I was happy to find this battery on Amazon. I checked other websites and a battery shop. It cost much less buying it from here. Shipping was quick and my husband loves the power it provides.

This battery seems to hold up well. I think it is well worth the money. I will buy this battery again if the price stays close to what I purchased this one for.

I bought my boyfriend a 5 Milwalkee piece tool set four years ago and the batteries have worn out, he was so happy to plug this one in and have charge. It was a good deal at this price, I had been pricing them at $75. and thought that was a bit much. thank you.

This is the battery that originally came with my Milwaukee drill and drill/hammer (I own both). While the battery has good power and provides a lot of work between charges, it has a very limited life. I replaced them after 6 to 8 months of light to moderate use. After a while they just die and refuse to charge.

I have since replaced them with the new lithium-ion batteries offered by Milwaukee. The new batteries are much lighter, provide more power, and have a five year warranty. Much better way to go.

I was about ready to throw my 18V battery away and order a new one, then read the comment about "jumping" the battery. The battery would not take a charge and thought for sure it was dead. Then, I took a 9V battery and held it against the contacts (positive is the single lead) and sure enough now the battery is taking a charge.

BTW - I've been very happy with the combo pack (6.5" circular, reciprocal, hammer drill and flashlight). When I ordered the combo Milwaukee sent me the AM/FM Radio which is great for the garage or contruction site.

I have a set of these batteries just like every other user who foolishly wasted money on this Milwaukee piece of garbage. Just when you think the batteries are bad it doesn't end there, the charger is even worse because it kills the batteries. Milwaukee probably had a shortage of electrical engineers when they designed this crap. I could not believe the poor quality of that charger, it was evidently poorly coded if even there is a microprocessor in it. They were supposed to use multi stage pulse charging and have top off charging but none of that is in the old charger. On top of all that, the batteries are now being recalled, what a joke!

Milwaukee rightfully should offer free Li-Ion replacements in that recall after conning us of our money like that. Those clowns really owe us big time for selling us such disappointing products. Why don't they stop making Ni-Cd already, everyone knows how bad those things are to our health yet they continue to make more of it. All because they want to exploit as much money as they possibly can from selling the Li-Ion batteries for more.

It is like most things - there are some good and some bad. For me over a 4 year period the performance has been on par. My battery was recently recalled. I received my new replacement battery within 10 days of returning. They handled it nicely for me.

Milwaukee has recalled this battery; look at their website.

Don't put all your batteries in one basket with these jerks. I sent back all my batteries ( 16 were defective ) and, contrary to their worthless promise of quick processing and return, I have not received the replacements. It has now been two and a half weeks and I am dead in the water and I have to buy batteries so I can get anything done. I have tried to call them, can't get through; typical BS. No more Milwaukee battery power equipment for me ( this batteries not being rechargeable is a real ripoff, too )

You can get the full recall from the site. ( I have a large shop and was concerned about a fire so I stopped recharging, obviously. All this recharging should really be done in a vented, uninsulated metal cabinet if you ask me ) ( COMMENT: some hearing loss is NOT minor. Whoever wrote this garbage must have a MU ( Masters of Understatement ) )

Hazard: If a vent on the battery cell is damaged or compromised during use, the battery can explode and pose a laceration hazard to consumers.
Incidents/Injuries: Milwaukee Electric Tool Co. has received 35 reports of incidents, including 11 injuries from battery packs exploding while in use. Injuries include minor cuts, bruises and some hearing loss.

I called Milwaukee at 800-729-3878 to complain out our 48-11-2230 Battery. Told them I was getting ready to buy two more but poor reviews were making me reconsider. She asked me to look on the side of my battery and tell me if it was make in Japan or Mexico, then to give her the number above that. She told me my batteries were on recall, she would send me return labels for the two I had and once they received them, they would ship me two NEW batteries.

Hope this helps others looking to replace batteries.

This battery is awful. Brand new fully charged will run on the milwaukee hatchet (6514) for may be 5 minutes. It runs even less on the cordless circular saw. It needs a sticker that say "running hamster inside". What a joke!

After 4 years of ownership I can say I love the Milwaukee products, but the batteries leave little to be desired. Eight months after I purchased Milwaukee 18 volt cordless tools which came with two batteries one of the batteries died. I am not sure why I did not throw it away, but today I am glad I did not!

Thanks DP the nine volt battery did the trick. My once dead battery (or so I thought) is now happily charging in the charger. Don't throw your batteries away the trick does work!!!

Even though I will not being buying a battery on amazon today, thank you for being there if I had not read the reviews I would still have a non-functional battery sitting in my tool bag.

Thanks DP and Amazon!

