Accessories

Better than expected
After reading all the other reviews, I expected to have problems with the 1.5 AH but they work fine. I did a time test with the flashlight and they lasted 2 hours each. Using it on the impact/driver for handy work it lasted all day. This may not be the toughest test but they work good as a back-up battery, and are a lot less expensive and weight considerably less than a 3 AH.

I did talk to a Makita dealer who wishes to remain anonymous, and he said that were problems with the 1.5 AH when they first released.

2nd shipment bad batts also
Now having trouble returning these after 30 days.....on-line format not accomadating me....will call amazon......been less than 60 days batts will not recharge again......bought a new charger also just in case...still no luck............hope i get some $ back

A better buy from Amazon...
Right now the price of two batteries is about $85 which is a great price. The batteries work great, the tools work great. If you want more batteries don't buy these. The combo with a drill, impact drive, charger and 2 batteries is roughly $230 on Amazon. So for $150 more than the batteries alone you can get more tools and another charger and the batteries. Recently, before the prices went down a pair of batteries were $100+ (and I bought a pair) and the combo about $270. I've been doing a lot of complicated fastening where an extra drill or driver would be handy. I'm sure it won't be long before I buy the combo again.

makita battery

Very nice drill one of two batteries no longer works.Less than one year
old. Actually 10 months

Makita Batteries
It was nice to find a reliable source for replacement batteries for my cordless drill at a good prict.