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Considering they are on clearance though, if a problem should arise (less likely with modern batteries I imagine) with these batteries or even just one, your pretty much stuck with them as I don't believe Lowes permits any returns on any clearance items. Plus, you can probably find them on Amazon much cheaper and with Amazon, they accept any item within 30 days of purchase. Or if you want factory direct with both the charger and or battery, I highly recommend Grainger. Here is the Grainger link to the charger. http://www.grainger.com/Grainger/DEWALT-Battery-Pack-4HVH2?Pid=search and here is the link to the charger that can both Ni-cd and Lithium ion batteries. http://www.grainger.com/Grainger/DEWALT-Battery-Charger-2AEX1?Pid=search However, if you don't want a dual charger and just want a Lithium only charger I also have a link for that as well with Grainger. Here it is. http://www.grainger.com/Grainger/DEWALT-Battery-Charger-11A157?Pid=search Also if for what ever reason your not satisfied with 18 volt charger and decide to go up to 20 volt, here is a charger for that Lithium ion battery. http://www.grainger.com/Grainger/DEWALT-Battery-11A168?Pid=search That is probably one of the better charger's out there for the 20 volt batteries and it's made in Japan, so you know your going to getting a quality product as well.

Truthfully, I'd like to Ni-cd 18 volt versus a 20 volt max Lithium ion. There is a difference, but how much exactly?

Jasonrocha, if you are looking to pick up a DC9310 charger it's going to be $90 dollars even at Dewalt Service net. Here is a link to the product. http://www.ereplacementparts.com/search_result.php?q=DC9310&type=search-part&alert=1 However, you likely willing be either or shipping/tax, so there is a chance this item could end up costing $95-100 dollars. Considering the battery that came with your DCD950 is $102.89 dollars http://www.ereplacementparts.com/dewalt-dcd950-type-18v-xrp-hammer-drill-parts-c-1009_9661_16250.html but that is before tax and or shipping. I can only imagine the Lithium ion version is even more expensive, likely exceeding that number. Not sure how much you paid for this drill, but needless to say, this could cost over (potentially) $300, maybe even more. Buying a used battery isn't the best route either, because unless you personally know the person your buying from your going to be taking a gamble. The battery may work one day and the next, it might not. Or if your lucky, it will work for years on end without a single issue. The odds are between 1% and 100% depending on the situation. Even a 50% gamble is considered good with batteries, but unless you have the tools to measure all the aspects of the battery, your only other option is to take to a battery shop such as Batteries Plus. Even then though, it's still a bit of a gamble though, as if the batteries are on their way out, either you replace the cells or replace the entire battery. Buying the cells is fairly simple (to a certain degree) but actually installing these cells correctly (correctly in this case, ensuring that all the connections are solid so they won't burn out. This has happened to me before.) However, if you do decide to replace the cells, your are likely going to need a Torx T 10 screwdriver/wrench/drill bit to open the batteries up. In some cases, it might be Torx T 15.

After doing some research Jasonrocha, I was able to find a diagram http://www.ereplacementparts.com/dewalt-dcd950-type-18v-xrp-hammer-drill-parts-c-1009_9661_16250.html and learned some information. The standard battery that is used in this Dewalt DCD950 Type 1 18V XRP Hammer Drill is a Dewalt 18 Volt Battery (XRP, Ni-Cd) Part Number: 389795-23. Here is where I found that information. http://www.ereplacementparts.com/dewalt-volt-battery-xrp-nicd-p-82644.html To answer your question, in truth I am not so sure. I wasn't able to locate a picture of the charger used in model, but the reason I lean more towards no in this instance is the new lithium ion battery you would place into this unit might not fit properly, if at all into the charger base. If you could please post a link/picture of your charger, that would be very helpful. However I did some interesting information on your Nickel–cadmium battery (also known as Ni-cd). According to www.ereplacementsparts.com, this part (your battery) eplaces obsolete part #: 389795-13 and DC9096. So what that means is that this battery's design likely has changed twice before and that means that there is a chance that only one type of battery might fit into the unit. Hope I was able to provide some information, sorry if I didn't really provide a clear cut answer.

Oh I knew Jacob's made great chucks, but I just figured why not make diagram to maybe help others in case they were still unsure. As everyone here is well aware, my Dewalt Cordless Drill DW990K Type 4 uses a 1/2" (13 mm) so I do have some "field" experience. I like the keyless feature as well. Dewaltdude: Hope you don't have a Type 1, as most of those components have been discontinued. Here is a link. http://www.ereplacementparts.com/dewalt-dcd780c2-type-18v-drilldriver-parts-c-1009_1162_157663.html This link to this model also has a host of discontinued parts as well. http://www.ereplacementparts.com/dewalt-dcd780c2b2-type-20v-compact-drilldriver-parts-c-1009_1162_157712.html However I am not sure what state your in Dewalt Dude, but I recommend Banner Tool Service and even talking to ereplacementparts for help on finding out what type of chuck you might have. I'd advise asking for a part number though for your chuck.

