xcaliber81 Posted September 5, 2014 Report Share Posted September 5, 2014 Im just wondering if theres a limit as to how much can be plugged in to the radio? Can I some how overload it if I say plugged in a whole bunch of splitters to it and a bunch of power tools? Not that I would just home depot nor fastenal could answer that question yesterday when I purchased it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DR99 Posted September 5, 2014 Report Share Posted September 5, 2014 I'm sure Dewalt has some sort of fuse or breaker on the outlets so you cant pull too many amps at one time 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xcaliber81 Posted September 5, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 5, 2014 I couldn't see nothing and i looked everywhere Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yamatitan Posted September 7, 2014 Report Share Posted September 7, 2014 It has a 10 amp fuse so nothing more than that unless you like changing fuses. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xcaliber81 Posted September 10, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 10, 2014 One more question, do the li ion batteries use the same charger as the ni cad batteries cause I only see the ni cad charger but everywhere is saying it charges all. And again im not going to do that to my radio I was just curious is all and no one could answer it lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DR99 Posted September 10, 2014 Report Share Posted September 10, 2014 No you cannot use a nicad rated charger with lithium ion batteries, You have to use a charger or radio charger that can handle dual battery chemistries. If the the lithium battery will even charge with a nicad charger it might not just for safety reasons, but if the charger did allow you to charge a lithium battery it could damage the cells permanently or even make the battery pack explode or catch on fire. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grumpy MSG Posted September 10, 2014 Report Share Posted September 10, 2014 (edited) The first radio/charger (DC011) will only work with NiCad batteries, the DC012 will charge both NiCad and lithium . DeWalt has made minor changes to the tip of the battery that inserts into the tool or charger, the lithium batteries will not fit in a NiCad charger. When you are talking 7.2 -18 volt chargers, the rule of thumb is a black charger will only charge NiCad batteries and yellow chargers will charge both NiCad and lithium. Edited September 10, 2014 by Grumpy MSG 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gatorb888 Posted September 10, 2014 Report Share Posted September 10, 2014 Grumpy is correct. It will charge both Ni-Cad and Li-ion 18v batteries. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xcaliber81 Posted September 11, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 11, 2014 So the 18v li ion batteries are different than the 20v li ion batteries, I guess that's where the confusion is I thought all li ion batteries were 20v, Can my dewalt dc825 accept an 18v li ion battery? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DR99 Posted September 11, 2014 Report Share Posted September 11, 2014 Except for a few tools all of the Dewalt 18v tools can use 18v lithium ion packs. It's only a few tools that can't use the lithium packs anyways. The 20v label is a marketing thing to differentiate between the new slide pack batteries that the 20v max tools use and the stem pack battery packs that the 18v batteries use. Here is a video that explains whats going on with Dewalt's naming system http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dBehZbptnCw Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gatorb888 Posted September 11, 2014 Report Share Posted September 11, 2014 So the 18v li ion batteries are different than the 20v li ion batteries, I guess that's where the confusion is I thought all li ion batteries were 20v, Can my dewalt dc825 accept an 18v li ion battery? Yes, the DC9180 & DC9181 (Both li-ion) will fit in the DC825. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chadlanthier Posted September 13, 2014 Report Share Posted September 13, 2014 Alright I think they are just trying to confuse us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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