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Dick0


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For those here that may have Ozito cordless tools, this could be of interest.

Bunnings Ozito power xchange batteries currently cost 6ah/$139 & 8ah/$179. Batteries can cost more than the product.

The equivalent to Ozito brand is the overseas German Einhell brand that own Ozito.

Aliexpress sells batteries to fit the Einhell power xchange range, which are the same as Ozito.

Priced at 6ah/$44.50 & 9ah/$47 which includes postage. Cheaper if you buy bulk lots of 2 or 4 lots.

I have bought these batteries recently and am satisfied by their performance as, also, with the performance of the Ozito brand. The batteries are a precise fit.

I am sure many have adverse opinions of the Ozito brand. This post is, however, about securing equivalent brand batteries.

 

Disclaimer: I have no interests in any of these companies.

 

Battery for Einhell 18v power xchange 6ah.jpgBattery for Einhell 18v power xchange 9ah.jpg



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Im done with buying cheap Chinese rip offs from eBay or Allie. Latest item was a remote control for Amazon Firestick. Lasted all of 48 hours. Given the risk of lithium batteries, they are the last on the list of items Id buy from knock off vendors.

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Ineedabiggerboat wrote:

Im done with buying cheap Chinese rip offs from eBay or Allie. Latest item was a remote control for Amazon Firestick. Lasted all of 48 hours. Given the risk of lithium batteries, they are the last on the list of items Id buy from knock off vendors.

 Same here... I use Milwaukee and OEM battery are $150 and last about 2-3 years of daily use... The $65 knock off from ebay, the lasting charge is about 2/3 and the life of the battery is about 6-8 months... They always die without a warning...

So after all, if you do the maths, you pay nearly the same either way you go, but the knock off battery have definitely less power/charge available even if the box says otherwise... When they die I normally keep the shell just in case one of the good battery shell breaks apart... If you also own a soldering iron, you can replace just the guts of most power tools batteries with new Li-Ion 18650 (most common size). Plenty of youtube video to show you how..



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I heard similar opinions when I commented about my van Voltax LiFePO4 batteries, getting on a few years ago now.

They continue to perform extremely well. As do my Ozito tools and batteries. I am disappointed, of course, when I hear about failures of cheap Chinese products.

I have not been affected by such occurrences myself.



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I too have had an Ozito drill fail after a couple of months use, now use Bosch gear. If you are happy that's all that matters. It's your money Dicko.



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All my battery tools are Bosch 12v & 18v. Last November there were some great sales which included batteries & charger, & not the cheap accessories. It was really worthwhile buying them.

A few more things on the list which I will wait until November, hopefully another sale. Not critical items, but will make life easier! It's a pleasure to use well made tools from these types of companies.



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Magnarc wrote:

I too have had an Ozito drill fail after a couple of months use, now use Bosch gear. If you are happy that's all that matters. It's your money Dicko.

 Yes, rightly so. Especially with a no quibble 5 year exchange warranty.



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Original batteries are overpriced and aftermarket ones are often junk.
I have my original batteries (any brand) re-loaded with quality batteries by a local bloke and get good quality at a reasonable price.
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I must be the odd one out here. I heard that down the back.

I use Ryobi 18v one+ and have a selection of their range and very happy with them all. I have a 5ah and a 2ah battery and just work with those. I live in an aluminium tent so don't need other expensive ones.



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Ive been using Ozito Batteries for some years and never had one fail. I have even got some adapters so I can use them as spares for some of my other 18v tools, Good value for money in my opinion.

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landy wrote:

Ive been using Ozito Batteries for some years and never had one fail. I have even got some adapters so I can use them as spares for some of my other 18v tools, Good value for money in my opinion.

 Same.  For roughly $100 you can buy 2 x 4Ah Ozito battieries and a double charger.  Compares very favourably with Makita batteries!



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My issue isnt with Ozito, its with knock off battery copies from china that carry a risk.

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Ineedabiggerboat wrote:

My issue isnt with Ozito, its with knock off battery copies from china that carry a risk.

