- Location
- northumberland
5" with battery,charger and bag
Idiots guide to Milwaukee.....
- Thread starter simmy_bull
- Start date
robin banks
Member
- Location
- Ireland
I got the hedge trimmer sent over from usa. Very happy with it. And last time over there got the circular saw for cutting wood. Very powerful
I recently bought a M18 FPD combi drill, complete with 2 x 5Ah batteries and Rapid Charge charger... All I've done so far is charge the batteries, but in doing so, experienced the following..... When I placed the battery into the charger, the red and green lights on the charger flashed alternately. This is the signal that the battery is knackered 
... But after a bit of jiggling the battery around on the charger, the red light came on an the battery charged perfectly. The same thing happened with the second battery. This one took a lot more jiggling and removing/replacing on the charger before it eventually began charging. So, is this normal, or do I have a fault?
... But after a bit of jiggling the battery around on the charger, the red light came on an the battery charged perfectly. The same thing happened with the second battery. This one took a lot more jiggling and removing/replacing on the charger before it eventually began charging. So, is this normal, or do I have a fault? 
ACEngineering
Member
- Location
- Oxon
I recently bought a M18 FPD combi drill, complete with 2 x 5Ah batteries and Rapid Charge charger... All I've done so far is charge the batteries, but in doing so, experienced the following..... When I placed the battery into the charger, the red and green lights on the charger flashed alternately. This is the signal that the battery is knackered
Not had that issue but if they were proper dead flat it might do that? Make sure you register them all for the extended warranty.
ElisT6030
New Member
- Location
- Caernarfon
What are your view on the small grinder? my corded mikata version has just died and already got a milwaukee drill so makes sense.....
I'm hoping it was because it was the first time charging...Otherwise, I think I'd suspect the charger to be at fault, as it seems more likely than two dodgy batteries......Anyway, I have the drill and both batteries registered for the warranty..I didn't notice an option to register the charger?
ACEngineering
Member
- Location
- Oxon
yes you should register charger unless you registered as a kit?? even so I still think you have to put charger serial number in? chargers are cheap anyway so it wouldn't be the end of the world, I got 3 of them but not a fast one, not a lot of point in a fast one IMO when you have 6 bats anyway.
RWG Contracts
Member
- Location
- Samlesbury, Lancashire
They’re good but don’t fully replace a corded in my opinion
RWG Contracts
Member
- Location
- Samlesbury, Lancashire
Doubt it
is there nobody with both that can actually try
- Location
- Huntingdon, UK
They actually look very similar, and according to this
https://www.lidl.de/de/asset/other/283237_DE.pdf
Page 4 the lidl 20v actually run at 18v. So they may fit. The question is whether anyone has both and is willing to risk trying one in an expensive tool!
https://www.lidl.de/de/asset/other/283237_DE.pdf
Page 4 the lidl 20v actually run at 18v. So they may fit. The question is whether anyone has both and is willing to risk trying one in an expensive tool!
RWG Contracts
Member
- Location
- Samlesbury, Lancashire
How much is the lidl battery?
General-Lee
Member
- Location
- Devon
Guess could see if it charges 1st save knackering a tool.
RWG Contracts
Member
- Location
- Samlesbury, Lancashire
I think if an £11 battery worked in Milwaukee I’d have heard by now