CRAFTSMANNextec 12 Volt Lithium Ion Battery Pack

What can you say about a battery? It takes a charge, works well in the machine it is made for, and holds the charge when removed from the device between uses. I bought this battery as a backup ... so that one battery can be charged while the other is in use. I may never have a DIY job that takes long enough to need two batteries, but the price is right and it is there if I ever need it.

I was leery about this battery upon it arriving due to packaging looked like it had already been opened by someone else and taped up galore to resell... thought I'd just try it and hope for the best. It works great and holds charge just as long as the original battery that came with my oscillation pack I bought.

I was very satisfied with icu, the distributer. I bought a couple of items from them so far. I really appreciated them sending the lithium ion battery to my location. None of the other distributers would send it to me.

Worked great, great price. This overall design has a flaw when used on a universal vibrating tool. The latching design often allows the battery to be ejected from the tool from the vibration. The latches aren't adequate. Not the battery mfgr's problem, but the overall tool design. I ended up buying a corded tool to avoid this ongoing problem.

I was really pleased to be able to get a second battery for my Craftsman multitool. It fits perfectly. One note - this is the first Lithium Ion powered tool I have. I didn't know that the batteries don't run down slowly but stop very suddenly when the charge drops. My son knew this and I was relieved to learn it - for a minute I thought I broke my tool. This only takes half an hour to charge, so with 2 batteries I can pretty much work without interruption. The other pleasant thing is that I live in remote Alaska where Sears WON'T mail me stuff and it costs a fortune to pay other services -so I no longer shop with Sears. Buying thru Amazon, my shipping charge was reasonable. I hope Amazon continues to offer Craftsman stuff.

Since Sears is no longer a store, who would have predicted that years ago,I'm glad there still offering these for my Sears tools fits like a glove and holds a charge like the orginal.

Okay, the five-star rating says "I love it" when I mouse over it. Let's get this straight - I don't really love it. It is a replacement battery, which is necessary and very handy. It works, so that's good. It would be much more loved if it were half the price, or less. But it's a replacement battery that works exactly like the original battery once did. Why do we need to rate this?

It was a used battery that was sent to me. I tried to charge it the first time and it would not take a charge. I have always used Craftsman without any issues until this battery. It was filthy straight out of the package like it was a used battery. I cannot believe that it was sold as new yet it was used. Oh well, my loss right.