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When I’ve been looking recently, £68~ was the cheapest I could find a 5ah makita battery. But then FFX had a sale and I nabbed 2x 6ah batteries for £149.
Be careful as there are lots of knock off makita batteries around - and while compatible, aren’t of the same quality and won’t last as long. I’m also unsure if they have the same overload protection.
Nef-
I wasn’t sure about some of the sites selling the Makita batteries for £20 less than everyone else. Looked a bit suss.
The knock off batteries don’t give anything like the same run time. My brushless combi drill chewed through a 4ah knock off in about 30 mins.
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Yeah, I’ve seen the knock offs. These are definitely real though, they’re from one of the biggest DIY chains.
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Be careful as there are lots of knock off makita batteries around - and while compatible, aren’t of the same quality and won’t last as long. I’m also unsure if they have the same overload protection.
I have an LXT alike Lenoge branded 1.5ah battery.
There doesn't seem to be any low voltage protection built in, or its very low. The tools slow down and die, rather than stop while still working acceptably like the makita battery.
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chiroshi
user69121
For some reason, one of my local (Swiss) DIY stores has Makita LXT 5Ah batteries for the equivalent of about £60, which is cheaper than they seem to work out when bought as part of a tool set.