stony2002 Posted September 24, 2012 Report Share Posted September 24, 2012 Does anyone know how many recharges you get out of the new XR battery packs?and do you need to charge your new batterys for 24hours before use? lastly, can you recharge the battery's at any point of chargw? ive looked everywhere online and i cannot find an answer at all.thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wayneburgess Posted September 24, 2012 Report Share Posted September 24, 2012 With you referring to them as XR are you from the U.K?If so the XR lithium ion batteries can be charged at any time.Also for first charge always refer to the manufacturers instructions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stony2002 Posted September 24, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 24, 2012 yeah wayne, thanks for youre quick reply, by any chance do you know how many cycles the batterys can go through? i cannot find the info anywhere online Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wayneburgess Posted September 24, 2012 Report Share Posted September 24, 2012 Have you bought them new pal?Tip for you here as you probably already know lithium batteries when they goflat and ready tore charge the tool just stop.DO NOT press the trigger again under any circumstances, put it on charge right away and also charge them to max before leaving for any length of time.This will give you longer battery life and you won't damage them.You should then get well over 2000 cycles out of a battery but that will depend on how you look after them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stony2002 Posted September 24, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 24, 2012 thanks wayne, im getting my new xr kit tomorow from toolstop, i wasnt sure if they were like the nano batterys or not, so ive been spending days looking for answers and youve helped me out loads, thanks alot wayne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wayneburgess Posted September 24, 2012 Report Share Posted September 24, 2012 The guys at Tool stop will give you loads of info as well.Quote wayne6 promotion code for an extra discount Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conductor562 Posted September 25, 2012 Report Share Posted September 25, 2012 When you say XR I assume your talking about the XRP Nano's. There are several contributing factors but the rule of thumb I've always heard is that Ni-cad batteries have an 800-1000 cycle lifespan while Lithium ion batteris around 2000 cycles. I'm not pretending this holds true with all manufacturers but I would say its probably pretty close. You can charge the lithiums at any point. Chargers now days monitor the batteries to prevent most human error. They won't charge is they're too hot or too cold, they won't over charge, etc. Cordless tools are light years ahead of where they were a few years ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wayneburgess Posted September 25, 2012 Report Share Posted September 25, 2012 XR is what the 20 volt Max are called in the U.K guys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conductor562 Posted September 25, 2012 Report Share Posted September 25, 2012 Ah, I'll get this British lingo eventually. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wayneburgess Posted September 25, 2012 Report Share Posted September 25, 2012 For some reason they market them with different names,trust Dewalt to make things even more complicated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stony2002 Posted September 25, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 25, 2012 cheers guys, got my XR (20v max) kit today, didnt sleep a wink last night either! batterys are awesome and the grinder weighs nothing compared to xrp grinder. got my batterys on charge now too, got rid of that anoying foam in the tough cases aswell as it eats up loads of room. hopefully dewalt are going to bring out more 18v XR tools so i can add to it totally over the moon with it 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conductor562 Posted September 25, 2012 Report Share Posted September 25, 2012 Nothing like the mailman showing up with a box full of tools. You'll see a lot more 20V Max stuff in the near future. Don't be a stranger to the forum. Keep us posted or come around just to shoot the shit about tools. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stony2002 Posted September 25, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 25, 2012 i think i will be sticking with these forums, as the dewalt owners forum is soo inactive! this is the best power tool forum ive found so far were you get quick replys Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wayneburgess Posted September 25, 2012 Report Share Posted September 25, 2012 We try pal.LOLBut because we are both sides of the world with the other moderators being in the U.S.A there should be someone in theory on here almost 24/7 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conductor562 Posted September 25, 2012 Report Share Posted September 25, 2012 We come on at least twice a day and make it a point not to leave posts unaddressed. Welcome to our community! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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