I have just got into the Milwaukee Tool craze. This is very valuable info going forward. Thank You !

Ohhh wow. Taking them apart really exposed the difference.

Great video! Thanks for putting more word out about these counterfeit Milwaukee batteries. Wish I would have done research and watched your video before buying a Milwaukee M18 12ah battery from eBay at a much lower price point. I didn't catch it at 1st but after using the eBay battery and realizing how terrible its performance was, I compared it right next to my genuine Milwaukee M18 12ah battery and there are a lot of differences between the 2. If I didn't have my genuine battery, I would have fallen for it. Now I have to waste time and fight eBay about a refund. I'm sure a lot of people have been duped and don't know any better. To the untrained eye, or in my case, without my genuine battery and knowing how it performs, I would have thought, wow, great deal and battery. Let's be honest, genuine Milwaukee batteries are not cheap. Everybody would like to save money and get the real deal but these eBay batteries are definitely not the real deal. They are fakes and counterfeits! I should have listened to my conscience, if it's too good to be true, it isn't.

I just paid 200.00 for an M-18 charging kit with 5.0 battery. I got it from Home Depot and atleast i know its not a fake.

Milwaukee does not package their tools like that they come in a box not in a cellophane wrapper

Its sad how a person can't trust anyone anymore because of scum people like the ones who made these batteries. I myself prefer Milwaukee tools and we all know they aren't cheap. I for one don't have alot of money and it hurts the pockets when i do have to purchase a new tool. So to spend my hard earned mone on something i thought was a good deal just to be scammed by scum really upsets me. I hope Ebay and Amazon shuts these people down and hopefully they will be caught and charged.

What about the test performance??? I wanna see come shavings fly

see the print “Everything Fit” lol

Not surprise about the fake batteries. It wouldn't be too hard for a factory to get a copy of the moulds for the plastics. I also have heard some of the oem factories do after hours manufacturing producing nearly the exact OEM parts but minus the actual specs. Kinda like putting 4ah cells into a 6ah labeled case. I honestly wouldn't trust leaving any battery on charge unattended unless in a steel container such as a closed tool box top or something. Having them catch fire is a fear of mine as well.

I'd use them just mark them with spray paint or something to let you know that they are not OEM. Just treat them carefully you will be fine

The drill should came from a combo, that’s why is without box

The fake battery will blow up on you everyone I have bought has blown up.