I have 7 EGO batteries of varying sizes up to 7.5 ah and have never had an issue, using every tool on their platform, minus the riding lawn mower. I have beat the crap out of these tools with zero failures to date. Sorry that you had a bad experience with those batteries. I keep finding new advantages that these tools offer. Thanks for the great review! 👍
I think having multiple packs and using them in rotation will maximize the lifespan. I have 7 40 volt packs ranging from 4 ahr. to 7.5 ahr. and use them in every piece Of OPE I have, including the snowblower. The oldest is 3 years old and runs perfectly. I have 6 18 volt packs and the oldest is 14 years old ,but used in rotation with the other five packs.All have been charged on rapid chargers also.
I have three 5AH and two 12Ah EGO batteries and have never had any problems w/them(yet). I have the 765 leaf blower, the original pole saw, the original push mower and the self-propelled snow blower. The oldest 5 is getting weaker as it's 5 years old. The other two 5s I got last year and the 12s earlier this year. I rarely have to use the turbo on my leaf blower and I have about six acres of forest that I am making trails through. The batteries never overheat and I get about 45 mins. of run time out of them using them as directed. Even when I use turbo for an extended time they haven't shut down. The pole saw is a different story but that has varying tensions and stresses so I understand why they would and that, too, has been rare. Thanks for posting.
The trick to making the battery last longer is NOT to start at Turbo high but to ramp up slowly back and forth. Sam with any lithium battery use like in a Dyson vacuum.
I now exclusively use generics. The quoted amp-hour value may be overstated, but they are so much cheaper than EGO's. China is good at Li-ion tech, so there is little reason to distrust most of these products. I've had similar over-heat/ dormancy issues with EGO batteries-but none with the generics. Plus, I also prefer Greenworks leafblowers, as they don't have any overheat issues (and use generic batteries as well). I won't pay more for a battery than the tool itself.
I recently had a similar experience purchasing an after-market 9.0 AH battery. Thanks to my ego power station, I quickly discovered it was a 7.5 Ah. I returned it immediately for a refund.
These aren't overheated, they're depleted. We can clearly see the bars count down from 3..2..1..red. And the two 5.0ah aren't fully charged when you started the tests. Both started at like 2 bars... 1 bar... and then red from depletion, not overheat.
You might have a defective leaf blower. I can run my Ego 765cfm leaf blower for like 20 to 30 minutes (depending on air flow usage) with a 5ah battery, and it will never overheat. Typically if their battery shows it's overheating, it's because the tool is being strained in some way. I have yet to strain any of my Ego equipment, but I've seen people on UA-cam strain their Ego chainsaws. I myself have strained my Kobalt chainsaws, and have experienced the battery overheat problem first hand. Also, the reason why your leaf blower is a little bit more powerful with the bigger battery is, while the 10ah and 5ah are both 56 volts, the motor can draw a little extra out of the bigger battery if it has to. This applies to almost any tool that uses lithium batteries.
@@Mr-Chris are the batteries stored in the garage or inside? I used to put them in the garage and that slowly killed them due the high temperatures (> 85f). Another test is to press and hold the button for 5 secs on the Ego Battery and it should come all leds green regardless the charge. Orange (thermal)or red(damaged) leds will not be good. Good luck
I have batteries that are over 5 years old with no issues. Where do you store your batteries when they aren't being used? How do you run your charging cycles? Have you ever dropped them? I don't know your entire situation but if you take care of your batteries they will take care of you. Thanks for the video!
I had one battery from snowblower fail. And like you said , they replaced no issues. I also have a 10 y old 4 amph working great... even in the mini bike.
Two 2.5AH ego batteries would be better than one 5AH. At the power level that your blower demands, lithium cells generate a lot of heat. Ego batteries use phase change material to absorb heat but they only do so much. A small battery @ high demand runs out of charge before it gets too hot. A bigger one, with more cells packed tightly together, doesn’t. I have lots of Ego tools, and I think this is only a problem with the blower.
My 2.5 battery lasts long enough to trim my yard (10 min) plus about 5 minutes of mowing. The 5 ah battery can mow most of my 1/2 acre lot (about 45 minutes run time).
Thanks for this perspective! I have a 2.0 and 2.5 battery from other tools and just got the 765 blower with tool only. Of course I tried it on turbo right away and it ran them down extremely quick testing it out. This blower is going to be for light duty work like clearing my garage and porch of debris and light snow. I was thinking maybe I should have gotten the tool with battery but looking at it this way makes me feel like it should be fine. I don’t plan to run it on Turbo under regular use.
@@GorillaBikeRider it looks like you left your comment about four months ago. You mentioned that you have the 750 leaf blower and the biggest battery you have is 2.5. Even if you don't use your leaf blower that much I still would get at the bare minimum a 5.0 battery. 2.5 and that big of a leaf blower really is ridiculous.
@@philmccracken2012 I already have a 670 gas powered blower as the actual workhorse. The 2.5 and even the 2.0 batteries have worked fine for what I intended-having something much more convenient to blow out my garage, porch, blow off patio furniture, etc. Eventually I'll get a bigger battery or two for the EGO.
I think the REAL crux of buying the generic batts is what length warranty they provide and how well they honor that warranty. EGO obviously has a reputation at stake and it seems to me they go the extra mile to maintain that reputation when it comes to warranty issues. I'd be suspect on whether a generic provider would do the same.
