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This is everything I have found about this charger. Anyone read Japanese?
USB? Will you be able to charge a phone on it?
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I have to pass – cant translate that
😐 me either
If it has usb it to charge you phone or tablet I can’t think of any other reason it would have a port besides that. This might not even make it to North America, or it will be awhile Makita is slow at introducing new tools. I think them and Bosch kind take the cake at being the slowest tool companies.
bosch has more to offer on the European market
The one picture appears to have a phone hooked upto the charger. But nope cannot read Chinese
Product Page on Australian website is up 🙂
http://www.makita.com.au/products/lithium-ion/item/dc18rd-same-time-dual-port-charger
It’s indeed a 1.5 amp output USB port for charging of phones/tablets/etc….
wow 2 3.0ah batterys in 22min at the same time …very nice and like that the usb is in the front lower right side for easy access to plug in
I don’t understand why tool companies insist on releasing in foreign markets first, and then take a year or longer to release in the us. It seems to me they are snubbing one of their biggest consumers. And dewalt is pretty slow as well, the framing nailer was out for almost a year before we saw it.
chadlanthier wrote:
I don’t understand why tool companies insist on releasing in foreign markets first, and then take a year or longer to release in the us. It seems to me they are snubbing one of their biggest consumers. And dewalt is pretty slow as well, the framing nailer was out for almost a year before we saw it.
My guess would be they like to test their products in a smaller market than the US, before they have to commit to the amount of production required to supply the US market.
Makes sense M80
Indeed it does.
Another thing i’m pretty sure of: Power tools are ALOT more expensive in the market here. The power Tool market in europe offers the brands more margin and thus profits on their tools.
If i compare the price of powertools in USA compared to what we charge our customers here in belgium …..
I think european market provides more profit 🙂
it def does – when you check the prices of the tools….they are way higher in EU
Wonder if what they actually make in terms of profit has anything to do with it.
I’d make a guess that profit is one of the main reasons. Companies after all 🙂
Ok, so….. I heard from a very solid source that this charger will be introduced in the US this month! Not sure of a date