Since 2019 i use like every day one charger Replace Makita in constructions as a carpenter in UK and untill now the charger worked very good. Differences between that copy and the original are : - Copy ... the same charger is working between 100 V - 240 V, what is a very big advantage. - Makita ... you have to buy 2 chargers Makita. One charger for 110 V, which is the electric power used in site constructions One charger for home for 220 V. So ... for me is a very big advantage the copy. - Copy ... don't have fan / cooler. Somebody said in one comment ... the copy is getting warm. Not too much to be scared. But ... to be more ventilated ... i did many holes on the bottom of the carcase with the 4 mm drill bit. So ... now is getting warm just little - Even some of Makita don't have fan. But some have - Copy ... slow time to charge. - Makita ... fast About charging time - Copy ... 5 A battery will be charged in 80 min ... 4 A in 60 min - Makita ... 5 A in 50 min ... 4 A in 40 min About prices - Copy is 3 times more cheap than Makita So ... for me ... the copy is better than Makita. Because i can use it on sites construction at 110 V like home at 220-240 V. About time to charge ... for me doesn't matter the time. I am not in rush. I work in daywork, not in price. And ... to connect it at 110 V ... i use an extension lead with plug for 110 V. Very simple.
Congratulations on the explanatory video - I have the same charger that burst and the IC4 component code near the T2 transformer disappeared - I need the IC4 component code - Thank you for your support
I have an off topic question, so if u don’t comment I understand. I’m looking to upgrade my DMM and I notice you use the Fluke 179. I see them used on eBay for about $200. I could also purchase a new Brymen BM 876 for the same price. I am kind of a geek for the 60,000 count, but I know it’s hard to beat a Fluke. Any advice? Thanks so much for your time and excellent videos!
Yes, so I had a small business installing equipment upgrades at one time and I did buy several good Fluke DMMS, but mine were used as well and I think one was broken and I repaired it. I do understand the price difference and I do not see anything wrong with the Brymen DMMS they are built very well. I think you get good test equipment for your money with Brymen. If I did not already have alot of my meters before these others were available, I may have went with Brymen or a Uni-T DMM. I will say Fluke used to be Top Dog and still considered that way by most and back when you could get the schematics as well as calibration procedures on them it really was that good. Around the time of the meters I own Fluke stopped sharing schematics on the meters and at least it's still available on the older stuff. For me that was one thing that separated them from the crowd and they took that away on their own. Thanks for your comment.
Just received one of these today and don't understand why they left out the fan, besides cutting costs. I did find an unpopulated "connector" marking on the PCB that could very well be the fan connector. Haven't probed it yet though.
@@ThriftyToolShed Yes, there's that. Plus the charger runs a little warm...not toasty but still when you put a battery on there that was just drained fast by an angle grinder it would be a good idea to cool it, even at a low charging rate. Then again, they probably build these for 3 bucks and shave off 75 cents by omitting the fan.
The only reason I see to buy this cheap charger is that you can charge your batterys at a slow pace to spare the lifetime of the battery. Although I dont know how the batterys are affected without beeing cooled while charging up. With a 6AH battery it would take around 2 Hours which is not ideal... On a Jobsite I would not consider this one and even at home I would probably still choose the original.
Of course, you are right, the factory charger not only destroys the cells very quickly, but also does not fully charge them. I bought several pairs of original Makita 6Ah batteries and after 10 charges with the factory charger they lost their capacity from 6Ah to 5.3Ah. They were discharged at a load of 5A, I lowered the charging current from 9A to 7A. The cells now do not heat up so much when charging and do not lose capacity so quickly. If fast charging is not necessary, I always recommend slow charging.
Since 2019 i use like every day one charger Replace Makita in constructions as a carpenter in UK and untill now the charger worked very good.
Differences between that copy and the original are :
- Copy ... the same charger is working between 100 V - 240 V, what is a very big advantage.
- Makita ... you have to buy 2 chargers Makita.