@Mr-Chris I would be interested to know how your generic battery is holding up? I've read a comment on the Ego Owners group on FB from someone that tried one of the cheaper batteries and it only lasting a few months. Also, in your view, you said you probably would have gone for the 7.5aH instead but I'm guessing the generic 7.5aH oare probably more like 5aH.
Stop blocking the input air flow by using the blower on the floor and putting objects on the sides of the intake. Lol. This blower isn't built to do that, it's built to have a free flowing air intake and to be moved around in normal use, both these actions increase air flow to the intake and help to keep that battery cool. Trapping the battery heat by putting it on the floor and not moving it around freely isn't normal or fair to make a good estimate of how good this blower or it's battery works. I have one with a 7.5ah battery and it's never overheated and I've had it for years. I mostly always use mine on turbo mode and it hasn't failed me yet.
The blower and batteries aren’t designed to be run wide-open all the time. If it was, it would have a switch on the blower for turbo not push it manually. next if you run those batteries, so hard to where the red light comes on every time and still push it a little bit more you’ll eventually kill it before it’s time and it’ll never charge again. I got the exact same blower I like mine I just know it’s limitations. I also have a 600 magnum, Stihl I know which tool to use for which job
I love my 2 weed Wacker's from ego , bought the second one for the battery and it's a power load. But they will never keep up with a gas powered one. Great if you don't have a lot of work to do. But I'm still waiting for batteries to cool down and charge.
I've used the 2.5ah battery with the 540 (I think) blower, in Florida, during the summer, and I've never once got an overheat warning - and on high, without turbo, it will lasts close to 15 mins, and with the turbo, will get around 8 mins or so. I think you have some issues with those batteries and should return them. As for these generic batteries, the issue is ALWAYS that they use garbage batteries, and in a few months, you might have half the run time, and in a year or so, they'll likely be completely dead.
Any genuine EGO battery purchased from an authorised Dealer has a much better warranty. The generic battery could fail at any moment. Plenty of stories of generic batteries DOA out there. The EGO warranty coverage is second to none. Of course they are going to be more expensive than any knock-off product. And a tip: If your EGO battery's overheat protection kicks in, rest the battery for a couple of hours to let it cool down properly before using it again. Cheers from the Land Down Under.
I have both Ego brand batteries and generic. I can tell a slight difference in the Generic ones in that they don’t last quite as long and the original Ego. But, for the price difference I think if I need another battery I’ll go with Generic again.
The battery on EGO leaf blower bairly lasted 1 year. I'll admitt I used it a lot on my 3/4 acre lot with lots of trees, but I expected better given the price.
Like most folks, I am on a few platforms. Milwaukee, Makita, Bosch, Dewalt and Rigid. While the Chiner off-brand battery prices are tempting, I buy only original O.E.M. batteries. My main concern is fire. At least with the O.E.M. batteries the chances of self igniting are greatly diminished, especially while charging. Some bargins don't add up. One example: I have three Dewalt 60v Flex-volt tools: Table saw, Angle grinder, String trimmer and one 9ah 60 volt battery with a fast charger. I could get two 6ah 60 volt knock-offs for $150 or I could get a Dewalt factory sealed O.E.M. two pack of 6ah 60 volt batteries for $219 sold and shipped by Amazon. The $69 savings for the knock-offs makes no sense.
I have the same blower and have the same issues with the 5amp battery that it came with. I also have the Ego 7.5amo battery and when i use it in the blower then I have no issues at all.
I've only had issues with the 5 ah batteries, but it's the charger that comes with the battery that fails first and if you don't catch it quick it will mess up the battery. My first 5ah battery and charger were replaced in under a year. My 2.5ah is fine and about 4 years old. I found the 2nd 5ah battery on the charger and it was red just a few months after it was replaced. So now i only charge the 5ah battery on the bigger charger that came with my 7.5ah battery for the mower. Not A PROBLEM SINCE.
Comparing apples to oranges. Your test compared a brand new "10amp" generic to a used 5 amp Ego. It wasn't scientific to say the least. Buy a new 10 amp Ego battery and compare it to your brand new "10amp" generic to get a more scientific analysis. FYI: Ego extends my batteries warranty to 5 years when I register them online. I have a 7 yo Ego mower that's still running strong. I upgraded to the newest model this year. This month, I had a 4 year, 8 month old string trimmer go bad and Ego replaced it under warranty. So I now have a brand new string trimmer. My 12 amp Ego battery from my new lawnmower runs forever but if it fails before the 5 year warranty expires, Ego will replace it like they just did with my string trimmer...
@@NightriderXP1 I've registered my lawnmower. It clearly states the lawnmower is warrantied for five years and the battery is warrantied for two years.
I have the 765 blower w/5amp - hedger w/2.5 amp - 16" trimmer w/5amp. I run a lawn care business and cut 15-20 1/4 acre yards a day. So eventually I bought an extra 4 Amp it arrived dead and ego shipped me a new one right away. I've had the blower and hedger almost 2 years the trimmer about 6 months old. Only complaint is with the trimmer is that the auto feed seems a little slow. I find myself a few times a day like wtf when the string is a bit short, then boom there it is.
