Get The BEST PERFORMANCE From Lithium Ion Batteries & Make Them LAST LONGER!

Get The BEST PERFORMANCE From Lithium Ion Batteries & Make Them LAST LONGER! In this video we show the #verycoolgang how to get the best performance from their lithium ion power tool batteries and make them last longer. We will teach you some simple tips and tricks on how to improve the performance of your batteries such as how to store them and differences in battery technology between manufacturers. Let us know your thoughts on these lithium ion battery tips and tricks down in the comments section below. Also make sure to share some of your tips on batteries with the community!

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[markphilpot]

Hey Vince, never throw any Lithium Ion battery pack into the trash. We do not need this in a landfill! There are in Lowe’s and Home Depot recycle boxes to put your tool batteries in so they can be properly recycled by the company that each store has agreed to do it’s recycling. Please tell your viewers to use these recycle boxes so we can safely have the batteries recycled by these companies who specialize in this process. They have been doing this at both stores for a long time now so no excuses for those who regularly go to them can participate in this effort. Thanks Vince, I know you will help in this effort. We need 100% participation so we can keep these and other recycled batteries out of landfills! Stay safe mates!😊👍🏻😷

[patrickcullen]

Way too much talk, just get to it & no bull

[bubbal]

I am a avid rc enthusiast and use lipo batteries frequently. One thing that can prolong batteries life is the rate at which the battery is charged. A lower amperage charger charges the battery slower but also keeps the battery cooler. The rapid charger uses higher amps to charge the battery faster and in turn degrades them faster. As nice as the rapid chargers are, they actually aid in killing the batteries faster. Great video. Good information to get out there.

[BKD]

I've been using Lithium batteries for many years now in the Radio Control hobby... this information has been known for a long time. Thanks for getting it out there.

The worst thing you can do is store a lithium battery fully charged. That will kill them quicker than anything other than a deep discharge.

What the tool manufacturers need to do is implement a "Storage" mode into their chargers. In this mode, the charger would check the state of charge, and either charge or discharge, as required, to the 50% state of charge.

We have had this feature on the hobby chargers now for many many years, it should be implemented into the tool chargers. THE TIME IS NOW!!

[Tony-syed]

I get a lot of sideways looks when I maintain my batteries. I number my batteries next to my initials, so I know which batteries are mine. I try to catch the discharge by 2 bars on the battery, I will take it off the tool and set it next to the charger to cool before charging. I don’t care that the charger has an internal fan cooled function, that’s for cooling the battery when it gets back up to a certain temp when rapid charging. After the battery is charged I’ll set the battery aside to use the next day, while I finish the day out with a different battery. Sounds like a long complicated process but numbering the batteries helps out and I have enough batteries on the job for each tool that I just swap batteries and go back to work while the others are either cooling or charging.

[PascualDesolo-nvvr]

I just bought a phantom electric board and I came to this channel to learn how to take care of my lithium battery being that it does 30 miles an hour and can travel 30 miles, it was quite expensive and I don't want to f it up.
The comments and information is channel were extremely helpful!
Thanks 🙏

[Hempcretinglifestyle]

My dewalts are over 4 years used 5-6 days a week still going i tuck them into bed at night 😉

[unclefester]

I often gripe about my milwaukee tools but the batteries are another story. The 2 original batteries that came with my first drill impacter set are still going strong after 10 years. I have a 5.0 ah battery thats 7 years still great. And now a beastly new 8.0ah battery. Awsome runtime!

[reddbeard]

Go Vince!
Great info.
I try to sell my older tools with batteries while still in decent working condition to get the newest batteries and tools just to keep up, lol.

[chip]

I keep my battery operated tools in a dedicated storage. A Gott 30 qt. ice chest. I was organizing my attic and came across 7 ice chest I don't use. I was ready to throw them out and decided to use a few for storage. It works for me and keeps the tools dry and keeps them from extreme temperature changes.

[jorgecampa]

Great job explaining battery maintenance. I keep my batteries indoors in a stainless steel pot with metal lid, just in case they ignite for some odd reason. You can never be too careful. I store them at 50 percent until I need to use them then I charge them to 100 percent for full power.

[ponowai]

If possible, avoid using fast chargers. Charging at higher amp rates will also contribute to faster battery degradation.

[fiddleguy]

The Chevy Volt has software that doesn't charge the battery to one hundred percent, nor does it discharge below twenty percent. The batteries on the Volt are also actively temperature controlled. Our Volt is over eight years old and has of yet not shown any signs of degradation. I have a Worx string trimmer that I bought in 09 and am still using the original battery to trim and edge my half acre lawn twice a week, with again no sign of degradation. I bought an electric touring bicycle in 2010 and have put on fifteenth thousand on the original battery packs and have only seen about three percent loss of capacity. I did change the low voltage shut down on the bikes motor control to not discharge the battery all the way and purchased an expensive programmable charger to keep from charging the battery all the way up. When I built the battery packs I included a pocket where I can insert a plastic sandwich bag full of ice to keep the battery pack cool on hot days or when working the bike on very hilly terrain. I only store all my Lithium batteries in a cool place in the winter and with only eighty percent charge. Also the three to five hundred cycle life refers to "full" cycles. If you use only the sweet spot of the batteries, they will last multiples of that.

[tfitz]

Great video! Somehow, my M18 2.0 ah batteries that came with my 1/2 inch drill/driver, that I bought 14 years ago are still working. I have no idea how or why they are, but I am certainly impressed with these two batteries. Yes, they don’t last as long, but still work.

[mikec]

I just had to pull a warranty from Milwaukee for 4 8ah HO and 2 12ah HO that are 3 months old. I’m not using the rapid charger any longer and purchased the 6 bay sequential charger to get more battery life. On the bright side the Milwaukee rep did state the company will gladly warranty all batteries for 5 years as many times as necessary.

[crookeddealer]

Very interesting and good to know. Convenience will cost a lot of money in the long run. Just wonder how long battery operated cars will run...before they have to be replaced....

[EVnewbie]

How to increase the life of Li-Mn batteries. Don't deep discharge them and keep them cool when charging. Makita is best for this with fan cooling and limiting discharge to 12.5V with the 18V batteries or 2.5 volts per cell. You can also limit their charge on the top end as for some medical and mil-spec batteries don't fully charge them. You can change chemistry to LiFePO4 which will give 1000 to 3000 cycles as DeWalt did back in 2006 with the A123 System M1 cells. I still have one of those packs in use after 15 years and well over 1, 000 charge/discharge cycles. The packs I want next are Tesla 4680 NMC 9Ah cells at 3, 000 to 5, 000 cycles or more. Tesla has far more demand for those cells than they can make but maybe in a few years... 9Ah Tesla packs with only 5 cells in each could last for many, many years. I'm sure someone will want to jump on that if/when the Tesla cells become available. I'm sure Hilti would love to get their mitts on those 9Ah NMC 4680 cells...we shall see.

[stephenleepmg]

All very good advise. Excellent video
As a side note. German Metabo CAS batteries are a minimum of 900 charges and many of my older batteries I am sure have way more uses than that. Metabo also offers a great warrent with there batteries. I have many years of experience using Metabo.

[lnybin]

Vince: "wouldn't it be great if manufacturers built into the battery software that told it to never discharge below 20%."
Manufacturers: but... our profit from battery sales would plummet!!!

[garycruz]

Thanks my dude, Vince and the team always putting in the work