non DeWalt tools that take DeWalt batteries

[honcho]

I know that Mac, as another Stanley Black & Decker brand, has tools compatible with DeWalt 20v batteries but I recently ran across some chinese brand tools that claim compatibility with DeWalt batteries. The link below is one of the items available-on Amazon. There appear to be products from several different "brands" that for the electric pruners and also for a cordless pruning chain saw that claim similar compatibility with DeWalt batteries.

https://www.amazon.com/Electric-Pruning-Cordless-Brushless-Capacity/dp/B0CP1VG7R9/?tag=atomicindus08-20

While I would prefer to buy genuine DeWalt or other major manufacturer tools, this development actually makes some of the off-brand tools more interesting and attractive.

Decided to look and see if there were any similar tools available for Milwaukee batteries and found this heat gun at the link below.

https://www.amazon.com/Cordless-Heat-Milwaukee-Battery-LIVOWALNY/dp/B0C2PRMKLB/?tag=atomicindus08-20

 

[mike93lx]

The control circuitry to prevent overdischarge is in the tool for Dewalt. Not sure I'd trust that to no name Chinese junk

 

[darkzero]

At my work we have a hot glue gun that uses M18 batteries. There's also lots of generic lamps/flashlights that use most of the common brand batteries.

Even more so, there's way more generic brand tools that are made to use Makita LXT batteries.

I've got this. They make a yellow one also for Dewalt batteries. I was planning to buy the real Makita one when the 18V version came out but these came out before & were only $50.

 

[legenddc]

I have a Dewalt 20v to Ryobi 18v adapter that I use for a Ryobi 18 gauge nail gun and a Ryobi hybrid worklight. If I need another tool that I don't use a lot of I'll get a Ryobi.

Knowing the Dewalt tools prevent overdischarge, not the batteries, I make sure to use the bigger batteries and check the battery level frequently.

 

[Steve_P]

While I hated to add another battery platform, I finally added a few Ryobi tools. With a holiday sale they were still significantly cheaper than DeWalt, my primary brand, even with two 4AH batteries and a charger. And the Ryobi vacuum and hedge trimmer work just fine. I'm debating buying a cordless tire inflator. I have a compressor, but then I have to drag the hose outside, and or move vehicles. For the convenience, and a few times a year use, the Ryobi inflater is $40, and the DeWalt $110+. Yes, I'm sure the DeWalt is much better, but for seldom used tools Ryobi is foolish to ignore- especially if you can get a package deal with a tool, two batteries, and a charger.

 

[malacti]

While you won’t save any money buying them, Klein power tools use dewalt batteries.

 

[MongoTA]

I'm on the fence about getting a Milwaukee nail gun. If I pull that trigger, I'll get an adaptor so I can run it off my Dewalt batteries.

 

[DHCrocks]

I know Graco makes a sprayer for Dewalt batteries, I wanted to get one but its pricy.

I got this fertilizer spreader https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0C6KNK36M/?tag=atomicindus08-20 it works amazingly well, even with a 2ah battery it last forever.

btw, Dewalt makes a pruner so why risk it buying some off brand.

 

[darkzero]

Speaking of battery adapters, most have USB ports. Be sure to check them as most will have parasitic drain & if so don't leave a battery connected to it for long periods of time (even the one made by Dewalt has parastic drain). If the battery doesn't have cut out, if left on there eventually the USB circuit will over discharge the circuit (will take months depending on battery size & state of charge). I have a M18 to Dewalt XRP & a M18 Makita LXT adapter, both have USB ports & M18 batteries don't have cut off built into them.

You can check them by measuring resistance across the positive & negative terminals (with no battery connected to it). If it measures any ohms then there will be drain even if very little.

The USB ports are useless to me, I'll never use them. So I disabled the one on my Makita adapter to get rid of the parasitic drain. Once I took the appropiate resistors out of circuit the parasitic drain was pretty much gone. But there were 2 capacitors that would still charge up & show voltage across the terminals so I removed them too along with the main IC.



The Milkita blower I had using the Makita adapter before they came out with ones for M18 batteries shown earlier.

 

[fourjeepin]

While I hated to add another battery platform, I finally added a few Ryobi tools. With a holiday sale they were still significantly cheaper than DeWalt, my primary brand, even with two 4AH batteries and a charger. And the Ryobi vacuum and hedge trimmer work just fine. I'm debating buying a cordless tire inflator. I have a compressor, but then I have to drag the hose outside, and or move vehicles. For the convenience, and a few times a year use, the Ryobi inflater is $40, and the DeWalt $110+. Yes, I'm sure the DeWalt is much better, but for seldom used tools Ryobi is foolish to ignore- especially if you can get a package deal with a tool, two batteries, and a charger.

The Ryobi inflator is great. I run it with an adapter for my Ridgid battery platform.

 

[lbhsbz]

I just bought some knockoff stuff from Amazon...a plastic stapler/welder thing ($35) and a heat gun (another $35 lol)...they both claim to have battery protection circuitry, and after playing with them this morning, work surprisingly well for something that costs $35. The triggers feel janky, but work, it the only thing I've found to really complain about.

I bought the heat gun mainly for shrink insulation so it's not gonna be running for any extended periods of time. I'll report back when I break them.

 

[FlaGman]

I recently got an adaptor for my Dyson hand held vacuum that allows me to use my Dewalt batteries instead of the expensive Dyson ones. It works great, better than new.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0CRTKG5SN/?tag=atomicindus08-20

 

[whateg01]

I have a heat gun and glue gun that use my DeWalt batteries. I check the battery charge status every few minutes and add some as it hits 1 bar, I pull the battery. I agree that these cheap tools probably don't have any kind of BMS.

 

[liliysdad]

DeWalt makes a heat gun and it works very well. Why use a cheapie knockoff?