All of my lawn and garden equipment is battery powered but by different manufacturers. My experience with aftermarket batteries is that they suck. They may work right out of the box but their longevity doesn’t compare with OEM. No savings in the long run.
I agree, lots of failures with aftermarket batteries. However sometimes we get lucky. I have one 5 year old knock off Ryobi battery still going strong. Meanwhile 3 other knock off ryobi ones died within 2 years.
The whole battery overheating issue is just weird to me. I think the guy below(Jay Butler) is correct in thinking it could be an issue with the blower. I have the same set up and my batteries never overheat using my blower.
There are videos of people opening their Ego battery packs and inside there are industry standard 18150 Farm Factor batteries. To do a full test, you probably want to open up your generic battery pack and see the cells inside of it. And potentially to test each of the batteries because maybe a generic one uses used batteries for batteries that didn't pass inspection
may not be overheat protection. I have gotten one of these batteries and brought it back to life. There are two banks of cells in 7 cells in series. When one of the banks dips below a certain voltage it will cut off the power.... You can crack them open and do a manual balance but thats only worth it if you are strange like me, haha. Man, I really dislike how these lies become accepted. 10Ah not being truely that should be an auto-return, no? Glad you are happy with it but it sounds like they got the upper hand in this deal by a lot.
I did find out after this video that by depleting the 5ah ego battery fully and charging via the slow/standard charger helps. I always used the rapid charger. I guess the slow charge helps even out the battery cells and reduces and sometimes eliminates the battery from doing that.
I betting the issue is Turbo wasn't designed for prolong use, just temporary blasts of power. If you're using it 100% you really need to consider a 765CFM or even the upcoming 800CFM.
I just cooked a perfectly good five amp hour battery it's a couple years old but I barely used it because I have a 7.5 for my lawn mower but now that five amp hour battery is completely shot after using it in a brand new leaf blower they shouldn't really be selling leaf blowers if they're going to burn up batteries like this
What I don't understand is EGO claims the ARC technology sets them apart for heat management, but their batteries keep overheating and shutting down. What's up with that?
The generic should last twice as long before over heating because it's twice as big so the leaf blower will not strain it as much and that causes less heat. A 10amp Ego battery would also last twice as long or longer...
BUT, while the 10 ah battery provides more run time than the 5 ah, it weighs twice as much and when used on a tool, that extra weight could be a non-starter for many people. I wonder IF the generic battery will deteriorate as quickly as the EGO?
I just bought a trimmer, came with the 2.5ah battery. After it runs out, I have to wait to charge it or it just blinks red that battery is too hot. Does this everytime.
All of my EGO batteries mess up at 3 years. of course after the warranty. The battery lasts maybe 5 minutes on full charge 7.5. 5 and 2.5. I was going to buy a generic battery, but is it even worth it. If it only lasts 20 minutes on a blower, how long will it last with a lawnmower. Beginning to think gas is still the way to go.
@@timeloop13 In all fairness (not defending EGO), I suspect the turbo is intended as a short burst only. Otherwise, it would just be a third speed setting. I still regret the money I've had to spend on EGO. Local illegals could have done all my mowing, edging and trimming, and I think I'd be ahead.
These battery issues are not making want to run out and buy the power washer I have been looking at. Thinking of the demands water would make over air.
You say the 10Ah is closer to 7.5Ah considering runtime, but lets not forget that the 10Ah (Or any higher rated battery at least) will also allow your electric motor to operate at a higher speed, so you're getting more run time with slightly more performance thrown in.
I am an elctronic repair tech by traid just ti gice an idea on my inolahe base: i am inclied to helive it is a 10 Ah vattery do to the fact it was blowing harder witch means more curent draw thus more Ah being used. Secondly if it is blowing harder, you could be overdriveing the moter. Wich could sorten the lufe span of the unit.
I bought a ego leaf blower yesterday, came with the 5 ah battery. I put the leaf blower on the highest non turbo setting and proceeded to finish my entire property without it overheating at all. It went through all 5 bars at high, no overheating...is something wrong with your batteries?
So I am wondering, since your blower is the 650 and over heats even on hi ... I wounder if one could run say the new 765 blower on a lower speed, but accomplish similar air flow speeds and NOT over heat the 765's 5Ah battery? Do you think the over heating of the 650 is due to running it so hard? I was thinking about the 650 or the 670, but I need it to run for about 20 min pretty hard. So I might do better with the 765 unit.
Best battery in my blowers is my ego 28 amp backpack goes for hours,,,did two whole lawns on Saturday,,,two,,,,and still had two bars left, 40%%,,,I do not put on turbo,,just high or lower,,,plus I am not blowing the whole time,,picking up leaves,,,never a over heat issue ever,,even on my regular ego batteries,,,my 10 amp has a five year warranty,,ego did that
I have a BA6720T 12Ah battery. All of the cells are good but the bms got damaged due to a short in my mower. It is out of warranty. Does anyone know where I could get a replacement bms? I'd prefer the whole endcap with the switch / fuel gauge so all I'd need to do is plug in the 3 plugs & screw in the 4 TT15 tamper torx & be done.
When I want an extra battery I just buy another tool that comes with the battery. It's more cost effective. Like just buy another blower or a weed eater that comes with a battery. You can get it cheaper than just buying the battery and charger alone.
