ExpertPower2 x 12v 3000mAh NiMh Extended Battery for Makita 1233 1234 1235 1235B 1235F 192696-2 192698-8 192698-A 193138-9 193157-5

very satisfied with the purchase. i just have a question for anyone who bought them before... how long do the batteries have to be charged for before use? for a full charge? how many hours?

Igual que el original. Muy bueno.

Good

This replacement for the Makita 1234 battery seems to be the real thing. They are just as heavy as the original, take just as long to charge and have the same power in my driver/drill. The weight is important and shows that they used the original cell type to build the battery pack. I only used it for a day but I didn't have to recharge after putting up plenty of drywall. Beware - Cheep copies use small, light sub-standard cells that don't have the capacity.Update: I looked at the old battery that I replaced and it was from the same company. It lasted over 4 years of heavy use!

An honest rated capacity, and a consistent product. Both batteries I purchased this time tested at 2.6 Ah capacity, which is a reasonable result for 3.0 Ah rated cells. More interesting, both discharge curves were almost identical, a sign of a consistent product with well matched cells. I have purchased this brand of battery in the past, and have usually found similar results when testing the batteries. However, these don't last as many years as the genuine Makita batteries do. If you are not going to buy the Makita brand batteries, these are the next best choice that I have found, based on buying and testing about 8 different brands of 12 volt "Makita style" batteries over the past 6 years

I had purchased the wrong battery last year. So when I started looking at the different options, this battery stood out to be the best. If you go to the ExpertPower website, it will compare other batteries to theirs. I just started using one of them to drill a 3/4 in hole in a 4x4 pole. The power torque was amazing and drilled the hole faster than before.

Bought these batteries because I only have 1 real Makita battery left and I have other Makita tools to use. Do have to say these two 12v outlasted the 2 18v batteries I bought for my Dewalt cordless impact, sawzall and drill, not the best money I've spent. Guess I'm going to bite the bullet and spend the money to buy real batteries.

This is the second set of these batteries that I purchased. The first set lasted four or five years of light use, which I thought was pretty good. However, the second set lasted about seven or eight months of very occasional use. I think I only used them on three occasions. I always charged them on the original Makita charger. I contacted ExpertPower and they responded. They asked for the original invoice, which I provided, however I never heard from them again.Update Apr 2020: after about three weeks, the company responded. They wanted the original invoice, which I provided. Then I waited about four more weeks to get an RMA from them. At that point they wanted me to pay for return shipping, which I declined to do because I think these batteries are most likely recycled cells inside new battery casings. Buyer Beware.