18V Battery Systems (Compatible, Interchangeable, Interoperable)

iwearpants on 15/12/2020 - 13:39
Last edited 20/12/2020 - 00:10

There seems to be a myriad of 18V/20V battery systems out there but no resources to determine their interoperability.

I'm trying to compile a list of systems to help buyers choose tools and batteries.

I've omitted the higher end systems for now because I assume they are a close silo and are designed not to be interoperable.

Corrections, additions and modifications are welcome. Let me know in the comments.

Note: The aim is not to see which system is better - because that deserves its own thread (maybe) :)
but merely to see which tools works with which battery.

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18V/20V Systems

Ozito Power X Change

Xfinity Plus

  • Workzone Xfinity Plus 20V (Aldi) verA
  • PowerG 20V (Autobarn) verA
  • Bayer 18V (Sydney Tools, unconfirmed) verB
  • Baumr 20V (Kogan, unconfirmed) verB
  • Greenlund 18V (Catch, unconfirmed) verB
  • Certa 20V (Kogan, unconfirmed) verC?
  • Matrix X-One 20V (unconfirmed) verC
  • Giantz 20v (Kogan, unconfirmed) verD? (same polarity as verA)
  • Rockwell 18V Shopseries (Supercheap) (unconfirmed)

Note: Same/similar form factor. Some with different polarity

ToolPro

Dewalt

# Note: Same slots. Different notches

Electrical & Electronics

Comments

      • elGusto on 14/05/2022 - 06:09
        +1

        Rockwell seem to have updated their tools - the worx batteries don’t slide all the way in as there’s a plastic section added. A little workaround needed!

        • Azif on 14/05/2022 - 13:51
          +1

          FYI for anyone interested

          Rockwell fits into toolpro, but not the other way. Assume just need to take out that plastic section

          https://imgur.com/a/KNXeTa1

  • abc on 19/03/2022 - 19:53

    This thread on another forum is a parallel discussion :) https://forums.overclockers.com.au/threads/18v-lithium-batte…

  • Mortin on 24/03/2022 - 13:15

    Thanks. I have 3 Worx batteries. Now on my way to get a Toolpro polisher

  • 2findout4 on 04/04/2022 - 09:50

    Which other 18-20v brand battery will fit Giantz garden tools

  • bibendum73au on 28/05/2022 - 16:00

    So I have a bunch of older Black & Decker 18v tools, drills, polesaws, etc. (battery 244760) I was about to turf the lot.
    Recently updated to the Ozito PXC 18v stuff.

    Is there a chance I don’t need to chuck all the B&D stuff?? Can I simply buy or make an adaptor?

    • tewharaunz on 11/03/2024 - 08:33

      I found an adapter to go from the old B&D NiCad 18v tool to B&D Lithium battery (search for HPA1820 on Aliexpress). Works great. I also have an adapter from B&D Lithium tool to Makita battery (search for BPS18M). They do work together, but it gets a bit bulky. I found adapter for Ozito battery to B&D Lithium tool, but no point posting links that will go stale in 5 minutes. Search for Einhell or X-change or Ozito or EIN, and battery and/or adapter and black+decker or BPS (B&D, Porter Cable, Stanley).

      • bargainshooter on 11/03/2024 - 09:24

        Do you find b&d (lithium) have the same battery connectors as porter cable and Stanley? I'm looking for a b&d battery to worx tools and b&d battery to Bosch green.

  • tonyjzx on 12/06/2022 - 22:36

    i have a bunch of black and decker shit and its well known the company Stanley Black and Decker are the one company and they also own De Walt and Craftsman and Porter Cable..

    The last two arent really relevant as they have no footprint here.

    And everyone has the impression Stanley, B&D and De Walt use the same batteries but that isnt true.

    Firstly De Walt uses a 5 slot battery. Stanley D&D use 4 slots.

    But it gets worse:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Z3__Pf1SP0

    Basically the cutout and sizing for Stanley and B&D isnt the same. So unless you get out a dremel it wont work. But then it seems like a one way conversion.

    So that's that. I wouldnt invest in B&D now because they're not interesting in expanding their tool catalog. Its dead.

    • Duff5000 on 21/08/2022 - 22:22
      +3

      Someone i know was chucking out some B&D batteries. They were in a cordless vacuum that broke.

      It was very easy to mod the battery to fit my Fat Max (stanley). Just cut the decorative bulge off the front and cut a small notch in the rail.

      https://i.imgur.com/mdLHy5m.png

  • bargainshooter on 26/08/2022 - 14:23

    Anyone connect a worx/toolpro battery to bosch 18v tools?

    Also same worx to B&D or dewalt?

  • bibendum73au on 19/09/2022 - 18:11

    Further to my issue of having a bunch of old B&D units, I found a new 18V B&D hedge trimmer on special, bought an adaptor from old B&D to new B&D and now all my old skins have a new life.

    • bargainshooter on 19/09/2022 - 20:52

      Do you have a link to the b&d hedge trimmer?

  • mhc on 21/03/2023 - 14:39

    I have Ozito PXC battery and Hikoki charger. Would I be able to charge Ozito battery using Hikoki charger?

  • HaoWood on 06/05/2023 - 10:51

    I have a Giantz brand 36 Volt battery and a YardForce 40 Volt battery. They are a match and work on both chargers and in a Giantz lawnmower.

  • Kiro on 09/05/2023 - 11:05

    late to the party but i have ryobi and dewalt, quick search on ebay got me a dewalt to ryobi adapter for $20 delivered with change.

    works a treat and dewalt batteries charge on the ryobi charger.

  • Blacksmithoz on 12/09/2023 - 18:23
    +1

    I have adapters to use Ozito batteries on Ryobi, and Dewalt type1power tools.
    I have had issues using the Ozito batteries on the high powered Ryobi tools, like angle grinder.
    There seems to be some feedback when the grinder trigger is switched off, to the battery which bricks the battery.
    I also have an adapter from Aldi battery to Ryobi and Dewalt type 1 tools. So far no problems even with the hammer drill.
    Does anyone know what sort of compatibility there is between Matrix 20V and the Aldi workzone 20V battery?

    https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/283894044834 Ozito-Dewalt
    https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/284908182034 Aldi-Ryobi
    https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/283240837343 Ozito-Ryobi

    There is a downloadable stl for Ozito-Ryobi, and assembly instructions:
    https://cults3d.com/en/3d-model/gadget/ozito-battery-to-ryob…

    The adapters I make don't have the centre pin, so charging must be done with the manufacturers charger. If there is no issue I may add the centre pin so that the other charger can be used with the adapter.

  • milkabuck on 14/11/2023 - 08:32

    Struggling to find an adapter that will allow me to use Ozito power xchange batteries on Bosch Blue tools? Seem to keep getting the opposite option with my searching on ebay.

  • chewbot on 28/11/2023 - 10:56

    Does anyone know if there a fundamental reason (preferably in dumbed down language) that there can't be adapters for using aldi/xfinity etc batteries with black & decker tools?

    Or am I just unlucky? Seems to be almost every other possibility of ebay etc.

  • Hydrocarbon on 20/02/2024 - 06:51

    Katana- related to Kincrome. Have a 4 piece kit with 3 x4ah batteries at the moment at discount trader for $249. Can anyone comment on the interchangeability of this brand before I drop a penny on them?
    I see them in a number of tool retailers and industrial/engineering supplier catalogs here in Australia.

  • null and void on 21/02/2024 - 18:46

    Ramset 18-20V packs are rebadged V or M series Milwaukees.

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