Welp my ego batteries seem to die around 4 years. Which is sad because I am heavily invested in them. Warranty guy just said oh well, they seem to know it goes bad around year 3-4 all their other warranties are 5 years but not the batteries.
I have 17+ (lost count) EGO products/batteries. 2 wackers , a 3rd convertible for a rubber brush, an edger, and a tiller. Mower, my 2nd. Snowblower. 2 chainsaws and a bunch of batteries. Result: EGO customer service is a joke. Just for one malfunctioning battery I spent nearly a year going back-and-forth with their astute “customer service experts(?),” sent them all my serial #’s (why, did they suspect me of smuggling?), photo’d and video’d all products and their respective info plates and after all of that and their consistently tardy replies they denied the claim. I even arranged ALL the equipment and photo’d it. Their reason: I had gone beyond the warranty! But this is the “joke,” I exceeded the warranty with the tardy communication with them. I even called their headquarters and they pull up some 4th tier FAQ “reader’s” notes and based on that, they agreed agreed with the top notch rep and disallowed the claim. Well, roll your dice with this bunch. I won’t be, any longer.
Are you trying to say some unscrupulous persons are trying to take unfair advantage of good natured people....... By over rating the capacity of batteries via the label on said batteries?. Who would do such a thing 🤔
A leaf blower dose put to much demand on a battery. There made for it. You really should go through the eagle warranty plan. They have very good customer service. Why not use it
There are issues on these batteries. What they cost us to pay for them is not worth it. They need to work on these barriers in the factory so they last longer.
dude , you can't compare a new battery to and old. i.e. like new tire to an old used one. the chemistry in the battery will change with time and use, worse for the generic/shina
I suspect the knockoff doesn't have the same overheat protection so it could catch on fire and would likely degrade quite quickly or even damage it's own BMS as the OEM has 3 10k NTC bottom/top & BMS
its obvious that the no name is pumping out more power. Simple maths says that the increased current draw will reduce run time. So you have to compare apple with apples. I suspect that the increased power usage makes it look like the run time is lessj, but not a fair comparison
I have a dead 2.5 ah, an intermittent failing 5ah, and a declining 5ah. Another 5ah failed and was replaced under warranty--the replacement has the blinking red syndrome, stopping my mower after a few minutes, or blinking red/dead right from the start. I'm looking at generic too. I know EGO is junk, so why not try generic? Probably made in the same Chinese factory!
What makes you think that the 7.5 amp hour generic battery would be any more accurate than the 10 amp hour battery as far as realistic advertising advertising??
I have 7 EGO batteries of varying sizes up to 7.5 ah and have never had an issue, using every tool on their platform, minus the riding lawn mower. I have beat the crap out of these tools with zero failures to date. Sorry that you had a bad experience with those batteries. I keep finding new advantages that these tools offer. Thanks for the great review! 👍
How do you store your batteries? In a hot garage or inside?
Same; I have a lot of Ego products and never had a single one overheat. I store mine in hot garage.
@@tristanmeade okay same for me. But I have had issues. Just ordered a $95 Amazon special battery. Will see if it explodes lol 😂
I think having multiple packs and using them in rotation will maximize the lifespan. I have 7 40 volt packs ranging from 4 ahr. to 7.5 ahr. and use them in every piece Of OPE I have, including the snowblower. The oldest is 3 years old and runs perfectly. I have 6 18 volt packs and the oldest is 14 years old ,but used in rotation with the other five packs.All have been charged on rapid chargers also.
My 2 year old Ego battery overheats easily now. I have to disconnect then reconnect every couple of minutes This has just started happening
I have three 5AH and two 12Ah EGO batteries and have never had any problems w/them(yet). I have the 765 leaf blower, the original pole saw, the original push mower and the self-propelled snow blower. The oldest 5 is getting weaker as it's 5 years old. The other two 5s I got last year and the 12s earlier this year.
I rarely have to use the turbo on my leaf blower and I have about six acres of forest that I am making trails through. The batteries never overheat and I get about 45 mins. of run time out of them using them as directed. Even when I use turbo for an extended time they haven't shut down. The pole saw is a different story but that has varying tensions and stresses so I understand why they would and that, too, has been rare. Thanks for posting.
The trick to making the battery last longer is NOT to start at Turbo high but to ramp up slowly back and forth. Sam with any lithium battery use like in a Dyson vacuum.
I now exclusively use generics. The quoted amp-hour value may be overstated, but they are so much cheaper than EGO's. China is good at Li-ion tech, so there is little reason to distrust most of these products. I've had similar over-heat/ dormancy issues with EGO batteries-but none with the generics. Plus, I also prefer Greenworks leafblowers, as they don't have any overheat issues (and use generic batteries as well). I won't pay more for a battery than the tool itself.
Great video. I think you perfectly nailed all the questions and info I was looking for. Thanks!
I recently had a similar experience purchasing an after-market 9.0 AH battery. Thanks to my ego power station, I quickly discovered it was a 7.5 Ah. I returned it immediately for a refund.
I have same leaf blower and love it. But never had over-heat problems.
These aren't overheated, they're depleted. We can clearly see the bars count down from 3..2..1..red. And the two 5.0ah aren't fully charged when you started the tests. Both started at like 2 bars... 1 bar... and then red from depletion, not overheat.
