Hi nice video. After using it for a couple of months do you still rate pattern batteries and the charger. I'm going to change my tooling from dewalt to makita. 10 years ago Dewalt was good.
Just discovered this literally 5 minutes before I clicked your video. I was after a solution for charging my 18v makita batteries from my small scale solar setup. I have a 12v leisure battery that I run a few things from at 12v, but mainly/constantly charge usb powerbanks. After buying this charger, like you say it will be a game changer as all you need to do is connect a female, cigarette lighter socket from the battery for the makita charger to plug into and away you go........
Useful to know about different products , however if charging from 12volt on van, this would still load the vehicle alternator that going to increases diesel used I would have thought. Unless you've got a free supply of diesel or a works van that your employer fills up.
I’d does, but it’s a really small current draw compared to charging the leisure batteries or even running the heater fan and not really noticeable. …employer paid fuel - the holy grail! :)
Can I ask what inverter your using in your van to charge batteries with the dual charger ? I'm busy setting my work van up with an extra 2 batteries along with the van battery on a split charge vsr system. All I'd be using from the batteries would be led lighting and battery charging for now. Useful video by the way, I didn't realise you could get 12v Makita chargers but I'd be using Makita dual fast charge. Thankyou.
The inverter is an Inecoa, stupidly big at 3500w /6000w peak. Only sized it that large to run a kettle with the engine running, with a bit of headroom. Then Makita brought out the coffee maker and kettle. So doing it again, I’d probably get a victron. Your dual Makita charger is rated at 450w, so anything that is a bit bigger, 6-800w should do the trick. Make sure it’s a pure sine wave inverter, otherwise anything that has electronics will likely misbehave or prematurely fail.
@@simplestuff3895 I assumed that was the situation, however the manual advises otherwise, correct? Probably just a precaution incase there are any unexpected surges.
@brandon Interesting, I’m blind to manuals when boxes are opened if I’m honest! Probably just manufacturer ass covering. Most alternator outputs are fairly clean nowadays. I’ve put the oscilloscope on a few cars over the years. Some alternators do seem to have a noisy output, but they don’t effect an engines ECU. I reckon surges would probably only occur if the voltage regulator was failing. It’s an interesting point though. It’s got me wondering if a noisy alternator output could possibly affect the charging efficiency however. The only issue I’ve had is that it doesn’t fully charge the high capacity 9Ah batteries. 6’s have been OK.
@@simplestuff3895 I'm in Southwestern Europe.. the Iberian peninsula, and I haven't come across the 9ah batteries. My friends in Finland seem to use the 6ah, but I've been with the 5s. They seem to be plenty good for me, but the 9ah would be good on the planer I suppose. I went with this line of Makita in to to charge with my solar panels and battery bank. Growing up under a handyman from the woods made me think "It would be amazing to be able use power tools off grid."
so your saying that double charger draws 450 watts ? wow, that seems high .....going to get an in verter to keep all my makita bstteries charged in my van, and trying to figure out what size to get...i guess the small ones with the lighter plugs are out of the question?
I think you need to fully charge a battery 800 times to pay for this charger and the fact it takes about 2 hours of driving to charge it makes it only useful if you are remote and only have an option to charge using a vehicle. I thought about getting one but it doesn’t make any sense to me.
This doesn't make sense. The same amount of power will be needed to charge up the battery, the difference is how long it takes to achieve the total Watt hours.
Indeed. The difference is that it gives the choice of how and where the battery can be charged, ie using excess energy generated whilst driving as opposed to using a metered domestic supply in a house.
I need a charger that will run off my 12v solar. Been wondering if its possible to adapt a bog standard 240v charger, as the makita 12v 'car chargers' are so expensive.
Hi nice video. After using it for a couple of months do you still rate pattern batteries and the charger. I'm going to change my tooling from dewalt to makita. 10 years ago Dewalt was good.
Just discovered this literally 5 minutes before I clicked your video.
