Craftsman battery

Hello 

I have a reciprocicating saw craftsman 19,2v  and a kit with die hard battery and charger. I want to know if I can use the craftsman c3 19,2v xcp high capacity lithium-ion battery? Can I use my charger or I need another? Some advantages with this xcp battery? 

thanks

You can do that if your charger is a dual chemistry charger. If you posted the model number of the charger I could look it up too make sure. You can charge nicad and lithium ion batteries on a dual chemistry charger a nicad charger can only charge nicad batteries.

Dr99 is exactly right. You will also notice more power and a lot more runtime.

Hello 

the number is:

battery die hard 1139 19,2v / 315.113753/ 130279005

charger: ds-1138 / 315.ch 2020 / class 2 battery charger

thanks

http://www.amazon.com/Craftsman-Ni-Cad-Battery-Charger-315-CH2020/dp/B005OMX0QU

Sorry you can’t charge the newer lithium battery packs with that charger its only good with Nicad batteries.

How invested are you in the craftsman tool lineup? For the amount of money your going to spend on a new charger and battery you could upgrade to a more professional grade tool. The charger is 44 dollars or 69 dollars for a lithium charger start up kit with a charger and battery. Add in a 4.0ah xcp pact at 89 bucks your spending a lot of money. You at 160 bucks for a charger and battery I don’t know if that’s worth it maybe some of the other TIA’ers can find better pricing for you it might be worth it to check Craigslist or Ebay for a cheap Multi Chemistry charger. Whats your opinion for this guy?

I would look on eBay for the charger.

I’d scope out deals for Ridgid or Porter Cable before I’d drop any more money in the Craftsman line.

Understand though that I tell everyone with Craftsman or B&D that.

Craftsman power tools are just disappointing anymore. They had very nice electric tools, but the never really made a serious play in the cordless market IMO. They are essentially Ryobi with a markup. There are superior tools out there for the money.

Yea when I was looking up the charger he had I was shocked at how much Sears was charging for their tools compared to Ryobi. It’s pretty significant. The other thing is your more likely to be near a Home Depot store than a Sears store now too.

Why wouldn’t you upgrade to NiMh, double your amps and use your present tools and chargers.

I don’t think they ever offered oem NiMh packs with the C3 lineup of tools. Sears went from Nicad to Lithium. He could go Nimh if he paid the money to have the battery packs rebuilt but that has its own issues of expense and you have no warranty after spending the money.

DR99 wrote:

I don’t think they ever offered oem NiMh packs with the C3 lineup of tools. Sears went from Nicad to Lithium. He could go Nimh if he paid the money to have the battery packs rebuilt but that has its own issues of expense and you have no warranty after spending the money.

…….and he’s investing money to still be 5 years behind the curve.

I think Makita was the only company that really made any significant numbers of NiMh battery packs. The other brands might have made some, but very few and not marketed at all really. Dewalt didn’t really market lithium packs till the 20v tools they had them for the 18v xrp stuff but it wasn’t marketed or stocked in most local stores and they were mighty spendy price wise.

Dewalt had a lawsuit that kinda hindered their lithium expansion IIRC.

What was the lawsuit about? I remember you mentioning that around when I first joined the forum. I’m curious what component got them in trouble in the pack. The cells are not theirs the only thing I can think of is the electronics.

Oh wow it was about the battery cell chemistry. I would have figured that Dewalt would  be immune as they only buy the cells to use A123 did the illegal part. The only thing is corporate law isn’t simple as that. http://toolmodo.com/power-tool/dewalt-takes-a-hit-in-the-36v-li-ion-lawsuit/

Yea, it wasn’t really Dewalt’s fault, but shit rolls downhill.

I know this is an old thread, but I have recently acquired a 14.4v right angle craftsman from a friend who lost the charger.  I have several craftsman drills that are 19.2.  I’m trying to find out if my charger will work with this battery.  Here are the specs:

Charger:  315.CH2021

Battery:   1325101  Nickel Cadmium

Is there a link or a place to find this information?   

Any help would be appreciated.  TIA.

Throw that junk away and get a $99 drill driver set they’re out there 

Ahh…the good old days of NiCad that I skipped