Seriously. This guys an idiot
You might have a defective leaf blower. I can run my Ego 765cfm leaf blower for like 20 to 30 minutes (depending on air flow usage) with a 5ah battery, and it will never overheat.
Typically if their battery shows it's overheating, it's because the tool is being strained in some way. I have yet to strain any of my Ego equipment, but I've seen people on UA-cam strain their Ego chainsaws.
I myself have strained my Kobalt chainsaws, and have experienced the battery overheat problem first hand.
Also, the reason why your leaf blower is a little bit more powerful with the bigger battery is, while the 10ah and 5ah are both 56 volts, the motor can draw a little extra out of the bigger battery if it has to. This applies to almost any tool that uses lithium batteries.
It sounds more a short in the blower damaging your batteries. That is not normal.
I also replaced my 650 Cfm blower, same results with new warrenty 5AH battery.
@@Mr-Chris are the batteries stored in the garage or inside? I used to put them in the garage and that slowly killed them due the high temperatures (> 85f). Another test is to press and hold the button for 5 secs on the Ego Battery and it should come all leds green regardless the charge. Orange (thermal)or red(damaged) leds will not be good. Good luck
I believe my 650cm blower is damaging my batteries aswell..
Well shit. I bought my dad the 650 blower for Father’s Day. Now I feel kind of bad about it!
I have batteries that are over 5 years old with no issues. Where do you store your batteries when they aren't being used? How do you run your charging cycles? Have you ever dropped them? I don't know your entire situation but if you take care of your batteries they will take care of you. Thanks for the video!
Never have a problem with my Greenworks batteries over heating in my leaf blower.
I had one battery from snowblower fail. And like you said , they replaced no issues. I also have a 10 y old 4 amph working great... even in the mini bike.
Two 2.5AH ego batteries would be better than one 5AH. At the power level that your blower demands, lithium cells generate a lot of heat. Ego batteries use phase change material to absorb heat but they only do so much. A small battery @ high demand runs out of charge before it gets too hot. A bigger one, with more cells packed tightly together, doesn’t. I have lots of Ego tools, and I think this is only a problem with the blower.
My 2.5 battery lasts long enough to trim my yard (10 min) plus about 5 minutes of mowing. The 5 ah battery can mow most of my 1/2 acre lot (about 45 minutes run time).
Thanks for this perspective! I have a 2.0 and 2.5 battery from other tools and just got the 765 blower with tool only. Of course I tried it on turbo right away and it ran them down extremely quick testing it out. This blower is going to be for light duty work like clearing my garage and porch of debris and light snow. I was thinking maybe I should have gotten the tool with battery but looking at it this way makes me feel like it should be fine. I don’t plan to run it on Turbo under regular use.
@@GorillaBikeRider it looks like you left your comment about four months ago. You mentioned that you have the 750 leaf blower and the biggest battery you have is 2.5. Even if you don't use your leaf blower that much I still would get at the bare minimum a 5.0 battery. 2.5 and that big of a leaf blower really is ridiculous.
@@philmccracken2012 I already have a 670 gas powered blower as the actual workhorse. The 2.5 and even the 2.0 batteries have worked fine for what I intended-having something much more convenient to blow out my garage, porch, blow off patio furniture, etc. Eventually I'll get a bigger battery or two for the EGO.
I think the REAL crux of buying the generic batts is what length warranty they provide and how well they honor that warranty. EGO obviously has a reputation at stake and it seems to me they go the extra mile to maintain that reputation when it comes to warranty issues. I'd be suspect on whether a generic provider would do the same.
@Mr-Chris I would be interested to know how your generic battery is holding up?
I've read a comment on the Ego Owners group on FB from someone that tried one of the cheaper batteries and it only lasting a few months.
Also, in your view, you said you probably would have gone for the 7.5aH instead but I'm guessing the generic 7.5aH oare probably more like 5aH.
Stop blocking the input air flow by using the blower on the floor and putting objects on the sides of the intake. Lol. This blower isn't built to do that, it's built to have a free flowing air intake and to be moved around in normal use, both these actions increase air flow to the intake and help to keep that battery cool. Trapping the battery heat by putting it on the floor and not moving it around freely isn't normal or fair to make a good estimate of how good this blower or it's battery works. I have one with a 7.5ah battery and it's never overheated and I've had it for years. I mostly always use mine on turbo mode and it hasn't failed me yet.
The blower and batteries aren’t designed to be run wide-open all the time. If it was, it would have a switch on the blower for turbo not push it manually. next if you run those batteries, so hard to where the red light comes on every time and still push it a little bit more you’ll eventually kill it before it’s time and it’ll never charge again. I got the exact same blower I like mine I just know it’s limitations. I also have a 600 magnum, Stihl I know which tool to use for which job
Weird, never had an issue with mine. All my 5ah batteries are flawless. Maybe a problem in the blower or charger as others have stated. 🤔
I love my 2 weed Wacker's from ego , bought the second one for the battery and it's a power load. But they will never keep up with a gas powered one. Great if you don't have a lot of work to do. But I'm still waiting for batteries to cool down and charge.
it;s the weed hacker vern, the weed hacker
I use a 2.5 AH battery in the 650 and don't have any problems.