I use the batteries with my Milwaukee 18v Cordless Drill for projects around my home. I have been very impressed with the cordless drill, but not with the batteries. The batteries are powerful and have a decent run time on a single charge, however the battery will fail after many (hundreds of) charge / discharge cycles. One of my first batteries failed after about a year's use, the second is still working. I contacted Milwaukee and their response was that a years use was reasonable and if it had failed within that first year it would have been covered by warrantee.

Batteriies should be viewed as a consumable.

This battery works fine on my 18 volt tools and is half the price of batteries bought from Milwaukee direct. I highly recommend this product.

Batteries will always run down. Thats just Ni Cad technology. The best part about the Milwaukee line is that all you need for your drill / driver / cordless tool is to worry about the battery. The rest of the tool takes care of itself and always works. Puts Dewalt, Makita, and others to shame.

Batterry would not take charge had to be returned for a refund did not have replacement.

I've owned 2 of these batteries for about 3 years. One died today, and I wasn't able to charge it. I tried "jumping" it with a 9 volt and it charged perfectly! Great idea. saved me the cost of a new one. ...just make sure you're making good contact for about 30 seconds. ..it took me a couple of tries, but all is good again.

I also have two of these with a 1/2" drill. After maybee 5 charges one wouldn't charge. I jumped it with a 9v battery as suggested above and it is now charging. Because of the ignorance on Milwaukee reguarding this problem this is the last Milwaukee tool I will buy. I am regerstered at Milwaukee with many of there tools. They know how to get in touch. This is a shameful showing for customer care.

sorry.... don't share the experiences of any of these reveiws. the 2 batteries for my 4 tool kit have lasted me four years with no complaint. they sit in a service van all winter long here in new england with no problems. i've plenty of experience with dewalt, black an decker, ryobi, rigid, panasonic and sears. all are fine but i would not trade my milwaukee gear for any of it.one battery is held together with duct tape after a nasty fall-still works fine. i'm a full time hvac guy and this gear is great. my batteries hav not seen a case, service or even the recommended maintenance in years. i will upgrade to the 18v li-ion set this christmas because after four years, these two batteries can't possibly last much longer....can they?

The product was easy to find and arrived in a timely manner. We were very happy with the purchased item and purchasing process. I was emailed all along the way with reports on the status of the purchase.

I love my Milwaukee 18V drill and saw.. However the batteries are the absolute PITS! I am at best an normal user, definitely not commercial...

I had 2 batteries when I purchased it new (2 years ago) and purchased a 3rd one last year... All 3 are DEAD! Unless you like to buy new batteries every year, go with another brand...Maybe the Metal Hydride batteries last longer but the NiCD batteries are JUNK...

Purchased the Milwaukee 18v cordless hammer drill. The two 18v batteries did not last a year! I contacted Milwaukee and their solution was to send me instructions on how to better care for their batteries. If Milwaukee was a standup company, they would replace at no charge their inferior batteries. At $89.00 per battery I have opted to jump ship and purchase the Ridgid or Makita 18v drill. The plus with the Ridgid is you get life time replacement on the batteries -- beat that Milwaukee!!!!

For those who, like me, are frustrated with dead Milwaukee batteries, DP's trick -- place a standard 9V battery against the leads on your dead Milwuakee battery for 30 seconds (single lead on your Milwaukee is positive, the double lead is negative) -- sure did work for me. Thanks to DP for saving me $100+.

The folks at Milwaukee deserve to be sued not only for making crappy batteries but for not publicizing this incredibly easy (and cheap) way to fix them. This ought to be on their website's FAQ.

If you want to stick with the 18v NiCad system, like I do, consider buying the 48-59-0260 Multi-Bay charger. Like a lot of people I use the 18v cordless tools with large lapses of inactivity in between. If you do this, I just about guarantee that your batteries will not take a charge when you need them next. The Multi-Bay charger brings the dead back to life. I have gone for almost a year, not charging or trickle charging them with the supplied charger that comes with the tool. At that time the batteries will not be recognized by the supplied charger, but the Multi-Bay's different recharging cycle will recondition them. I have bought "dead" used 18v batteries at local swap meets for $5 and the Multi-Bay revived 80% of these. The Multi-Bay costs about what two or three new 18v bateries do, so if you don't want to continually subsidize Milwaukee through battery purchases this may be a viable solution. Another possibility is to switch from the 18v NiCad to the 18v Lithium Ion system that Popular Mechanics said is available from Milwaukee. Of course this would involve new batteries and a new charger. I have not checked out this solution but unless these Lithium Ions explode like the Dell/Sony debacle, this might be another way to go.

I have the same problem with these as everyone else- they don't last. Very dissapointed. Don't expect them to last more than 6 months.

CHECKED AT LEAST 15 SORCES TO REPLACE MY MILWAUKEE 18 VOLT 2.4 AMP BATTERY. AMAZON WAS THE LEAST EXPENSIVE AND AT THE TIME OFFERED FREE SHIPPING. WHAT A PLUS!!
RON Z.

