. It was Skil who made them popular all across the world. When you are on the job men who have DeWalt, Makita, Milwaukee, or Hitachi will call their saw a Skil saw.
I used my father's Milwaukee sawzall for years, it was from the 1960s, but changed it out for Mikita because of the weight issue. No reason to use a 20 lb saw opposed to the new light 7 lbs saws of today.

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The first time I used a Sawzall was in the late 70's, before I got into construction, I don't even remember what brand it was. When I got into construction, I had a old black and decker circular saw, but within the second year, I started using What is now called skill saw, the long side winder, (I think it is called) been using one for over thirty years now, I am on my second as a bought a new 77 mag, about 20 years ago and I still use that same one. My first one I gave to an employee as payment when I got out of business with my partner. The first Sawzall was a Milwaukee, which I used for about 5 years till the bushing on the blade went and it would not cut straight. I would cost as much to fix as a new one. As it was my go to tool for many things I bought an off brand as I figured it would only last about two years. I have gone though a many as 4 in the last 20 years. My skill saw was my most used tool and I could cut almost anything with it.

Although I always have my corded tools in my truck I have found I use my battery operated tools almost seclusively, since I have added two of the larger lithium battery's. Before the lithium I used to need to buy a new set of battery's about once a year. The tools themselves lasted but the battery's did not. My most go to tool now is the multi saw I just bought last year. Mine is the Ryobi with the interchangeable head, and I just bought the Sawzall head last week, so far it worlds well.