A keyed chuck is a chuck that uses a separate "key" to tighten up the chuck. A ratcheting chuck is a type of KEYLESS chuck, where there is a ratcheting tensioner in it. I do not know the technical portion, so forgive this explanation if it is overly "dumbed down". As far as the comparison between Rohm and Jacobs, they are two of the best chuck producers in the world. Jacobs is the most common, but Rohm builds the stronger/heavier duty chuck, which is why DeWALT uses them in the hammer drills. Jacobs makes a quality chuck, and is used in most of the DeWALT non-hammer models, while the Rohm is used in all of the newer hammer drills. Rohm chucks are typically slightly heavier, and more importantly, more expensive than Jacobs chucks, which is why many other tool manufacturers do not use them (it eats into the profit margin). All that to say that the Rohm ratcheting and pusher (self tightening) chucks are the best in their class, however, Jacobs chucks are good as well. I see, since I am still new to chucks in general, I figured when I asked the mcmaster employee that he had more accurate information than what I could find right off the bat. So there are three types, keyed, keyless, and ratcheting. I've learned that Jacob's makes great chucks, but as you know, I have limited knowledge of Rohm chucks. I had a feeling Rohm chucks were more expensive based on the fact they are used in Dewalt hammer drills, but it's interesting to learn more about them. So once (and hopefully for all) let me get this straight. Rohm chucks are top of the line, Jacob's chucks are medium ground (some being better than others) and the last type is just name brand type (Makita, Milwaukee, Craftsman brand). Thanks for the help Kjones.

I've been told that another term for ratcheting chuck is keyed chuck. Typically it's faster to use a chuck key (such as a Jacob's type), but keyed chucks have more or less became a item of the past as keyless is much easier to work with and are much cheaper, but that my no longer be the case. At this time, I don't know that much about hammer drills or Rohm chucks. Jacobs Chucks and brand name chucks are what I am somewhat familiar with. From what I gathered from all my research, Jacobs seemed to be the best types of chucks around, but that has since changed as Jacobs Chucks (or rather the company itself) seems to have been bought out by Apex Tools. You can find the original very high quality (the one's with handles are made in USA, the ones with keys on both sides are made in Japan.) at Sears it seems, but chucks themselves look rather questionable. Stronger than the Craftsman chucks, but not as great as the Chuck's used in the late 90's early 00's. This is coming from personal experience but good luck contacting Apex Tools (in this case, the Jacobs division) multiple times I have tried contacting them and I ended up just contacting a distributor they listed and they helped me. My DW990 has a keyless chuck, but its one of the original Jacobs chuck that came with the drill, yet works perfectly without any issues. Mazdaman, according to this link http://www.ereplacementparts.com/dewalt-dcd930-type-144v-hammer-drill-parts-c-1009_9661_16251.html the chuck is keyless or "twist" as it's sometimes called. Your in luck though with this drill, none of the parts have been discontinued as of 2011. However, the current chuck that is offered replaces obsolete part #: 330075-72, 899515, 330075-72, 330075-63, 905261 and 330075-66. Keyless ChuckPart Number: 330075-91 is the current chuck offered for this chuck the cost on Ereplacement parts is $42.95 as of 2011. If you ever have to replace the chuck though, this distributor offers a better price it seems. http://www.mcmaster.com

At this time I only own one Dewalt tool, but this tool is very handy and I bought this item at my local Home Depot. I Dewalt DW20646 Impact Ready Magnetic Bit Holder. I took several pictures of them, but please bare with me as I am still somewhat new to posting pictures in a forum setting. In fact this would be the first time I would post a picture on forum, so I am still not sure how exactly to do that. I'll learn soon, but for now it will have to wait until I learn.

I am more than happy to help and if you ever need help with finding tool diagrams again, that site is one of the best ones I've found. No offense to Dewalt, but if your product is discontinued then more often than not, your out of luck for very detailed information, parts and how it install some of these parts.

Deedub35: If your looking for a diagram for your DW057 and DW056, I can help you out there. Here is the link to a DW057 diagram. http://www.ereplacementparts.com/dewalt-dw057-type-18v-cordless-impact-wrench-parts-c-1009_2333_2844.html Here is a link to the DW056 http://www.ereplacementparts.com/dewalt-dw056-type-18v-cordless-impact-driver-parts-c-1009_9591_2845.html Here is the link to the home page to this site I am listing for you. http://www.ereplacementparts.com/ What's really great about this site is not only does this show you the only manufacturer diagram, this goes into exceptionally great detail and you can even buy parts as well. I'd like to be able to provide more help, but this is the best I can do as I've never even used either drill before. Hope I helped.

I hope this doesn't come off sound weird, but ToolGeek, you are quite awesome, no above awesome for posting pictures and providing extensive details. Thank you very, very much. I truly appreciate your hard work and the fact you took the time out of your day to post pictures of this. You've been a giant help to me, that is seriously awesome that provided me with all that information.

KJONES: Would you mind if I asked when the adapter was discontinued? I realize this probably could be found very easily online or by calling Dewalt, but if it's been discontinued, it's likely been several years, maybe even more than that. Why that is important is because the more years go by, the chances of finding someone who actually has accurate information also goes as well. Only answer if you want to though, I am just asking because I wasn't even sure if you could even buy the adapter anymore. I don't mean to make anyone feel as if they have to answer me though.

I am going to be exceptionally honest here, I've searched and searched the internet and Nightmaim is probably the only person to ever go into this much detail on converting a cordless drill into a cordless drill. Truthfully, I am not sure if I'd ever do this, but if I wanted to, I'd be sure to look at this guide. Not too sound weird, but this is quite impressive and it's extremely and I mean extremely rare to find someone willing to divulge into as much detail as you had. Although I have asked this on another occasion, but another member named Framer spoke about a Dewalt AC Adapter. Although this was months ago, I called Dewalt and by accident (it seemed?) mentioned this AC adapter. Is there any information anyone could provide on this item? Maybe even a website/pdf file? I'll admit, I am not thinking of actually buying it, but I couldn't find any information about this on Dewalt's website and the person I spoke to the on the phone made this item seem like it's a big secret or something. Obviously, it's not a secret, but you can see where I am going with this. I made a topic asking if there was a way to convert a corded drill into a cordless version, but all the information I have is that you need a DC converter and a 12 volt battery. Mind you, I just would like to know to figure out this question once and for all as this is a question that is not as simple as I thought it would be initially.