I have had the Milwaukee hammer drill and circular saw kit for around three years. It came with two batteries, the first of which died around 8 months ago. I accepted it, grudgingly, but with the apparant death of battery number two today I was fairly unhappy. My previous drill's battery (old Craftsman) lasted around eight years. So I was ready to shell out some cash for new batteries, but happened to see the other reviewers discussion about the 9v battery trick and a problem with the charger not recognizing the battery when it didn't show a charge of at least 3v. So, I tried the trick, and suprise, I have two very functional chargable batteries. Used both tonight to continue finishing off our bonus room. No issues. Thanks to the intelligent reviewer for sharing his insight. Milwaukee, if you read the reviews on Amazon of your products, which I would do if I were in your shoes, you really should address this problem with at least the folks that registered their cordless tools with you.

The battery has given my 5+year old drill a whole new life! Couldn't find a better price for the batter either!

Ordered and recieved the battery. The process was very simple and happened quite quickly. Much cheaper doing this way then buying at a retail store.

Although I love my Milwaukee drill, I too was frustrated with what appeared to be a dead battery in a short period of time. When looking to purchase a new one, I saw the review from DP and his trick of using a standard 9v battery to get the Milwaukee battery charge high enough so that the standard charger will recognize it. DP's little trick worked like a charm!! My "dead" battery is now up and running again.

Makes ver glad that I use Amazon often.

Yes, my batteries also seemed to die after relatively little use. I even sent my charger back to Milwaukee since I had trouble believing that both batteries would die so quickly.
After the charger was confirmed functional I contacted Milwaukee again asking for guidance. They recommended jump-starting my batteries (I suppose to get it above threshold as has been noted in a few other reviews).
I did not bother to jumper it as suggested but rather just pressed a standard nine volt battery against the leads for about 30 seconds (the single lead is positive). Sure enough, I then loaded each battery into the charger which lit up and charged the battery with no problem (and the batteries are again working fine). Compared to a third party repair ($35 plus shipping or a new battery $50) this was a pretty cheap alternative - I only wish Milwaukee would have suggested it much sooner (or posted it).

I have Milwaukee 18v tools and the batteries are dying one at a time. They will not take a charge. I wrote the comapny and all they could tell me was to place it on the charger overnight and give it trickle charge. Well I had them on the charger for a week and they are still dead. I have Dewalt 18v batteries and they have never let me down. I was out of the country for over a year and all I had to do was place them on the charger and I was good to go. I will not buy another Milwaukee tool again.

I emailed Milwaukee regarding this issue and obtained a crucial information regarding this battery and it charger. If your battery voltage falls below 3V, the charger won't recognize it.

With that, I did a test with my "dead" 18V battery. I disassembled it (unscrewed the 5 Torx screws on the battery pack and open the top part) and used a regular AC-DC adaptor (mine was a 15VDC output @800mA but I think anything AC-DC adaptor with more than 3V output will do) to charge it manually - connect the positive output from the adaptor to the positive pole of the battery pack and negative to negative - for 1 hr. That will bring the battery's voltage above the 3V limit. Re-assembled the cover and plugged it back to the charger and voila, it recognized the battery and charged it to full. Plugged it back into my drill and it worked like it used to.

With all that said, still, I will not buy any Milwaukee product in the future. I'm still pissed at the way they handled this situation. They blamed ME for not taking good care of the tool, not a flaw in their design. I still don't know why their charger won't charge the pack when its voltage falls below 3V. I left all my power tools (Milwaukee, DeWalt, Hitachi, Makita) unused for 4 months when I went abroad and by the time I came back, Milwaukee's 18V was the only one that wouldn't take a charge.

Disclaimer: please proceed with the above mentioned instructions ONLY if you know what you're doing (basics of DC current, polarity...) I will not be responsible for your loss of properties and/or lives when you decide to do this.

I found your reviews investigating the 18 volt battery problem from Milwaukee. I love there 18 volt cordless drills but the battery needs work. I will be using Voltman to rebuild my defective Milwaukee. 80$ is way too much for a replacement.
Voltman is $35. When a product in the computer industry is caught like this someone usually files a Class Action Lawsuit. There is a reason why they only have a one year warranty.

I had three of my eight batteries crap out over the last four months. All were less than a year old. Best thing to do is go online, get good quality replacement cells and rebuild them yourself. The newer style battery releases from the tool much better.

Milwaukee obviously has a problem with their 18 VDC NiCad battery line. My first battery failed at just over a year. The second battery delivers low power (torque) and requires replacement. I will not spend $80.00 to replace these batteries so I am looking for a rebuild of the battery packs by a third party or I will scrap the tool. Not interested in being trapped by Milwaukee into continuously replacing batteries.