How to choose the best battery for your tools?

Battery powered tools require good batteries
Battery-powered tools are wonderful tools to do chores with, but you have no use for battery-powered tools - for example, for quality machines in the series Milwaukee M18- without good quality batteries. What every do-it-yourselfer wants, in addition to good power tools, is reliable batteries that last a long time and provide lots of power. But how do you actually choose such batteries? What exactly should you pay attention to when buying batteries?

Make sure you have as much information as possible
Choosing a suitable battery, for example for Milwaukee M18 series devices, starts with making sure you gather as much information as possible. Pay attention to the features, characteristics and precise specification of the potential batteries on your list. Crucial considerations include battery charging time, battery power (how much power does it provide and how long can it be used?) and the battery technology used.

Battery life can vary widely
Battery life for a Milwaukee M18 or other brand of machine, is an important consideration. The period that a battery can last is usually expressed in "cycles. It turns out that so-called Ni-CD batteries last as many as a thousand cycles, while the Li-Ion category already struggles with half this number of cycles. How long can be worked with one battery is called capacity. It is expressed by the code "Ah" or "mAh," or the number of amperes per hour Ah. The higher this coding, the longer you can soak with one specific battery.

The voltage is also important
The voltage of your cordless tool is also a non-negligible consideration. This is because the voltage determines how powerful the battery works. When choosing the voltage level, you can use the following standard:

• Battery strength in light duty: 6 volts to 15 volts
• Medium duty battery strength: 12 volts to 18 volts
• Heavy-duty battery strength: 18 volts to 36 volts

'Lazy battery': something to avoid
A so-called lazy battery' is something DIYers dear don't have. Lazy batteries occur when batteries are not to rarely fully discharged. This causes the batteries to adjust to being only half-charged, and therefore lose capacity. As a user, you can do something about this: make sure that you don't charge your battery halfway every time, but also let the battery drain completely on a regular basis and then fully charge it.