milwaukee heated jacked with dewalt 20v max (18v xr series in Europe)

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bungeeMember since Nov 2011Oct 28, 2013 9:45 PM CT

Hi,

few days ago I tried milwaukee heated jacket and i liked it. I already have 10 dewalt 20v max batteries, and i am looking to buy a heated jacket. But before i buy it i want to try it – and here is the problem: I am in Edmonton, Canada, and they don’t have the dewalt’s one here in the shops… I can order it online, but i prefer to see it and try it… so i am wandering to buy a milwaukee heated jacket and install the dcb090 usb adapter on it to connect my dewalt the batteries. Do somebody can tell me something about my idea – is it going to work and any opinions?

Thanks!

Iliyan

bungeeMember since Nov 2011Oct 28, 2013 10:01 PM CT

I am wondering and about heater itself – is it going to hold or it will burn (it is m12 jacket – 12v max – the real voltage is 10.8 and my batteries are 20v max – 18v real nominal voltage. )… how it works – is it with thermostat – when it reach specific temperature it cut out the power or the heater work all the time?

kjonesMember since Oct 2010Oct 28, 2013 11:54 PM CT

I can’t speak to converting he Milwaukee jacket to use the DeWALT batteries (though I wouldn’t suggest doing it), I have been had my DeWALT heated jacket for a couple of weeks now, and I really like it. The fit is really nice, it is thicker than I expected it to be, and on a cold morning, feeling all the heating zones kick on feels great! I recommend just ordering the DeWALT in your regular jacket size. I am sure you will be more than satisfied with it, and worse case you have the 90 day return policy.

Gatorb8881393434512Member since Jun 2010Oct 29, 2013 6:57 AM CT

Regarding your temperature question. There is a low, medium, high setting. No thermostat.

Taylors ToolsMember since Mar 2014Apr 3, 2014 1:18 AM CT

I was actually curious about the same thing, I do have the heated jacket and I must say if you are outside for a decent amount of time you NEED the bigger M18 battery packs because the run time on high with the M12 is nothing to brag about. That just my opinion

opcruzerMember since Apr 2013Apr 25, 2014 9:05 PM CT

I have both the Dewalt and Milwaukee heated jacket and I am pretty sure you can cross the two and if I remember Eric and Dan showed this on a video but I have yet to see the long term effects. The one thing I don’t like is the dewalt battery holder is much larger than the m12 battery holder and I catch the dewalt one on everything because it sticks out so far. I also assume that the voltage coming out going to the coat is 5v like the usb port.