One charger for 110 V, which is the electric power used in site constructions
One charger for home for 220 V. So ... for me is a very big advantage the copy.
- Copy ... don't have fan / cooler. Somebody said in one comment ... the copy is getting warm. Not too much to be scared. But ... to be more ventilated ... i did many holes on the bottom of the carcase with the 4 mm drill bit. So ... now is getting warm just little
- Even some of Makita don't have fan. But some have
- Copy ... slow time to charge.
- Makita ... fast
About charging time
- Copy
... 5 A battery will be charged in 80 min
... 4 A in 60 min
- Makita
... 5 A in 50 min
... 4 A in 40 min
About prices
- Copy is 3 times more cheap than Makita
So ... for me ... the copy is better than Makita. Because i can use it on sites construction at 110 V like home at 220-240 V. About time to charge ... for me doesn't matter the time. I am not in rush. I work in daywork, not in price.
And ... to connect it at 110 V ... i use an extension lead with plug for 110 V.
Very simple.
Thanks for sharing this information!
Congratulations on the explanatory video - I have the same charger that burst and the IC4 component code near the T2 transformer disappeared - I need the IC4 component code - Thank you for your support
You'd think the copy ones would make it so they can be easily wall mounted as Makita forgot this.
I have an off topic question, so if u don’t comment I understand. I’m looking to upgrade my DMM and I notice you use the Fluke 179. I see them used on eBay for about $200. I could also purchase a new Brymen BM 876 for the same price. I am kind of a geek for the 60,000 count, but I know it’s hard to beat a Fluke. Any advice?
Thanks so much for your time and excellent videos!
Yes, so I had a small business installing equipment upgrades at one time and I did buy several good Fluke DMMS, but mine were used as well and I think one was broken and I repaired it. I do understand the price difference and I do not see anything wrong with the Brymen DMMS they are built very well. I think you get good test equipment for your money with Brymen. If I did not already have alot of my meters before these others were available, I may have went with Brymen or a Uni-T DMM. I will say Fluke used to be Top Dog and still considered that way by most and back when you could get the schematics as well as calibration procedures on them it really was that good. Around the time of the meters I own Fluke stopped sharing schematics on the meters and at least it's still available on the older stuff. For me that was one thing that separated them from the crowd and they took that away on their own. Thanks for your comment.
Cool, I learned a lot and love this charger, I will buy one for my uncle
Just received one of these today and don't understand why they left out the fan, besides cutting costs. I did find an unpopulated "connector" marking on the PCB that could very well be the fan connector. Haven't probed it yet though.
I was thinking such a lower wattage than the OEM that it must be fine with heat sink. Thanks for sharing!
@@ThriftyToolShed Yes, there's that. Plus the charger runs a little warm...not toasty but still when you put a battery on there that was just drained fast by an angle grinder it would be a good idea to cool it, even at a low charging rate. Then again, they probably build these for 3 bucks and shave off 75 cents by omitting the fan.
@@chrishewlet5471 exactly!
Makita makes weaker charger aswell (Makita DC18SD) it draws from mains 70W and does not have fan either.
@@chrishewlet5471 if the cells are over 60C, they should not be charged at all, the knock off doesn't have the temperature reading, though.
great video I enjoyed it I learn something on all your videos thanks
The only reason I see to buy this cheap charger is that you can charge your batterys at a slow pace to spare the lifetime of the battery. Although I dont know how the batterys are affected without beeing cooled while charging up.
With a 6AH battery it would take around 2 Hours which is not ideal...
On a Jobsite I would not consider this one and even at home I would probably still choose the original.
Of course, you are right, the factory charger not only destroys the cells very quickly, but also does not fully charge them. I bought several pairs of original Makita 6Ah batteries and after 10 charges with the factory charger they lost their capacity from 6Ah to 5.3Ah. They were discharged at a load of 5A, I lowered the charging current from 9A to 7A. The cells now do not heat up so much when charging and do not lose capacity so quickly. If fast charging is not necessary, I always recommend slow charging.
Thanks for the look.