In other news, my dreams of waltzing into a Milwaukee service center and getting my 9.0's exchanged for 8.0's were dashed. Looks like these are all 4 year old batteries, although one of them still appears to be e service eligible. Am pretty sure I got my money's worth out of them before they started to go out of balance. Wonder if your mileage may vary depending on who's working there that day?
What's interesting is I am reading this article and I am supposed to be prorated after 3 years?
The Milwaukee battery warranty policy may seem fairly straightforward, but there are a few different warranties for different packs.
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The actual fine print is here per the manual:
*The warranty period for MILWAUKEE M18™ 48-11-1828 (with the serial number prefix "B41D" and earlier), V18™ 48-11-1830 (with the serial number prefix "A95"), and V28™ 48-11-2830 (with the serial number prefix "A71") is five (5) years / 2000 charges from the date of purchase, whichever first occurs. The first 1000 charges or 2 years of the warranty, whichever first occurs, are covered through free replacement of the defective battery. This means that for the earlier of the first 1000 charges or two (2) years from the date of purchase/first charge, a replacement battery will be provided to the customer for any defective battery free of charge. Thereafter, the remaining charges up to a total of 2000 or the remainder of the five (5) year period from the date of purchase, whichever first occurs, will be covered on a pro rata basis. This means that every customer gets an additional 1000 charges or three (3) years of pro rata warranty on the these battery packs, depending upon the amount of use. MILWAUKEE M18™ 48-11-1828 (with the serial number prefix "B41E" and later), V18™48-11-1830 (with the serial number prefix "E95"), and M28™ 48-11-2830 (with the serial number prefix "C71") have different warranty periods, as listed. Warranty Registration is not necessary to obtain the applicable warranty on a MILWAUKEE battery pack. The manufacturing date of the product will be used to determine the warranty period if no proof of purchase is provided at the time warranty service is requested.
Anyone try this or is it even worth it?