Dewalt Drill Battery ????

[Cane Pole]

I have an older 18v dewalt drill. It has 18v nicad XR2 batteries. Is this the same as the XRP? Will the XRP charge with my original charger or will I have to buy another charger? I ain't done much googling, but I don't see the answer I want.

Thanks,

Tom

[Crappie Reaper]

No clue Tom, I don't even use dewalt cordless tools due to the fact that they are so popular. I have some ancient Makitas that work just fine. Plus, I don't have to worry about my batteries and charger growing legs and walking off a jobsite like the dewalt owners do. I am sure that someone can tell you.

[rdant]

I have an older Dewalt 12v and a new xp 12v. The batteries and charge are the same. Hope this helps.

[Cane Pole]

I have an older Dewalt 12v and a new xp 12v. The batteries and charge are the same. Hope this helps.

Thanks.

They sure are proud of them batteries. Dewalt must be related to Humminbird.

[crap-king]

Tom the people at lowes told my wife that people who make a living with these kinds of tools was getting away from DeWalt and going to Hitachi - thet advised DeWalt was not holding up so they were looking else where and Hitachi was the brand he was selling mostly now - as for me I ended up with a craftsmen as my wife will not spend the big bucks on tools - I good woth craftsman though - but my batteries gave out on my old craftsmen and would not recharge - but it was cheaper to buy a drill than it was new batteries

[Barnacle Bill]

We have a store here in Chesapeake http://www.batteriesplus.com/
that rebuilds battery packs. They are all over the place. Someone did some searching and found a place cheaper than them but I forget the name.

[rdant]

The reason Dewalt has gone down hill is that Sears bought them.

[DTG]

i think it should be the same

[score300]

I'm a plumbing contractor and have been using battery tools in my company since they came available. I do know that the two dewalt batteries you've mentioned ARE interchangable. I believe I saw recently at a Home Depot that dewalt has come out with a 2 pack of batteries for 89.95. I don't know if it's going to be permanent or just a temporary special. As far as the tools themselves go, I prefer Ridgid only because they have a lifetime warranty on the tools and lifetime replacement on the batteries. In my company, I have some trucks with Dewalt, some with Ridgid, some with Hitachi, Milwakee, and some with ryobi. As for durability, the Hitachi and ryobi are about the same. Once they wear out we just throw them away and replace them. The Milwakee seem to be the best but most expensive followed by Dewalt. Just my .02

[stinkies daddy]

Thanks.

They sure are proud of them batteries. Dewalt must be related to Humminbird.

look very closely at a black and decker batt