2Pack 3600mAh 9000 Battery Replacement for makita 9.6v Battery Ni-Mh

Batteries work fine

We think of cordless tools as ubiquitous but they weren't always. The idea that a battery-powered tool could drill steel was ludicrous, the stuff of "Mission: Impossible". Then Skil released their 12v "Top Gun" cordless drill and it was amazing, could do things you wouldn't believe possible. The only competition was Makita, a strictly commercial duty line of tools. I found the 9.6 drill at a yard sale with 1 or 2 batteries, case and charger. It wasn't as good as the Skil but...I quickly added the right-angle drill, the 3.5" trim saw, and the mini-"sawzall" reciprocating saw that goes places the sawzalls don't. But rechargeable batteries were a problem and I mostly abandoned the tools over the last 20-30 years. Now, with these new batteries, they are back!!!

I have an ancient Makita variable speed drill I paid for in precious body parts back in the early 1990's that I wanted to get back into service lo these many decades later. The batteries I had for them wouldn't charge with my charger at all (well, they ARE 30+ years old!) so new Ni-Mh were in order. But I was concerned about whether new batteries would be charged by my ancient charger. The batteries got VERY hot while charging, but didn't smoke, melt or burst into flames, and I recall the original batteries often got very warm, too. I got one charged up, and popped it into the drill. Well, popped may be a bit of a stretch. It slid in and got kind of stuck. It's not a perfect fit, with it being VERY hard to pull back out (I used channel locks to get it out afterward). But the drill performed flawlessly after that, so overall, the operations were a success, and I have a very high quality, rugged portable drill for the cost of new batteries for it. In my 4 star rating I didn't ding the batteries for being hot while charging. That does happen with Ni-Mh batteries. But I did take a star off for the poor fit. The old batteries slid in and out without any problems and APPEAR to be the same size and shape. These will require some judicious sanding to get them to slide in and out without hand tools being needed to extract them. That's not a hard thing to do, so I only took of the one star. For a (relatively) cheap fix for my "I don't have a working portable drill" issue, these batteries did the job.

Perfect. Matches my Makita products.

I liked that it fitted the my old Makita Cordless Driver Drill which is at least 30+ years old. Based on some reviews I was concerned that it may be a too tight a fit for my drill. It is a tight but workable fit and do not need any tools to extract it out. I was able to charge it with the original charger DC 9100 without any issues. First time battery heated up a lot per other commenters but the second time around it was normal. I would recommend it for use with my Model. Two batteries for less than one manufacturers battery is a no brainer!!

Revising My first Review here Below. These are NOT LITHIUM and NOT AN UPGRADE as Amazon States!!! They are Nickel Cadmium, 1200mAh. One of the 2 batteries I received failed quickly, so I took it apart. 8 each #SC-Z3D3 NiCd 1200mAh,1.2V batteries = 9.6 Volts, 1.2 Ah, NOT 3.6 Ah as advertised by Amazon. Look Up the # yourself. The purchased packs have 3600mAh printed on them and as I first questioned below Not Lithium!!! Both FALSE DOWNGRADES! "It would be best if they include the simple battery contact plastic cover to avoid shorts, dead battery, Fire or Explosions!; as Makita originally includes with all batteries. Also, DO print on the battery that it is A LITHIUM BATTERY. OR is it? Legality?! In the online listing it's both listed as Nickel Cadmium AND as Lithium? SO, WHAT IS IT?"

Work great. Longer run time them OEM.

The batteries are okay, the reality is the tool they go to is underpowered and I ultimately replaced that product line. Great tool for its time. Just not efficient any more

Excellent product. Would not hesitate to purchase from them again. Purchased batteries from different company and two out of two batteries would not recharge.

Exelente

Tengo un par de herramientas Makita que utilizan este modelo de batería. MIs baterías originales eran de Nikel-Cadmio y estas son De Hidruro de Metal, lo que les da mayor capacidad y la carga no genera efecto memoria en la batería. El precio es bastante razonable comparado con el precio de las originales. Muy recomendables!

Perceuse sans fils, difficile à charge, bonne charge une fois charge

Batteries work fine. Make sure you use a Ni-Mh charger for these. If you use the Makita Ni-Cad charger that came with the tool these are intended for, they will overheat and be damaged. Amazon has one for 19.95 if you look carefully and batteries stay cool during charging. You can easily search online why you need the correct charger.