I have a 13-14 year old 10.8v Hitachi right angle cordless impact driver that I use on occasion that is similar in function to this:
https://www.amazon.com/Makita-XLT01Z...9565193&sr=8-3
My Hitachi of course has been discontinued and so has the battery (from Hitachi). I have found replacement batteries on eBay, and also offered is the same shape/physical size in 12V size. Same physical components to fit my Hitachi.
QUESTION: can the 12 volt battery work safely on the 10.8V tool? The question is about the voltage, not about the physical shape or size. It seems that I have heard of people doing this off and on.
I don't use this tool often but when I need it, there is nothing that works like it does. I can drill with the impact driver easily enough with hex head drill bits (and I have a full set in 16ths up to 3/8) and as an impact driver, it does screws easily enough in tight situations. I have been wiring our kitchen for under the counter lights and it fits easily into places where a drill will not. The current lithium battery goes for about 20 minutes of actual work before stopping, about a third of what it used to do. But 20 minutes of actual work spread across drilling and screwing in screws is about 3 hours for me.
Curious: ANY IDEA if the 10.8v charger will charge the 12V batteries? It is a Lithium charger.
Thanks
I FOUND THE ANSWER BY GOOGLING 10.8V VS 12V. They are basically the same. In general - Internationally, they are listed as 10.8v while in the USA they are listed as 12v.
Your insights are still appreciated.
https://www.amazon.com/Makita-XLT01Z...9565193&sr=8-3
My Hitachi of course has been discontinued and so has the battery (from Hitachi). I have found replacement batteries on eBay, and also offered is the same shape/physical size in 12V size. Same physical components to fit my Hitachi.
QUESTION: can the 12 volt battery work safely on the 10.8V tool? The question is about the voltage, not about the physical shape or size. It seems that I have heard of people doing this off and on.
I don't use this tool often but when I need it, there is nothing that works like it does. I can drill with the impact driver easily enough with hex head drill bits (and I have a full set in 16ths up to 3/8) and as an impact driver, it does screws easily enough in tight situations. I have been wiring our kitchen for under the counter lights and it fits easily into places where a drill will not. The current lithium battery goes for about 20 minutes of actual work before stopping, about a third of what it used to do. But 20 minutes of actual work spread across drilling and screwing in screws is about 3 hours for me.
Curious: ANY IDEA if the 10.8v charger will charge the 12V batteries? It is a Lithium charger.
Thanks
I FOUND THE ANSWER BY GOOGLING 10.8V VS 12V. They are basically the same. In general - Internationally, they are listed as 10.8v while in the USA they are listed as 12v.
Your insights are still appreciated.
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