Thread: Makita Lithium Ion Batteries

Saw on another forum thread where a poster just cut the offending plastic off and it was all sweet. YMMV, if not confident don't do it.

i cut the plastic off yesterday on an old drill and driver and everything works perfectly.

the only reason i can think of, for makita doing this is...... "revenue raising".

old model verses new models.
why make them compatible when you can make the customer buy everything new!

a sharp chisel and a mallet soon dislodged the offensive piece of plastic.
bloody cheeky manufacturers!

dont be shy, get the chisel out and crack it off, trust me, you wont be disappointed.

btw, you should also be aware, that i modified mine so i could use an old drill and driver with the new 1.5 ah batteries.
the circular saw, recipro and grinder chew up the power, so there is no real advantage in using a 1.5 ah battery with these particular power hungry tools that you have mentioned.

regards, justin.

All Makita tools that have a high power consumption have this 'pip', as a 1.5ah battery will drain very quickly when used with these tools.

It's also a fantastic way to get people to buy more batteries!

Just cut the pip off.

Thanks for the reply's guys.

Well I've cut off the plastic bit and the 1.5 battery works fine. No problemo