I've used the 2.5ah battery with the 540 (I think) blower, in Florida, during the summer, and I've never once got an overheat warning - and on high, without turbo, it will lasts close to 15 mins, and with the turbo, will get around 8 mins or so. I think you have some issues with those batteries and should return them. As for these generic batteries, the issue is ALWAYS that they use garbage batteries, and in a few months, you might have half the run time, and in a year or so, they'll likely be completely dead.
Any genuine EGO battery purchased from an authorised Dealer has a much better warranty. The generic battery could fail at any moment. Plenty of stories of generic batteries DOA out there. The EGO warranty coverage is second to none. Of course they are going to be more expensive than any knock-off product.
And a tip: If your EGO battery's overheat protection kicks in, rest the battery for a couple of hours to let it cool down properly before using it again.
Cheers from the Land Down Under.
The battery is giving it more amperage, which means more flow of voltage, so you're getting closer to that rating of 650CFM.
I have both Ego brand batteries and generic. I can tell a slight difference in the Generic ones in that they don’t last quite as long and the original Ego. But, for the price difference I think if I need another battery I’ll go with Generic again.
The battery on EGO leaf blower bairly lasted 1 year. I'll admitt I used it a lot on my 3/4 acre lot with lots of trees, but I expected better given the price.
I have a 750 blower with 5aH btry and it lasts like 30min. I would suggest replacing the blower rather than buying generic btrys
On the high or low setting?
Like most folks, I am on a few platforms. Milwaukee, Makita, Bosch, Dewalt and Rigid. While the Chiner off-brand battery prices are tempting, I buy only original O.E.M. batteries. My main concern is fire. At least with the O.E.M. batteries the chances of self igniting are greatly diminished, especially while charging. Some bargins don't add up. One example: I have three Dewalt 60v Flex-volt tools: Table saw, Angle grinder, String trimmer and one 9ah 60 volt battery with a fast charger. I could get two 6ah 60 volt knock-offs for $150 or I could get a Dewalt factory sealed O.E.M. two pack of 6ah 60 volt batteries for $219 sold and shipped by Amazon. The $69 savings for the knock-offs makes no sense.
any chance the tool is causing this? I have 4 batteries various sizes, mover, blower, shop vac, hedge trimmer, no issues with batteries
I have the same blower and have the same issues with the 5amp battery that it came with. I also have the Ego 7.5amo battery and when i use it in the blower then I have no issues at all.
I've only had issues with the 5 ah batteries, but it's the charger that comes with the battery that fails first and if you don't catch it quick it will mess up the battery. My first 5ah battery and charger were replaced in under a year. My 2.5ah is fine and about 4 years old. I found the 2nd 5ah battery on the charger and it was red just a few months after it was replaced. So now i only charge the 5ah battery on the bigger charger that came with my 7.5ah battery for the mower. Not A PROBLEM SINCE.
Comparing apples to oranges. Your test compared a brand new "10amp" generic to a used 5 amp Ego. It wasn't scientific to say the least. Buy a new 10 amp Ego battery and compare it to your brand new "10amp" generic to get a more scientific analysis. FYI: Ego extends my batteries warranty to 5 years when I register them online. I have a 7 yo Ego mower that's still running strong. I upgraded to the newest model this year. This month, I had a 4 year, 8 month old string trimmer go bad and Ego replaced it under warranty. So I now have a brand new string trimmer. My 12 amp Ego battery from my new lawnmower runs forever but if it fails before the 5 year warranty expires, Ego will replace it like they just did with my string trimmer...
How did you get extended warranties like that?? What country /state are you in? 5 year warrenty on batteries is not the norm in most places
@@SayanOfRagnarok Ego extended the warranty from 3-5 years just because I registered the product...
@@NightriderXP1 I've registered my lawnmower. It clearly states the lawnmower is warrantied for five years and the battery is warrantied for two years.
@@Smedley61 Register the battery and charger next...
@@NightriderXP1 They are both registered. And it clearly states lawnmower 5 years and battery/charger 2 years.
I have the 765 blower w/5amp - hedger w/2.5 amp - 16" trimmer w/5amp. I run a lawn care business and cut 15-20 1/4 acre yards a day. So eventually I bought an extra 4 Amp it arrived dead and ego shipped me a new one right away. I've had the blower and hedger almost 2 years the trimmer about 6 months old. Only complaint is with the trimmer is that the auto feed seems a little slow. I find myself a few times a day like wtf when the string is a bit short, then boom there it is.
All of my lawn and garden equipment is battery powered but by different manufacturers. My experience with aftermarket batteries is that they suck. They may work right out of the box but their longevity doesn’t compare with OEM. No savings in the long run.
I agree, lots of failures with aftermarket batteries. However sometimes we get lucky. I have one 5 year old knock off Ryobi battery still going strong. Meanwhile 3 other knock off ryobi ones died within 2 years.
The whole battery overheating issue is just weird to me. I think the guy below(Jay Butler) is correct in thinking it could be an issue with the blower. I have the same set up and my batteries never overheat using my blower.
Hey, the blower motor is overheating not the batteries. Test them on other devices and see if it still brings the red lights on.
