DC18RD 14.4V to 18V Li-ion LXT Twin Port Charger

Great battery charger, unfortunately ours was taken by a tradie doing work in the house, by accident! a necessity for Makita products.

I got this for my Dad as a useful birthday present he'd actually use but not buy himself. He's a builder and uses makita tools daily. He hasn't stopped raving about this since he got it- it apparently charges the batteries really quickly & he likes that you can put a different 'jingle' to each battery. If you use multiple tools all day it's perfect! And the handy iPhone charger is clever.. Although not ideal when on a building site with dust- wouldn't want to leave his iPhone on the floor beside the charger. Good for emergency use though. Maybe if you could somehow dock the phone to keep it safe- under a cover perhaps? It isn't too heavy either which is a bonus.

This works very well - it can charge one or two batteries independently and different images at the same time, although I'm not sure this is a good idea. Quick charging and no issues. It needs a case, though, so I am going to have to buy one of those. Why does it not come with a case???

The charger feels well made and has a nice weight to it. It's also handy to have a USB port on the front. The one thing I struggled with was figuring out how to get the charger to play different melodies upon charging. in case your wondering, here's how to do it.. simply insert a battery, and then within 5 seconds take it out and reinset it. You can choose between silent mode, beep, and a selection of classical favourites.. Happy charging!

Well designed charger for two batteries.The charging time for my pair of genuine Makita 4Ah is 40 minutes and for 5Ah is 45 minutes. The charger is fitted with a standard 3 pin British plug with a 10A fuse.The complete charger weighes 2.25 kg. Simple to use, and the lights tells you the condition of the battery/charger and end of full the charge. In the product information for the Makita DC18RD its physical dimensions given are 10.2 x 40.6 x 30.5 cm which are wrong. I measured mine and found its dimensions are 10.2 x 34.0 x 20.0 cm. It is important for me to ensure it goes in my stackable box. Another minor point is that the rubber dust cover for the USB is very loose fit - to keep it in place, I have to tape it. The retaining rubber projection is .070 inch thick going into a .075 inch slot, while its own retainer has a much better fit against pulling off !

Works very well as expected

Charges the batteries (supplied separately) quickly. Lack of documentation: instructions in the form of very small diagrams are printed on the device but are somewhat ambiguous so only four stars from me…

Good

Makita products are not cheap but they are excellent quality, and do the job. This charger makes it easy to slide the battery in, charges quickly, and is solid (heavier than the other chargers). I discarded aother charer because I had to struggle to slide the battery in, then it would not hold the battery so I had to keep pushing the battery in to get it fully charged. This charger is fast and very reliable. Well worth the cost.

A voir dans l'usage mais conforme a ma demande merci

Convient a mes batteries Makita et charge assez vite

A ver, si hay que ponerle una pega es que el ventilador del cargador hace un poco de ruido, pero a su vez es bueno xq es un indicador para saber cuándo está totalmente cargada, también decir que cuando esta totalmente cargada deja de pasar corriente a las baterías que es un punto a favor.

Es un cargador rápido para dos baterías makita, hace lo que debe hacer, adicional tiene una salida USB para cargar algún dispositivo, por el precio (1320 pesos mexicanos, aproximadamente 65 dolares) no encontrarás una mejor opción, prácticamente cuesta lo mismo que el cargador de un puerto.