I was after a solution for charging my 18v makita batteries from my small scale solar setup. I have a 12v leisure battery that I run a few things from at 12v, but mainly/constantly charge usb powerbanks.
After buying this charger, like you say it will be a game changer as all you need to do is connect a female, cigarette lighter socket from the battery for the makita charger to plug into and away you go........
Great video sir I’m going to look into getting one of those chargers,keep on keeping on 🤟🤟
Thanks for sharing, sir. I've been looking for that info. I love my Makita tool line and looking for effective ways to keep working off grid. Cheers!
Nice idea, thanks for sharing
Useful to know about different products
, however if charging from 12volt on van, this would still load the vehicle alternator that going to increases diesel used I would have thought.
Unless you've got a free supply of diesel or a works van that your employer fills up.
I’d does, but it’s a really small current draw compared to charging the leisure batteries or even running the heater fan and not really noticeable. …employer paid fuel - the holy grail! :)
woeful camera work but good info
Can I ask what inverter your using in your van to charge batteries with the dual charger ?
I'm busy setting my work van up with an extra 2 batteries along with the van battery on a split charge vsr system.
All I'd be using from the batteries would be led lighting and battery charging for now.
Useful video by the way, I didn't realise you could get 12v Makita chargers but I'd be using Makita dual fast charge.
Thankyou.
The inverter is an Inecoa, stupidly big at 3500w /6000w peak. Only sized it that large to run a kettle with the engine running, with a bit of headroom. Then Makita brought out the coffee maker and kettle. So doing it again, I’d probably get a victron. Your dual Makita charger is rated at 450w, so anything that is a bit bigger, 6-800w should do the trick. Make sure it’s a pure sine wave inverter, otherwise anything that has electronics will likely misbehave or prematurely fail.
Do you use your DC charger while driving?
Good question. Only when driving dude. It takes quite a current draw and if the engine isn’t running, the vehicle battery drops quite quick.
@@simplestuff3895 I assumed that was the situation, however the manual advises otherwise, correct? Probably just a precaution incase there are any unexpected surges.
@brandon Interesting, I’m blind to manuals when boxes are opened if I’m honest! Probably just manufacturer ass covering. Most alternator outputs are fairly clean nowadays. I’ve put the oscilloscope on a few cars over the years. Some alternators do seem to have a noisy output, but they don’t effect an engines ECU. I reckon surges would probably only occur if the voltage regulator was failing.
It’s an interesting point though.
It’s got me wondering if a noisy alternator output could possibly affect the charging efficiency however.
The only issue I’ve had is that it doesn’t fully charge the high capacity 9Ah batteries. 6’s have been OK.
@@simplestuff3895 I'm in Southwestern Europe.. the Iberian peninsula, and I haven't come across the 9ah batteries. My friends in Finland seem to use the 6ah, but I've been with the 5s. They seem to be plenty good for me, but the 9ah would be good on the planer I suppose.
I went with this line of Makita in to to charge with my solar panels and battery bank. Growing up under a handyman from the woods made me think "It would be amazing to be able use power tools off grid."
so your saying that double charger draws 450 watts ? wow, that seems high .....going to get an in verter to keep all my makita bstteries charged in my van, and trying to figure out what size to get...i guess the small ones with the lighter plugs are out of the question?
450W for 1 hour means you pay for 0.4 of a KW hour. Locally, that's .45 x $0.30 --> 13.5 cents.
I think you need to fully charge a battery 800 times to pay for this charger and the fact it takes about 2 hours of driving to charge it makes it only useful if you are remote and only have an option to charge using a vehicle. I thought about getting one but it doesn’t make any sense to me.
This doesn't make sense. The same amount of power will be needed to charge up the battery, the difference is how long it takes to achieve the total Watt hours.
Indeed. The difference is that it gives the choice of how and where the battery can be charged, ie using excess energy generated whilst driving as opposed to using a metered domestic supply in a house.
I need a charger that will run off my 12v solar. Been wondering if its possible to adapt a bog standard 240v charger, as the makita 12v 'car chargers' are so expensive.