I've replaced my 650CFM blower, same results. I also bought a new 765 blower and same results. Also triggers redlights sometimes with trimmer
There are videos of people opening their Ego battery packs and inside there are industry standard 18150 Farm Factor batteries.
To do a full test, you probably want to open up your generic battery pack and see the cells inside of it. And potentially to test each of the batteries because maybe a generic one uses used batteries for batteries that didn't pass inspection
You didnt talk about weight. Even 5 amp hour battery is slightly heavy for the blower if youre using it for a bit.
may not be overheat protection. I have gotten one of these batteries and brought it back to life. There are two banks of cells in 7 cells in series. When one of the banks dips below a certain voltage it will cut off the power.... You can crack them open and do a manual balance but thats only worth it if you are strange like me, haha. Man, I really dislike how these lies become accepted. 10Ah not being truely that should be an auto-return, no? Glad you are happy with it but it sounds like they got the upper hand in this deal by a lot.
I did find out after this video that by depleting the 5ah ego battery fully and charging via the slow/standard charger helps. I always used the rapid charger. I guess the slow charge helps even out the battery cells and reduces and sometimes eliminates the battery from doing that.
I betting the issue is Turbo wasn't designed for prolong use, just temporary blasts of power. If you're using it 100% you really need to consider a 765CFM or even the upcoming 800CFM.
wonder if the Ego 4 ah battery would be fine as i will have cells that can handle the same current as the 5Ah but with less internal heat.
I just cooked a perfectly good five amp hour battery it's a couple years old but I barely used it because I have a 7.5 for my lawn mower but now that five amp hour battery is completely shot after using it in a brand new leaf blower they shouldn't really be selling leaf blowers if they're going to burn up batteries like this
What I don't understand is EGO claims the ARC technology sets them apart for heat management, but their batteries keep overheating and shutting down. What's up with that?
Not overheating. Read the manual. Red light indicates low voltage and a blinking red light indicates nearly depleted.
The generic should last twice as long before over heating because it's twice as big so the leaf blower will not strain it as much and that causes less heat. A 10amp Ego battery would also last twice as long or longer...
BUT, while the 10 ah battery provides more run time than the 5 ah, it weighs twice as much and when used on a tool, that extra weight could be a non-starter for many people.
I wonder IF the generic battery will deteriorate as quickly as the EGO?
You need to find out the current draw of your machine by testing it then calculate the amp hours
I personally would never buy the generic batteries. Egos warranty is awesome!! Some of the newer batteries come with 5 year warranty.
yeah but most of them are 1 year and my dad and i bought 3 batteries a year and half ago and theyre all basically dead now.
I just bought a trimmer, came with the 2.5ah battery. After it runs out, I have to wait to charge it or it just blinks red that battery is too hot. Does this everytime.
So, in a snowstorm, what if you lose power and need to recharge? Upstate New York is famous for this.
All of my EGO batteries mess up at 3 years. of course after the warranty. The battery lasts maybe 5 minutes on full charge 7.5. 5 and 2.5. I was going to buy a generic battery, but is it even worth it. If it only lasts 20 minutes on a blower, how long will it last with a lawnmower. Beginning to think gas is still the way to go.
Maybe not run it on turbo mode constantly
While this may be a solution, I’d find this unacceptable as a owner. A product setting should work without issue.
@@timeloop13 In all fairness (not defending EGO), I suspect the turbo is intended as a short burst only. Otherwise, it would just be a third speed setting. I still regret the money I've had to spend on EGO. Local illegals could have done all my mowing, edging and trimming, and I think I'd be ahead.
These battery issues are not making want to run out and buy the power washer I have been looking at. Thinking of the demands water would make over air.
I also label my batteries 1, 2, 3, etc. But I use a sliver sharpie so I do not need tape on each
You say the 10Ah is closer to 7.5Ah considering runtime, but lets not forget that the 10Ah (Or any higher rated battery at least) will also allow your electric motor to operate at a higher speed, so you're getting more run time with slightly more performance thrown in.
I am an elctronic repair tech by traid just ti gice an idea on my inolahe base: i am inclied to helive it is a 10 Ah vattery do to the fact it was blowing harder witch means more curent draw thus more Ah being used.
Secondly if it is blowing harder, you could be overdriveing the moter. Wich could sorten the lufe span of the unit.
Have you found a consistently better aftermarket brand that you can recommend? 🤔
Thanks for the video!!
I bought a ego leaf blower yesterday, came with the 5 ah battery. I put the leaf blower on the highest non turbo setting and proceeded to finish my entire property without it overheating at all. It went through all 5 bars at high, no overheating...is something wrong with your batteries?
Our 5 amp battery's over heat in the blower and mowers too.
the 10ah genetic battery still working?
2/3 of my 5 hour battery has the same issue. I've not had issues with a 7.5 ah and a 10 ah.
So I am wondering, since your blower is the 650 and over heats even on hi ... I wounder if one could run say the new 765 blower on a lower speed, but accomplish similar air flow speeds and NOT over heat the 765's 5Ah battery? Do you think the over heating of the 650 is due to running it so hard? I was thinking about the 650 or the 670, but I need it to run for about 20 min pretty hard. So I might do better with the 765 unit.
