From the Bunnings website:
Customers can trade in only one battery for each twin pack. Valid from 1st May 2023 to 30th June 2023. Please refer to T&C's below before making your purchase.
Valid for $50 off:
* AEG 5.0Ah 2 pack $299
* Makita 5.0Ah 2 pack $319
* DeWalt 5.0Ah 2 pack $269
* Bosch 5.0Ah 2 pack $289
* Hikoki 5.0Ah 2 pack $269
* Metabo 5.0Ah 2 pack $279
These packs are ridiculously expensive….
Bosch blower, charger, and two 5a batteries is $249.
So for an extra $10 you get a blower, a charger, and you don’t have to scrounge up an old battery to trade in.
If it helps..I have flogged my 4ah 18v Aldi into oblivion over 5 years in a chainsaw, whipper snipper, paddleboard pump, angle grinder and SDS drill. Still charges to 100% and lasts forever (wizardry). I paid $19.95 for it…
Did/Does Aldi sell high volume pump skin, or did you use adapter?
I 3D printed an adaptor. Ozito do have a high / low volume hybrid pump though. Haven't tried one, but sounds good on paper.
Autobarn PowerG/GarageTough had a compatible-with-Xfinity-batteries one - not seeing one for sale now:
https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/642808
https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/640134
dang I've been nursing a dead Ryobi 5Amp forever hoping one day it will recharge .. would have been great if this applied to those as well.
Get a cheaper one from Amazon.
regret getting one from amazon.. it's stuck in my charger.. now I don't have any battery with charge.. need a new charger
You don't have a mallet or something to get it out?
I got two 5Ah ones from Amazon a few years back and they are as good as my genuine one.
Mate, I've got a spare charger you can have. PM me.
need a new charger
Don't you have spare charges from the he 'kit' deals over the years?
They not worth it
I found them to be the same as the Ryobi ones, just half the price.
@asa79: One is heavy use, the leaf blower.
The other is on the air pump which only gets used a few times a year.
I rotate them a couple of times per year.
Take it apart, you may find low voltage cells, either recharge them back up or replace them.
I can tell you now, it won't just come back to life. I have a dead 5 amp battery which i opened up and two of the 18650 cells had extremely low voltage, when this happens the BMS will never let it charge again as they are below the voltage limit.
Sometimes cells that have been discharged too much can be saved, sometimes they can't. I charged the 2 cells up separately to match the rest of the cells and then plugged it back into the charger. It took a while but it eventually got the green light and started charging. They will "charge" but as soon as you apply a load the voltage tanks which means they are gone.
Basically if it won't charge it means the BMS won't let it because it has detected something wrong with the battery, you can try the freezer style "tricks" but if none of those work it will remain dead until you open it up and fix the actual problem.
terrible value, just look for kits to sell off the parts you dont want
example buy 2 x aeg blower kit sell off blower & charger $220 each = $160 for 2 x 6ah batteries
Would of been nice to swap smaller Ozitos for a good discount off larger capacity. Recycle and keep you in the Ozito family.
2 five amp makita on sale 90 bux each
Where are you seeing $90 for a 5ah Makita battery?
+1 where..? genuine.? because the op is expensive
When it is on sale at Total tools or Sydney tools and you do a price beat at bunnings.
Wait for a sale.
For example https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/728091
@George Washington: its been 7 months hopefully it will come around soon … i need about 8 of them..LOL
@Mario g: I always buy 2 i find the sale is like once a quarter
This deal was 3 months ago… https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/757696
https://toolpricecheck.com/product-category/cordless-tools/c…
No love for the RyobI One+ range ;-(
You can always snag a set of adapters like this one, then you can grab whatever battery bargain shows up:
https://www.amazon.com.au/DM18RL-Battery-Adapter-Convert-Lli…
(See the related items for more)
The way I read the conditions it seems like you could use a Ryobi battery, but buy a Makita pack?
It does say "any 18v battery"
"To redeem the offer, an eligible claimant must, during the Promotion Period, bring a 18v battery into a Bunnings store to trade-in in order to receive one (1) $50 discount on the purchase of a Qualifying Product as listed in Table 1 (Qualifying Transaction)."
Applicable Products
This offer only applies to the purchase of the Qualifying Products outlined in the product carousel of the Redemption Offer, purchased in-store from Bunnings in Australia during the Promotion Period.
The Redemption Offer excludes any battery that is not an 18v battery, any replicas of the Qualifying Product/s or toy batteries.
Yes, I believe any battery that’s 18v including brands not stocked by Bunnings
Yes, any battery is applicable.
What’s the offer?
For a limited time, you can head in-store and trade in your old 18V power tool batteries for $50 off selected twin pack batteries.
Simply bring old batteries to the Tool Shop desk in-store. They can be any brand of 18V power tool battery, including brands that we don’t stock. When you drop off your 18V battery and purchase any of the selected trade twin pack batteries, you’ll get $50 off your purchase.
I just don't see the value in this deal. The battery packs that are offered are terrible value compared to buying a kit and getting a tool too (as mentioned above).
They aren't high Ah batteries neither. Compared to 'dewalt trade in a skin' deal to get x-amount off a skin is better value…. trade in a dead drill.
Batteries are best when buying them in packs, not battery packs lol.
No Ozito, no swap.