You might be thinking of using DeWalt batteries with Makita tools, but will that even work? It's not entirely impossible, but ...

There are a few other important notes to keep in mind when using DeWalt's 18V to 20V Battery Adapter. For one, it only works with the 18V NiCd power tools, not the 18V NiCd chargers. When the 20V ...

While powering your DeWalt tools with just one battery helps save time and money, there's an important compatibility detail ...

At the time of the switchover, DeWalt told customers that they could use an 18V to 20V adapter (DCA1820), which would allow their older 18V tools to still work with the new 20V batteries.

DeWalt says the adapter works for "most" of the company's 18V tools. Another option, if you already have compatible 20V MAX* batteries and chargers, is to purchase just the DCA1820 DeWalt 20V to ...

The crucial difference is in its slide-on design, which is not compatible with the stem-style batteries used with DeWalt 18V cordless tools since their introduction in 1996.

Makita's X2 system incorporates two of their 18V batteries on one tool, which boosts it to 36V, and they claim to have the industry's fastest charge time for 18V 6.0 Ah batteries, which means less ...