makita charger question [RE-wrenches]

[Bob Ellison]

Jay,
I have no experience with the Makita chargers but in the past I have
had to cut ventilation holes into a Snap On charger to use it on a mod
sine so it wouldn't melt down from the excess heat generated. Made a
cult little black lump when it got done cooking down. Snap on replaced
it under warranty.
On a Craftsman charger it would blow the fuse and it ended up I had to
up the fuse from a 5 amp to 5.5 amp if I remember correctly. No
problems after that with either charger.
A hint that has helped me with battery life it to run it down all the
way to flat before you charge it. If you have a flash light use that
to discharge it fully before you recharge it.

Best of luck,
Bob

On Dec 4, 2007 9:41 PM, Jay Peltz, Peltz Power <jay at asis.com> wrote:
>
> Hi All,
>
> just bought a new makita Li-Ion 18v unit.
>
> They don't have a 12v car charger for this yet.
>
> has anyone tried using a mod sine inverter to power the standard 120v
> charger?
>
> thanks
>
> jay
>
> peltz power
>
>
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