FAKE Makita Charger & Blower VS REAL Makita Charger & Blower | 18v Dual Charger Review

More Banggood tools used with Makita 18v Batteries. A dual Rapid Charger showdown and a quick look at the 2 blowers also.

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[shaneapplegate]

Ion over 30 Makita batteries. Some of my original 1.5 Makita batteries are from 2005 and still work and charge. I have bought four aftermarket Makita batteries. All four work good for about the first year after that they all petered out pretty quickly. My factory original Makita batteries charged for years. I have some original batteries over 15 years old that still charged and work. Cheap batteries aren't good good batteries are not cheap.✌️

[smeggo]

Wow. Your depth of research is unparalleled. My internet searches inevitably bring me to your channel again and again. 🙏

[ccadama]

@Tools & Stuff. Thanks for the video. I like the design of the Makita rapid chargers. Makita's dual bay charger simultaneously charges both batteries (not sequential) and fan cooling for both the charger and more importantly the batteries when rapid charging to keep the batteries cool (heat is what shortens the life of batteries). I don't know why Dewalt or Milwaukee or any other company doesn't offer rapid chargers with the same features.

What I learned only a few months ago from another channel is that I can set different tunes for each side of the Makita dual bay chargers. With you showing us the guts of the Makita dual bay charger, that makes sense. There are two separate charge circuits inside.

Hope you and your family stay safe and well.

[jeremybaity]

I sometimes think that the high amp (fast) chargers are killing our batteries faster than normal wear and tear. The large cap. batteries not as bad but fast charging a 2ah pack is way over charged. i would like to be able to set it to 1 amp charge per 1000mah capacity. Doing this with my lipo packs for my R/C hobby has proven to keep them running hard after many charge cycles. Heat on high discharge remains nearly identical. Great breakdown and thank you for showing the guts of both products. Tearing things open is so fun!!!

[odeean]

I have 5 of the dual makita. They are basically free when you get some combos. They are great - independent fans for each battery too. I wish it had a 50% charge feature for battery storage.

[oldb-kenobi]

I think if you're working in a professional environment on a job site where time is money, then the Makita charger is the way to go but if it's for home use then why not go with the knock off and save a ton of money. I did, I have the exact same knock off and it's serving me just fine.

[CookieManCookies]

I bought a renewed Makita Dual Rapid Charger for $44, works great!

[beetooex]

I just bought two Chinese 3ah batteries and charger (single slot). It claims to be a 9 amp charger and it does charge them fast to be fair. There's no fan but the batteries only feel slightly warm after a charge. Maybe small capacity batteries don't need it? It was all so cheap it was worth a punt for my refurbed tools.

[stefansoderlund]

Except for the charging speed etc. It would be interesting to see if it fulfills the EMC regulations, several of the coils/transformers in the Makita is used to filter out emission out on the grid (and radio) that could disurb other equipmet.

[hztn]

At least you have a solid two USB port phone charger, who will newer be lost in your room.))))

[Leo]

Slow charging is better for your battery health as it means your battery doesn't get as hot while charging. So the slower charging could actually be an advantage if you don't NEED fast battery turn around. BUT what matters is battery temp while charging, so which battery gets warmer whilst charging? Might be that the fan means the rapid charger doesn't get warmer AND is faster.

[markman]

the knockoff charger charges bricked batteries that the makita charger refuses to charge

[sadiporter]

DC18SH is out now, i think it might be a slow dual charger instead of fast possibly or maybe it can only charge 1 at a time, the description isn't clear. No USB charging port on the new model.

[danthelambboy]

The usb ports are there so you can plug in usb fans to cool the batteries

[metalgear]

Fast charging does not mean better, it would be necessary to check after charging to what voltage values the batteries have been charged...

[julianweiser]

A good advice that someone here mentioned: Disassemble the battery charger and check for yourself if it works as expected. Used a battery adapter and it cooked my battery. Fortunately the Milwaukee ones are pretty durable.

[seamusphelan]

Ive seen too many Makita copy tools heat up and burnout with plenty of smoke and sparking from the motors on general site use. I have trusted genuine Makita tools since 1979 and never had any bad problems. This is what one pays for QUALITY & RELIABILITY. We don’t get that from knock-off so beware.

[georgedavall]

I don’t know but I just love this guy and his channel. 😁

[alexc.]

I was expecting the new 40v Makita charger to have a display screen that shows in percentage the battery charging. There are some Chinese 18v chargers that do that... don't know if they're good..

[AntKardano]

as a PRO, the makita Rapid original is probably worth it. For me as a HOMEgamer, I'm perfectly happy with my single slot makita replica charger i paid 20 usd for.