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Onoff
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I am in the same boat, struggling to justify a fifty quid battery for a tool that cost me a tenner. I guess there are a good few people in the same boat.
Imagine it was an electric car
£50 for an Aldi battery? Should have bought Fakita and genuine Makita batteries!
@nickk do you want me to see if my local Aldi has them? You could collect next time you or the missus are visiting this way.
That’s a nice gesture thank you,yes,20v 5a,let me know the price.
Onoff
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Aldi Sevenoaks, clearly not much call for cheap tools here!
£24.99 ea. I can take them back if you don't want them.
Onoff
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I paid by credit card but of course have the receipt. You can do PayPal if you want?
You or the missus making any visits to where I picked the first lot of copper sheet up?
Onoff
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In Lidl just now. A big sign with the 20V tools saying "don't forget you batteries and charger, available at the till".
I mean this is Sevenoaks for God's sake, there's not even a security guard! You expect this sort of thing North of the river but not down here
I mean this is Sevenoaks for God's sake, there's not even a security guard! You expect this sort of thing North of the river but not down here
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Local ( Newmarket Suffolk) branch has maybe 10 of each battery type, Not positioned near the tools though
There was 50 of the 40/20 and 25 of the 20 volt ones in 1 of our local stores.
We have two stores. This was the smallest stores.
When I took one back that did not work in a tool or charge at all they only had 6 of the 40/20 left.
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Ive only registered to ask this question here and by the way, there are some in my local in Hazel Grove.
I have a 40v battery and 20v as a spare, also Ferrex combi drill and compact driver. I needed to use the 20v in my drill recently but it wouldnt power though it had full charge so I thought it was faulty. I then bought another 20v from Aldi and when I got home that wouldnt work either so I took it back and got a replacement. When I got home that didnt work either so I thought 'something is wrong here.' I tried it in my impact driver and it works, tried my original 20v which I thought was faulty and it works in the impact. Does anyone know why the 20v doesnt work in the drill thought the 40 does? Anyone else seen this?
I have a 40v battery and 20v as a spare, also Ferrex combi drill and compact driver. I needed to use the 20v in my drill recently but it wouldnt power though it had full charge so I thought it was faulty. I then bought another 20v from Aldi and when I got home that wouldnt work either so I took it back and got a replacement. When I got home that didnt work either so I thought 'something is wrong here.' I tried it in my impact driver and it works, tried my original 20v which I thought was faulty and it works in the impact. Does anyone know why the 20v doesnt work in the drill thought the 40 does? Anyone else seen this?
Onoff
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Is it definitely a 20V drill and not a 40V one?
Yes that could well be the case. I have a circular saw and it only works on the 20/40 batteries.
