Hercules 12Ah Battery Tear Down is SHOCKING!

Hercules 12Ah Battery Tear Down is SHOCKING!

Thanks again to HF for sending this battery for.... um... "testing"?

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[Rob_h_floridaman]

It's not that the HF battery is hella cheap. Just that most of the others are hella over priced. The manufacturers know that they have you by the jewels and can pretty much charge whatever they want for battery packs once you're invested in the platform. What's sad is that they're probably all made in the same ChiCom factory.😑

[TheDogDad]

You're the man for doing this. Hopefully Harbor Freight & Hercules recognize how much you help their brands

[edwardkane]

Those are good quality cells. Harbor Freight has definitely stepped up the game with their Hercules tools.

[itstime]

you killed it with this video. You just made Hercules a ton of money in the battery market. hopefully they will recognize this and at least send you one. People that were on the fence will now buy there batteries with confidence. Hercules has stepped up their tools and have quality batteries powering them. WOW never would of believed it had I not seen it....

[jimtownsend]

That news jolted me. I appreciate your spark of curiosity and ingenuity. It's good that you keep up on current events. I'll tell you watt, you'll get no resistance from me! After that little exercise, I believe you truly can Shine On! Time to meditate - Ohm! Ohm!

[AzraelsTear]

I bought the 8AH battery when I bought my Ultra Torque impact (also got the dual charger as well). I am a hobbyist, wont use this stuff for any type of production work, still I am VERY happy to see the quality of the batteries! Thank you for taking us in for a better look!

[luckyedwards]

I think that is absolutely awesome when people tear apart tools and such, especially batteries, it's so helpful to know the nitty gritty of what ur buying, especially since I have a number of Hercules tools.
Thanks for doing that, it's so appreciated.
Total thumbs up, bear. 🐻

[DonDegidio]

Thanks for taking one for the team. Glad non of those cells exploded on you. You and your family stay safe.

[DownandOutNYC]

I can see battery adapters picking up in price now.

[tuesboomer]

One of your best! Cuts right to the chase! Thank you.

[davidjernigan]

Thanks for taking the hit on the battery. May pick up one of the impact wrenches, battery, and charger even though the other stuff I have is dewalt.

[bread-gzrl]

Yay! More things I want that dont exist in my country


1:44 I thought you said *dont* die lmao

[ambee]

I think that the real answer is that Harbor Freight is selling these batteries at a modest profit while MIllwakee wants to make ALL the money every time they sell a battery.

[davidedwards]

I'm assuming HF/Hercules does the kind of volume needed to get cells directly from Samsung.
One of the problems with the knockoffs is that there's a huge problem with people buying junk cells, putting a new label on them proclaiming them to be name-brand high capacity (not hard to do when the label is printed on heat-shrink tubing), and reselling them as the real deal (or, if you're feeling cynical, you might suspect the people making the junk cells are mislabeling them at the factory); because the battery pack is only as good as the worst cell, buying a knockoff becomes a game of chance.

[jameswagoner]

The best in the business, that's why there is a 5-year warranty on these batteries.. they are simply the best battery cells that you can buy.

[caleblopez]

I’m not afraid of HF stuff. Plenty of it in my garage. If you take care of your tools and don’t use them for unintended purposes, they last a long time.

[towboatjeff]

The real question now is why does Milwaukee and dewalt charge so much h extra for their battery packs.

[bugdozer]

I have been impressed with Hercules. I got their cordless angle grander and, as I always do, I popped it open to make sure the bevel gears had enough grease, and they did. So did the needle bearings on the drive. NEEDLE BEARINGS. My old Dewalt had a nice bushing. Yay Hercules. Oh, and thank you for sacrificing your battery pack in the name of learning.

[luciankristov]

Damn HF is getting pretty good ! I have their titanium 200 unlimited. Been running pretty strong so far. Have tons of their bauer tools and they've held up over the years. Planning on snagging their ultra torque here soon.

[sethtime]

"WHAT'S YOUR EXCUSE NOW?!?!?!" 😹😹😹

Love all your tool vids