Cordless Drill Batteries Reviews

The best selling from the cordless drill batteries range is the Bosch BAT181. It features the new BLUECORE Technology found among many similar accessories and has a longer battery life than its predecessors. It's an 18v NiCad battery, not as forward going as some of the more recent innovations in relation to chargers and adapters but its good enough to get the job done.

It doesn't overheat, it powers along well enough and will deliever a fair amount of vigour to an older drill. You'll probably find you've forgotten how well your cordless drill used to work, more so if you're running off the old standard batteries. Trust me - a new 18v battery in your Bosch will give it a revived rock and roll ability. Good quality battery pack, worthy price tag - recommended for those with 60 bucks to throw at their Bosch.

The Makita 194 is one of the best multi buy cordless drill batteries. Two will always be better than one. Working requires you keep at it, and trying to run a power drill off one battery isn't the best idea. Buy a double pack - one working, one on charge. The Makita features five contact points, which creates a reliable relationship between battery and power tool. All tools get dirty and abused - five points of contact means it's always up and running.

These two are Ni-MH batteries, which pushes the power rating and battery use up quite a few notches. They're reasonable to recharge but - if you're utilizing the one charge/one in use method you'll be fairly matched when it comes to swapping the the two over. Worth investing in? Yes. The pack sold here is cheaper than you're going to find it down the local hardware store and a Makita battery is a Makita battery.

This is the best selling of the Hitachi cordless drill batteries and they're the lithium-ion type. Not every one's favorite due to the fact that they wind down quicker than the Ni-Cad or Ni-MH batteries but - they charge up quickly enough and have the advantage of being lighter and more user friendly. Like I've said before - two batteries will combat the down time issue.

This one is compatible with both the Ni-Mh and Ni-Cad Hitachi power tools and will give a good return on the initial investment. The minute you set it to work you'll remember what makes Hitachi such a superb brand name in the world of power tools in general. As it's an 18 v battery, you'll also get the extra kick - there's only the 24v above this one. Worth the cost, lightweight, reasonable charge and good to go.

Of the 28v cordless drill batteries, the Milwaukee packs the most awesome punch. Not cheap by a long way but worth every last cent. Compatible with the full range of 28v Milwaukee power tool range, the M28 is a supercharged beast. Ready to rock in less time than comparable batteries and one that will deliver outstanding performance.

The lithium-ion type are often viewed as being less pro-active when it comes to running time but this one isn't one of those. It's also lighter than an 18v Ni-Cad or similar and despite its obvious size and power, you're going to feel anything but unbalanced with this one. There's also an accurate power indicator and it's recharge time is impressive. A power hog, a beast - what more can I say? Oh yeah ... buy it.