Makita Rechargeable Batteries: Lithium Ion is very famous these days, it can store up to six times a NiCad can hold with same amount of battery cell. If you are going to make a Lithium Ion battery with similar specification as the NiCad, you’ll be able to have it six times smaller overall body size than the NiCad. What you get is a very small battery that can probably fit easily on your pocket. If you want a less expensive alternative battery for your Makita cordless tools then you are perhaps looking for Makita-batteries. These batteries work pretty much similar as the genuine one but with a fraction of the cost of the original one. This is simply because you are not spending for the brand name anymore but only the production cost of the battery itself. It’s like a generic *Makita 18v battery with similar specification as the original without the less essential functions. Meaning, it’s probably just a standard battery pack without the elegant presentation and some features, maybe the manufacturer’s warranty has a shorter duration unlike the genuine Makita battery which usually have a three year warranty. You can also purchase them in enhanced type, maybe twice as big and last twice as much.
When purchasing a replacement battery you should as well check the quality of the product. By visual inspection, look at the quality of craftsmanship, by looking at the product you can already tell if it’s made of low quality material, check for cracks and any tale tell of poor workmanship. Second is, even if it’s only a replacement it should still have a manufacturer’s warranty. If it breaks easily they should replace it or allow you to refund the money. If you plan to order it on the internet, considering you are unable to actually see the product, what you can do is do some research about the product. Read some evaluations from people who actually bought and used the product. If you can, try to search for more reviews from various websites, often people are biased and tell only the good things about them and not the bad part.
