I don’t normally get excited – but it’s a brushless motor: Makita Jigsaw

[shanky887614]

has it got a star on the bottom? they fixed issues they used to have

 

[a1colly]

I don’t normally get excited – but it’s a brushless motor: Makita Jigsaw

The chips on the batteries are the issue, I'm a big makita guy got everything running in the 3 and 4Ah battery system but I burn through them every 18 months on average. They were supposed to be fixed with the 4Ah but still got issues, the key is when you hit the first charge issue you don't retry, it's caused by one cell running flat as the chip powers off of one cell only, instead and a pain in the arse, charge on a non dedicated charger, only, however you try three times on a makita charger then something(?) rests on the charge controller so that they don't recharger on makita charger and I've yet to be able to reset them. A big issue personally as now I have almost £900 of batteries which won't charge cause of a chip

 

[shanky887614]

Re: I don’t normally get excited – but it’s a brushless motor: Makita Jigsaw

The chips on the batteries are the issue, I'm a big makita guy got everything running in the 3 and 4Ah battery system but I burn through them every 18 months on average. They were supposed to be fixed with the 4Ah but still got issues, the key is when you hit the first charge issue you don't retry, it's caused by one cell running flat as the chip powers off of one cell only, instead and a pain in the arse, charge on a non dedicated charger, only, however you try three times on a makita charger then something(?) rests on the charge controller so that they don't recharger on makita charger and I've yet to be able to reset them. A big issue personally as now I have almost £900 of batteries which won't charge cause of a chip

? ive not had that, if they wont charge leave them inside over night and mine charged the next day. I think it was the cold that affected mine (not had it since I have 5 batts)

 

[a1colly]

I don’t normally get excited – but it’s a brushless motor: Makita Jigsaw

On a sub note I have the previous model to this and it's brilliant, put a decent blade in it and a 3 Ah is awesome, plugged my the 4Ah and flew through the same job without needing a recharge, kitchen work top sink cut out and oven top cut out in solid wood plus some ripping up and them put the battery into the circular saw and carried in with the duties in the work shop!