Is it over heating or dead? at 6:23
Best battery in my blowers is my ego 28 amp backpack goes for hours,,,did two whole lawns on Saturday,,,two,,,,and still had two bars left, 40%%,,,I do not put on turbo,,just high or lower,,,plus I am not blowing the whole time,,picking up leaves,,,never a over heat issue ever,,even on my regular ego batteries,,,my 10 amp has a five year warranty,,ego did that
Sounds like a blower issue overheating not the battery.
The blower is faulty bud. On high in a 5 you should get 30 odd mins. The blower is the fault
I forgot to mention in the video that I also warrentied out the blower to Ego. Same results with original and replacement blowers.
I have a BA6720T 12Ah battery. All of the cells are good but the bms got damaged due to a short in my mower. It is out of warranty. Does anyone know where I could get a replacement bms? I'd prefer the whole endcap with the switch / fuel gauge so all I'd need to do is plug in the 3 plugs & screw in the 4 TT15 tamper torx & be done.
When I want an extra battery I just buy another tool that comes with the battery. It's more cost effective. Like just buy another blower or a weed eater that comes with a battery. You can get it cheaper than just buying the battery and charger alone.
That is not normal for the overheat to trigger after only 5 and a half minutes, something is not right with that blower
But is he 7.5 A generic REALLY 7.5A? Or is it lower?
$429.00 for a new battery every three years is an absolute waste. EGO is not the best option for a lawn mower or any power tool really.
Who told you you need a new battery every 3 years?
Welp my ego batteries seem to die around 4 years. Which is sad because I am heavily invested in them. Warranty guy just said oh well, they seem to know it goes bad around year 3-4 all their other warranties are 5 years but not the batteries.
The links are not working
Will the generic 10 amp batt charge on my ego 4 amp charger?
I’ve had my ego battery’s for 4 years now and all 3 5ah have gone bad.
I bet your neighbors loved that.
I have 17+ (lost count) EGO products/batteries. 2 wackers , a 3rd convertible for a rubber brush, an edger, and a tiller. Mower, my 2nd. Snowblower. 2 chainsaws and a bunch of batteries. Result: EGO customer service is a joke. Just for one malfunctioning battery I spent nearly a year going back-and-forth with their astute “customer service experts(?),” sent them all my serial #’s (why, did they suspect me of smuggling?), photo’d and video’d all products and their respective info plates and after all of that and their consistently tardy replies they denied the claim. I even arranged ALL the equipment and photo’d it. Their reason: I had gone beyond the warranty! But this is the “joke,” I exceeded the warranty with the tardy communication with them. I even called their headquarters and they pull up some 4th tier FAQ “reader’s” notes and based on that, they agreed agreed with the top notch rep and disallowed the claim. Well, roll your dice with this bunch. I won’t be, any longer.
Are you trying to say some unscrupulous persons are trying to take unfair advantage of good natured people....... By over rating the capacity of batteries via the label on said batteries?.
Who would do such a thing 🤔
Bought 2 . One won't charge in the zero turn one won't work at all
Very impressed gonna half to get that battery
Any good aftermarket batteries that are capatable with the ego nexus powerstation
I'm thinking it's the tool that's defective, causing the batteries to go bad.
not a good test, how old are those ego batteries vs a new replacement battery? Maybe new Ego batteries run longer than 8 min
ua-cam.com/video/ydjPV9jfKPg/v-deo.htmlsi=-RTupcb5T0qwjE4l
are you comparing old batteries to a new battery?
yeah I explain it at 9:40
What is cost
Put the overheated battery in the freezer then u dont have to wait as long. Works for me
What is a real good price ??
A leaf blower dose put to much demand on a battery. There made for it. You really should go through the eagle warranty plan. They have very good customer service. Why not use it
There are issues on these batteries. What they cost us to pay for them is not worth it. They need to work on these barriers in the factory so they last longer.
dude , you can't compare a new battery to and old. i.e. like new tire to an old used one. the chemistry in the battery will change with time and use, worse for the generic/shina
I suspect the knockoff doesn't have the same overheat protection so it could catch on fire and would likely degrade quite quickly or even damage it's own BMS as the OEM has 3 10k NTC bottom/top & BMS
its obvious that the no name is pumping out more power. Simple maths says that the increased current draw will reduce run time. So you have to compare apple with apples. I suspect that the increased power usage makes it look like the run time is lessj, but not a fair comparison
The 10 amp battery is heavy.
He never mentioned even a general price vs Ego. Watched the entire 12 min video. Grrrr.
$240 ebay for knock off 10AH battery vs $299 for genuine EGO 5AH battery as of June 2023.
Ive seen too many battery fires on UA-cam lately. Mostly from knock off Chinese E-bikes. This seems risky.
I'm wary of those cheap generic Chinese batteries with all of the fires in eBikes and other devices.
Discharge and charge using watt meter…
I have a dead 2.5 ah, an intermittent failing 5ah, and a declining 5ah. Another 5ah failed and was replaced under warranty--the replacement has the blinking red syndrome, stopping my mower after a few minutes, or blinking red/dead right from the start. I'm looking at generic too. I know EGO is junk, so why not try generic? Probably made in the same Chinese factory!
Ego products are built well, but their batteries are terrible.
What makes you think that the 7.5 amp hour generic battery would be any more accurate than the 10 amp hour battery as far as realistic advertising advertising??