M80 Posted February 13, 2016 Report Share Posted February 13, 2016 Makita Australia has the new 6.0Ah battery on their website. Makita USA press release back in November said a Feb 2016 release. Anyone heard anything? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimboS1ice Posted February 13, 2016 Report Share Posted February 13, 2016 No haven't seen or heard anything Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jswoger1986 Posted February 13, 2016 Report Share Posted February 13, 2016 Wow I thought makita just released the 5.0 recently now they have a 6.0 coming outSent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimboS1ice Posted February 13, 2016 Report Share Posted February 13, 2016 Wow I thought makita just released the 5.0 recently now they have a 6.0 coming outSent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Yea right after the 5.0 came out they announced a 6.0, i think bosch has a 6.0 coming out too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrull Posted February 13, 2016 Report Share Posted February 13, 2016 My first makita 18V tool was 5ah, in late 2014. And to my knowlege, 4 ah even came out the same year. :-D So things are really happening quick theese days. But I think 6-6,5Ah will be the limit for some time. (For 10 cell normal sized battery packs)The 3 Ah cell's used in 6 Ah is pretty old, but in newer times they may have managed to get the discharge rate up, and the efficiency on motors up. But I can't say I have heard of anything more than 3-3,2 ish Ah for a normal sized cell. And given that the tool industry lags behond the battery industry a fair bit, we might be in for a long wait. If you guys haven't seen any more? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimboS1ice Posted February 13, 2016 Report Share Posted February 13, 2016 Wow I thought makita just released the 5.0 recently now they have a 6.0 coming outSent from my iPhone using TapatalkMust have been the 5.0 with fuel gauge then they just announced maybe 6 months agoJimboSent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jswoger1986 Posted February 13, 2016 Report Share Posted February 13, 2016 Yup those are the ones I gotSent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fazzman Posted February 13, 2016 Report Share Posted February 13, 2016 Doesnt milwaukee have a 9ah battery or something crazy like that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khariV Posted February 13, 2016 Report Share Posted February 13, 2016 Doesnt milwaukee have a 9ah battery or something crazy like that?The 6.0 and 9.0 batteries have been announced but I don't think they're shipping just yet. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fazzman Posted February 13, 2016 Report Share Posted February 13, 2016 The 6.0 and 9.0 batteries have been announced but I don't think they're shipping just yet.Sent from my iPhone using TapatalkAah ok,i knew i had heard it somewhere,so much new stuff to scope out hehe. thank you for clarifying. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimboS1ice Posted February 13, 2016 Report Share Posted February 13, 2016 I would assume the 9.0 will ship out when their sds max comes out whenever that isJimboSent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrull Posted February 13, 2016 Report Share Posted February 13, 2016 Doesnt milwaukee have a 9ah battery or something crazy like that?yes. Problem is, they haven't done anything breaking news or use a new tech. Just add a third row with more battery-cells. So we are still left with "just" 6ah ish for standard size. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffmcmillan Posted February 14, 2016 Report Share Posted February 14, 2016 They seem to be focusing on raising power density now that energy density is high enough. Back with the 3Ah batteries they had to limit power consumption to increase runtime not just to keep the battery working. Now they could make something like a 10Ah the size of a 6Ah but it wouldn't power much besides the flashlights. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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