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Can I put my new 18v lithium batteries on my old 18v Ryobi chargers.? I have the all in one Ryobi system and have two other of the old style chargers. The manual says I can put old batteries on the new charger, but can I put the new batteries on the old charger?

flashlight_lady replied: "to my understanding NO!! We also have the Ryobi all in one system, and I know we can put ONLY the Ryobi 18V on the charger, ours came with 2 batteries, the newer lithium batteries will burn out the charger from what I understood from the HomeDepot on So. Pky., where I shop."

H. K replied: "look at the ends of the new and old batt. do they match if so yes but if so wont change the same."

sparky replied: "Older ni-cad battery packs can be charged on new lithium chargers, but no you are not supposed to charge lithium battery packs on ni-cad chargers. I don't know exactly why, but it has to do with the charge rate and heat. The new chargers have constant current regulation ...i think."

Can I put my new 18v lithium batteries on my old 18v Ryobi charger.? I have the all in one Ryobi system and have two other of the old style chargers. The manual says I can put old batteries on the new charger, but can I put the new batteries on the old charger?

heli_guy60 replied: "shouldnt be a prob, as long as the voltage is equal. BUT check to see if the MaH rating is close also."

Cordless 18V lithium drills: Milwakee/Ridgit/Ryobi--which one best? I need to pick up a new drill. Which one is the best in this category? I want performance, weight, durability, quality considered in total?

Josh replied: "I recommend the new line of Makita. I've owned all and this one is the best."

Phillip replied: "Without a doubt, Milwakee."

Just guessing replied: "DeWalt."

StevenQ replied: "I've got one of the new Makita's too. I bought it as a back-up to my heavier duty drill, but I use it for everything now as it's lighter and less fatiguing to the hand. It has enough torque for most jobs and a 15 minute charge is great. Pay a little more and get something that will last!"

Danimal replied: "yeah i agree the makita is the way to go. its light has great torque and long battery life. its totaly worth the extra couple of bucks."

Is the new ryobi one+ lithium battery a TREMENDOUS improvement over the standard 18v battery? Specifically, the original battery that came with my combo pack of drill, saw and vacuum totally SUCKs!!!!! I hate it. The battery dies when I try to cut a 2x4. Will the new lithium and hi capacity lithium battery solve this crisis in battery technology that Ryobi cursed me with?

Corky R replied: "Well, if I'd have had that much trouble with my Ryobi stuff, I'd have certainly taken it back as defective, however, I've used a couple of the new Lithium Ion batteries for both driving screws and sawing and they do a great job. You should note, however, that when they lose power, they don't do it gradually as the old regular batteries do. When they're done, they're done NOW! And I mean right now. You can drive one screw and the next one won't even start. Other than that, they're great. I highly recommend them. However, for major 2x4 cutting or anything bigger than that, I would certainly suggest you use a larger corded saw, such as a 7 1/2" or even and eight."

Ebey replied: "Lithium is a significant improvement over the nickel cadium that comes with most of Ryobi's starter sets. Fortunately, Ryobi does an excellent job of keeping theie One+ series backward compatible. If you keep your eyes open, Ryobi will typically come out with some limited availability special buys for the holidays that will include two lithium batteries (an impact driver and recip saw was out last year) and you should be able to pick them up a lot cheaper than you would normally. Previous poster was absolutely correct on the performance differences in Lithium versus Nickel Cad. Nickel cad powered tools slowly lose power as the charge is diminished and the latter half of the charge won't allow much work to be done. Lithium discharges it's power at a constant rate so you won't notice any loss of power until the battery is dead, it will just suddenly stop. LIthium batteries also charge up much faster than nickel cad and Ryobi's new dual chemistry chargers charge both their One+ Nick Cad and Lithium batteries."

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