Help identifying which DeWalt 20v chargers work on 240V AC??

[sns1938]

Trying to buy a DeWalt 20V-max battery charger to use in New Zealand/Australia/UK. I've found some on eBay, but when I google the part number, it shows them as being 110V only (so the listing is wrong). I have seen Chinese knock off chargers that claim 110-240V, but am not sure how good/safe they are. Does someone have access to a complete DeWalt catalog?

Questions are:

1) DeWalt official 240V AC charger that will do 20v-max lithium batteries part number?
2) Recommendation for a knock off Chinese charger that'll do 240V?

Thanks,

 

[sns1938]

Here's an example of the issue. This one is listed as doing the 20V batteries, but then says only up to 18V on it.

Thanks

 

[Shawn S]

The 20V batteries are actually 18V. The 20V claim is due to a change in how they rate them.

 

[sns1938]

The 20V batteries are actually 18V. The 20V claim is due to a change in how they rate them.

Thanks, I just found a good article that explained that. I'll order the one pictured above. Talk about making it confusing!

(I'm sending US drill/impact to New Zealand for my dad, as that sort of thing is so much cheaper in the US. For the cost of a Ryobi One+ drill/impact set in New Zealand, I can get him brushless drill/impact here, which seems like a no-brainer to me.)

Thank you,

 

[Loscaldazar]

Additionally, with the exception of the plug, most chargers for most electronics are 240V capable even in the USA. You have to read the fine print on the charger itself, but every charger for everything I own off the top of my head is rated for 240V including my computer, smartphone, razor, power tool chargers, weighing scale for shipping, garage speakers, work light, external battery packs, etc, etc.....Makes traveling overseas much easier!

It's cheaper for companies to build one unit with just different cords that can do 120 and 240V and 50-60Hz (and thus can be used anywhere in the world as far as I am aware) rather than choosing different components for a few countries that use odd outlet power (namely 120V). Hard to tell if you don't have it in front of you, and too late now, but useful for future reference. All chargers should have the rated input voltage and hertz on it somewhere, so if you can physically look at a unit, you will be able to tell if it will work overseas. More for future reference I guess!

 

[6PTsocket]

The 20V batteries are actually 18V. The 20V claim is due to a change in how they rate them.

It is called lying. When I bought my Bosch impact gun and bonus drill driver the batteries were marked 10.8 volts. Then I found the same batteries in HD, marked 12 volts. The nominal voltage of a lithium ion cell is 3.6 volts x 3= 10.8 but fresh off the charger the cells have a top charge of around 4 volts x 3 = 12 volts, that very quickly drops to 3.6 volts, with the slightest use. Most rechargables do this, including car batteries. I called Bosch and they said they had to do it to keep up with their competitors. In Europe, stricter advertising rules have the battery still marked 10.8 volts. Surprisingly, nicads and nimh batteries are honestly rated for voltage. They are made up of 1.2 volt cells and the packs are multiples of that number Rating a battery at a voltage that drops to a lower value almost immediately is nothing but fraud. The cells they make the packs from are rated 3.6 volts and they should not be allowed to use voodoo math.

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[kctyphoon]

I believe European laws prohibit dewalt from advertising their 20v line AS 20v.. instead it's 18v, and the 12v line is 10.8 over there.

If you put a meter on the batteries, it will read 20v I believe, but under load the tools operate at 18v.. the marketing laws over there are different, so it should all still be 18v (18v max maybe?)