So far, no problems encountered with "knock off battery copies" (photos provided) for my Ozito tools.

Which is the reason I originally posted here for other Ozito users.

The "genuine" Ozito batteries are three times the cost.

Do the sums regarding the "risk".



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Dick0 wrote:

So far, no problems encountered with "knock off battery copies" (photos provided) for my Ozito tools.

Which is the reason I originally posted here for other Ozito users.

The "genuine" Ozito batteries are three times the cost.

Do the sums regarding the "risk".

 My problem with "knock-offs" is not premature failure (although that could be an issue), but that their capacity is nothing like that advertised.

You need to actually test them to find out what their capacity really is.

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I have mostly dewalt power tools and I bought one of the no-name lithium batteries from ebay last year. It was noticeably lighter than the genuine battery. It provided power for approx 20% of the time that the genuine battery did despite claiming to be the same 5AH. It also lost charge if sitting unused for a week or two. Adding to this was the fact that I wasn't game to trust it to charge unless I was in the room (who knows how safe theses cheapies are?) so I disposed of it at the appropriate battery recycling place.

I ended up buying another dewalt power tool which came with another battery and charger. Because it was on sale, it wasn't much more than the cost of buying a battery on it's own.



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Totally agree.

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I found a Milwaukee 18v vacuum in the bin. It was stuffed full. But it seemed to work as there was a battery in it, but almost flat.

I only have Bosch so bridged the Milwaukee battery in parallel with a Bosch. Both at the same level of charge, fairly flat.

I kept a close eye on the charging, abate twice as long to charge.

Tested the vacuum & it seemed to be fine.

 

Anyway, I gave it to my neighbour who has a bit of Milwaukee stuff. I said I don't want to start up another system. He was very grateful, more so having a second battery.

A few weeks later he said the battery with the vacuum was an original. But he had a copy battery for his tools. He said the original battery performed much better than his copy battery.



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Whenarewethere wrote:

........I don't want to start up another system. ......

 Converter Adapter For Milwaukee M18 18V Li-ion Battery To Bosch 18V Power | eBay Australia

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Thanks, but I still couldn't be bothered. The only time I needed all my 18v batteries, 2 x 8AH & 4 x 5AH was cutting up a decent size tree with the Bosch chain saw. Might get a 12AH battery or two.



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Dougwe wrote:

"I live in an aluminium tent"


 

biggrin biggrin  Best line in a long time...

 

Come to think about, we all do.. biggrin



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I think the comments are fair enough about certain cheap Chinese batteries.

As an alternative for the Ozito DIY'er you can get a case only for about $20 and 10 x Eve or Molicel 18650 3500mah batteries for about $65.

As I understand, these are regarded as quality batteries according to Internet opinions. This arrangement should result in true 6-7ah battery packs.

You would require a hand held spot welder and soldering iron. I have a spot welder that cost $70. I think everyone has a soldering iron.

So $140 for a genuine Ozito 6ah battery or knock one up yourself for $85 knowing the batteries are of good quality.

Also, a 3ah Ozito battery is $80. If the 6ah cheap knock off is equivalent to 3ah and costs $45 you are still ahead.

I will be testing a 6ah "cheapie" this week and will post results.

 

Ozito Case.png

Not bad for $20.



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Dick0 wrote:

I will be testing a 6ah "cheapie" this week and will post results.


 From my experience, longevity is the question. 

For example, I recently bought some curtain motors. From memory the specs said 6 weeks average between recharges. They lasted 4 weeks (I considered that close enough as usage varies). Next recharge they lasted maybe 3 weeks. By 6 months, they would not last a week, so are now on permanent charge. I make a habit of feeling to see if they are getting hot. 

When buying no name battery powered devices I much prefer to buy ones with replaceable batteries. 

 



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I've tried cheapies and had poor results,   but I do remember being told a quote by a rep when I went into business. 

"Quality is remembered,  long after price is forgotten" 

It still holds true.

 



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