Hercules 12Ah Battery Tear Down is SHOCKING!
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Published 2022-08-26
M18 12Ah Teardown for comparison: bit.ly/3PSq9xM
HF Hercules 12Ah Battery: bit.ly/3JwkkVj
Thanks again to HF for sending this battery for.... um... "testing"?
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All Comments (21)
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It's not that the HF battery is hella cheap. Just that most of the others are hella over priced. The manufacturers know that they have you by the jewels and can pretty much charge whatever they want for battery packs once you're invested in the platform. What's sad is that they're probably all made in the same ChiCom factory.😑
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You're the man for doing this. Hopefully Harbor Freight & Hercules recognize how much you help their brands
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Those are good quality cells. Harbor Freight has definitely stepped up the game with their Hercules tools.
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I can see battery adapters picking up in price now.
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That news jolted me. I appreciate your spark of curiosity and ingenuity. It's good that you keep up on current events. I'll tell you watt, you'll get no resistance from me! After that little exercise, I believe you truly can Shine On! Time to meditate - Ohm! Ohm!
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Thanks for taking one for the team. Glad non of those cells exploded on you. You and your family stay safe.
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I think that is absolutely awesome when people tear apart tools and such, especially batteries, it's so helpful to know the nitty gritty of what ur buying, especially since I have a number of Hercules tools. Thanks for doing that, it's so appreciated. Total thumbs up, bear. 🐻
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The real question now is why does Milwaukee and dewalt charge so much h extra for their battery packs.
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I think that the real answer is that Harbor Freight is selling these batteries at a modest profit while MIllwakee wants to make ALL the money every time they sell a battery.
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I bought the 8AH battery when I bought my Ultra Torque impact (also got the dual charger as well). I am a hobbyist, wont use this stuff for any type of production work, still I am VERY happy to see the quality of the batteries! Thank you for taking us in for a better look!
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One of your best! Cuts right to the chase! Thank you.
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Thanks for taking the hit on the battery. May pick up one of the impact wrenches, battery, and charger even though the other stuff I have is dewalt.
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"WHAT'S YOUR EXCUSE NOW?!?!?!" 😹😹😹 Love all your tool vids
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Good job Bear. Shine on
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Nice bearproof feature! Those are good batteries, I’m sold
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I have been impressed with Hercules. I got their cordless angle grander and, as I always do, I popped it open to make sure the bevel gears had enough grease, and they did. So did the needle bearings on the drive. NEEDLE BEARINGS. My old Dewalt had a nice bushing. Yay Hercules. Oh, and thank you for sacrificing your battery pack in the name of learning.
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ThBks for this, now I have that information to pitch to my customers!
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Wow. That is excellent for the price. Surprised to see the Samsung 40T 21700 cells for sure. I am surprised at how much covering on the pack though. Heat kills. I always hope to see lots of air flow through the packs. Maybe with the large capacity 3P the heat doesn't build as quickly as with smaller packs since less pull on each cell?
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Thank you for your service!
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Interesting. The only big downside to my old Bauer light was the battery, which was easily remedied with a swap. I was discouraged by the new Icon light not having a replaceable cell, but maybe they are using good ones in them ?
