Tools and various equipment for technical use with the red and white Makita logo are associated among professionals with high quality and perfect performance. The Makita manufacturing company offers customers batteries that have gained a high reputation among both professional and individual consumers. Built with the latest Makita battery technology, they provide unsurpassed performance, smooth and trouble-free operation, reliability, and long life.
Makita battery features
Makita batteries have always been of high quality and reliability and have long been a role model. Technically, Makita equipment runs on any battery. The reason is simple – the Makita battery is universal. It has some features:
- Makita batteries of various models differ in nominal voltage. The higher it is, the higher the performance of the tool will be. A battery of up to 12 V is enough for a household tool. For intensive use of professional tools, batteries of 18 V and above are required.
- When choosing a battery, you need to evaluate its compatibility with the tools you use, as well as pay attention to parameters such as capacity, operating time, and size.
- The charging time for a Makita battery depends on the choice of charger. For example, the Makita Lithium Battery Quick Charger with Cooling Fan provides faster charging.
- There are Makita kits in a Makpac case with two lithium-ion batteries with a charge level indicator and a fast charger that charges the battery in 30 minutes.
Users’ Popular Choice: Makita Li-ion Batteries
Makita is launching a new range of lithium-ion batteries to power its tools. If you want freedom from wires and maximum performance, this range is for you. You can choose the desired capacity from 3 to 6 Ah, depending on the duration of the work. Lithium-ion batteries are designed to operate in a wide temperature range from -20 to +50 °C. The quick charger allows you to spend less time charging. Other benefits of Makita lithium-ion batteries:
- No memory effect. When the suggested charging technique is not followed, the memory effect results in a partially reversible loss of capacity. A fresh battery used to need to be “rocked” or entirely depleted and charged many times. This was accurate for batteries from earlier generations and is connected to the chemical composition of the battery fluid. Crystallization of the electrolyte caused an interruption in operation and a reduction in service life, and if the separator was destroyed, it rendered the battery fully inoperable in older devices with an incomplete discharge/charge cycle. The manufacturing process for Makita Li-Ion batteries is entirely different, preventing the growth of sizable crystals between the electrodes, making the occurrence of the memory effect physically impractical.
- Long-term storage. The working fluid of lithium-ion batteries does not form big crystals. As a result, there is no self-discharge, and the spacing between the electrodes stays the same. The Makita battery will only lose 15% of its initial charge annually when stored at normal temperature.
- Lightweight. Each battery cell now produces 3.6V instead of 1.2V, which results in a 40% decrease in battery weight. Naturally, the decreased weight guarantees extended workdays without tiredness. In the same period of time, you may accomplish more work while using less energy.
- Shock and vibration protection. Heavy-duty Makita batteries shield tools against shocks and drops on the job site thanks to their structure. They also contain 16-pin terminals, which enhance vibration resistance and minimize resistance, guaranteeing that the tool will always have power.
- Balanced cooling system. The battery’s design aims to produce the best airflow possible for even cooling. Additionally, it enables you to pack the battery cells uniformly, improving the service life of the cells.
What you need to know about Makita batteries before buying
If Makita batteries are right for you in terms of basic features and benefits, you can already choose a tool that will fit both your needs and your budget. In order to be confident in the performance of the battery you are purchasing, find out a few more key points that will help you make your final choice:
- Temperature. Batteries are temperature-sensitive, so please be aware of it. Due to the fact that such devices use a gel that contains water as an electrolyte when it becomes cold, the water freezes, and a portion of the battery is essentially switched off. Although the controller interprets this as a discharge, it is not totally accurate. Although there is a fee, it is not accessible. If the battery is charged at such time, there is a chance that it will overcharge and malfunction. If you must operate in extremely cold temperatures, wait to fully charge the battery; this will allow the charge to recover partially without the danger of overcharging. Charge the battery only at room temperature—never below 0°C.
- Power surges during charging. Power surges are a concern for all devices, and Makita batteries are no exception. In actuality, a 4% increase in charging voltage can result in a 10-fold increase in current strength. The battery will malfunction due to overheating and failure of the microprocessor, and it will no longer be able to power your device. When using semi-automatic or transformer-type welding equipment while a battery is being charged in the same mains, power surges are quite likely to occur.
- Deep discharge. Since lithium-ion batteries are vulnerable to severe discharge, they cannot be fully charged using conventional methods. However, Makita batteries have microcontrollers that guard against this. When the sensors say there has been a complete discharge, there hasn’t. The battery still has a sufficient amount of charge for trouble-free operation.
- Not explosive. The ability of first-generation lithium-ion batteries to blow up due to overheating has long since passed. First, when heated over 70 °C, the microcontroller turns off the battery. Second, the metallic lithium anode employed in the earliest iterations of these batteries deteriorated with usage and presented the risk of shorting the electrodes and consequent fire. Graphite has now been used as the anode material, which eliminates the occurrence of such issues.
Choose the right Makita battery for you, and you will be satisfied with its quality, performance, and capabilities.