Generic EGO Battery 10AH - Is a EGO aftermarket worth it?

This is my review of a Generic / Aftermarket 10AH battery BA5600T.

Overview: 0:00 - 4:46
5AH - Turbo Test: 4:46 - 5:54
5AH - High Test: 5:54 - 6:64
10AH - Turbo Test: 6:34 - 8:04
10AH - High Test: 8:04 - 9:20
Conclusion: 9:20 - 12:13

[shaunmoon]

Great video. I think you perfectly nailed all the questions and info I was looking for. Thanks!

[glenndjubilee]

I have three 5AH and two 12Ah EGO batteries and have never had any problems w/them(yet). I have the 765 leaf blower, the original pole saw, the original push mower and the self-propelled snow blower. The oldest 5 is getting weaker as it's 5 years old. The other two 5s I got last year and the 12s earlier this year.
I rarely have to use the turbo on my leaf blower and I have about six acres of forest that I am making trails through. The batteries never overheat and I get about 45 mins. of run time out of them using them as directed. Even when I use turbo for an extended time they haven't shut down. The pole saw is a different story but that has varying tensions and stresses so I understand why they would and that, too, has been rare. Thanks for posting.

[jimmorrison]

I have 7 EGO batteries of varying sizes up to 7.5 ah and have never had an issue, using every tool on their platform, minus the riding lawn mower. I have beat the crap out of these tools with zero failures to date. Sorry that you had a bad experience with those batteries. I keep finding new advantages that these tools offer. Thanks for the great review! 👍

[gilrose]

The trick to making the battery last longer is NOT to start at Turbo high but to ramp up slowly back and forth. Sam with any lithium battery use like in a Dyson vacuum.

[geod]

I have same leaf blower and love it. But never had over-heat problems.

[PANZERFAUST]

The battery is giving it more amperage, which means more flow of voltage, so you're getting closer to that rating of 650CFM.

[frankb]

I recently had a similar experience purchasing an after-market 9.0 AH battery. Thanks to my ego power station, I quickly discovered it was a 7.5 Ah. I returned it immediately for a refund.

[gravefiller]

I have batteries that are over 5 years old with no issues. Where do you store your batteries when they aren't being used? How do you run your charging cycles? Have you ever dropped them? I don't know your entire situation but if you take care of your batteries they will take care of you. Thanks for the video!

[adampine]

I have the 765 blower w/5amp - hedger w/2.5 amp - 16" trimmer w/5amp. I run a lawn care business and cut 15-20 1/4 acre yards a day. So eventually I bought an extra 4 Amp it arrived dead and ego shipped me a new one right away. I've had the blower and hedger almost 2 years the trimmer about 6 months old. Only complaint is with the trimmer is that the auto feed seems a little slow. I find myself a few times a day like wtf when the string is a bit short, then boom there it is.

[kurts]

I have the same blower and have the same issues with the 5amp battery that it came with. I also have the Ego 7.5amo battery and when i use it in the blower then I have no issues at all.

[demghgl]

I love my 2 weed Wacker's from ego, bought the second one for the battery and it's a power load. But they will never keep up with a gas powered one. Great if you don't have a lot of work to do. But I'm still waiting for batteries to cool down and charge.

[healeydave]

@Mr-Chris I would be interested to know how your generic battery is holding up?
I've read a comment on the Ego Owners group on FB from someone that tried one of the cheaper batteries and it only lasting a few months.
Also, in your view, you said you probably would have gone for the 7.5aH instead but I'm guessing the generic 7.5aH oare probably more like 5aH.

[rodmunch]

I've used the 2.5ah battery with the 540 (I think) blower, in Florida, during the summer, and I've never once got an overheat warning - and on high, without turbo, it will lasts close to 15 mins, and with the turbo, will get around 8 mins or so. I think you have some issues with those batteries and should return them. As for these generic batteries, the issue is ALWAYS that they use garbage batteries, and in a few months, you might have half the run time, and in a year or so, they'll likely be completely dead.

[talkatech]

Stop blocking the input air flow by using the blower on the floor and putting objects on the sides of the intake. Lol. This blower isn't built to do that, it's built to have a free flowing air intake and to be moved around in normal use, both these actions increase air flow to the intake and help to keep that battery cool. Trapping the battery heat by putting it on the floor and not moving it around freely isn't normal or fair to make a good estimate of how good this blower or it's battery works. I have one with a 7.5ah battery and it's never overheated and I've had it for years. I mostly always use mine on turbo mode and it hasn't failed me yet.

[beezer]

The whole battery overheating issue is just weird to me. I think the guy below(Jay Butler) is correct in thinking it could be an issue with the blower. I have the same set up and my batteries never overheat using my blower.

[naamangeist]

These aren't overheated, they're depleted. We can clearly see the bars count down from 3..2..1..red. And the two 5.0ah aren't fully charged when you started the tests. Both started at like 2 bars... 1 bar... and then red from depletion, not overheat.

[seymourscagnetti]

Like most folks, I am on a few platforms. Milwaukee, Makita, Bosch, Dewalt and Rigid. While the Chiner off-brand battery prices are tempting, I buy only original O.E.M. batteries. My main concern is fire. At least with the O.E.M. batteries the chances of self igniting are greatly diminished, especially while charging. Some bargins don't add up. One example: I have three Dewalt 60v Flex-volt tools: Table saw, Angle grinder, String trimmer and one 9ah 60 volt battery with a fast charger. I could get two 6ah 60 volt knock-offs for $150 or I could get a Dewalt factory sealed O.E.M. two pack of 6ah 60 volt batteries for $219 sold and shipped by Amazon. The $69 savings for the knock-offs makes no sense.

[jwoody]

I also label my batteries 1, 2, 3, etc. But I use a sliver sharpie so I do not need tape on each

[russsmith]

The blower and batteries aren’t designed to be run wide-open all the time. If it was, it would have a switch on the blower for turbo not push it manually. next if you run those batteries, so hard to where the red light comes on every time and still push it a little bit more you’ll eventually kill it before it’s time and it’ll never charge again. I got the exact same blower I like mine I just know it’s limitations. I also have a 600 magnum, Stihl I know which tool to use for which job

[timfritz]

Weird, never had an issue with mine. All my 5ah batteries are flawless. Maybe a problem in the blower or charger as others have stated. 🤔