Milwaukee M12 Charger and Portable Power Source VS Knockoff

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Homesteading With Dan

2 жыл бұрын

I hope this helps in building your backup power.

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@BRENT3143945 7 ай бұрын

How funny would it be if they where made in the same factory

@Chris_Rodeghier 4 ай бұрын

Probably are

@piRaufasertapete Жыл бұрын

The 2.0Ah battery at 12V should give you 4800mAh which is roughly 80% of the battery capacity of most phones. Considering some energy loss due to heat and other factors, the percentage you stated is what the calculations predict. Thanks for the informative overview. A 6.0Ah battery should give you around 2.5 phone charges.

@sharxbyte Жыл бұрын

thanks for doing the test so we don't have to! subbed

@gavindoran3466 2 жыл бұрын

Great video

@garrettwerland4555 2 жыл бұрын

I have the Milwaukee power source, it came with my heated jacket (as the jackets power) otherwise I use it to keep my phone from dying when out and about at fairs and stuff. My biggest worry with a knockoff is low voltage protection (especially with $99 batteries) For a more serious back up power Hart, Ryobi, and Milwaukee make 110v power adapters for 18v batteries. With the Milwaukee putting out 175 watts.

@wilsoneashoian5789 Жыл бұрын

You always multiply the voltage (12 v source ) by the Ah (1.5 Ah) = 18 Wh or 18 Joules

@gavynmontgomery9710 Ай бұрын

High output 2.5 charges my iPhone 13 to full and still has two bars left on the battery. Definitely recommend the ho 2.5 for charging your phone and stuff.

@homesteadingwithdan3848 Ай бұрын

I honestly this for emergency power this is a great cheap solution to back up power if you already have the batteries. I think a lot of people have drank the power tool Coolaid and are brand loyal but at the end of the day 12v is 12v. Unless you’re in construction where time is money I don’t see an issue with using a third party product or adapter on your tools.

@h8GW Жыл бұрын

Yeah, the Milwaukee one costs _three times_ as much now. It's not even like the knockoffs got cheaper, it's that Milwaukee bumped up their price. I wouldn't really worry about it catching fire. A KO charger isn't the same as a KO battery. There's no real cost savings from changing the PCB and charge logic over just copying them. They can cheap out on the wire gauge and plastic/build quality, but it's not a high-amperage nor heavy-duty device. Also, it's not like the official ones can't fail miserably, according to user reviews on Milwaukee's own website. In fact, I wouldn't be surprised if Milwaukee had a higher profit margin on this mobile charger than their batteries. *Edit:* Whoops, I made that presumption based on assuming that the charger needed only 1 PCB. The Milwaukee ones have 2, so the KOs can't balance charge. Still, it's probably fine to charge on the KO occasionally, as long as you normally charge on an official charger, and maybe not all KOs are like this.

@davidlawrence1331 2 жыл бұрын

Could you please tell me How many Phone charges do you get from the 1.5 Ah Battery?

@homesteadingwithdan3848 2 жыл бұрын

I was charging a pixel 4xl and it want from 0-72% so not even one. But that’s an extreme example. If you’re on a job site or something and just needed to grab a quick charge it’s not that bad. I like it more for its ability to charge the Milwaukee batteries, the regular DC charger is expensive and if you’re using solar to charge it’s going to take time anyway.

@stephenyip826 2 жыл бұрын

The 1.5 Ah M12 battery has 18 Watt hours. That translates to 5000 mAh for a 3.6V cellphone battery.

@procrastinator1842 2 жыл бұрын

@@stephenyip826 That's in a perfect world. My testing of battery banks has shown them to be around 50-55% efficient. So much less than you would hope.

@Edgar-and-Wrench Жыл бұрын

Can you charge m12 batteries with that power source adapter?

@homesteadingwithdan3848 3 ай бұрын

yes you can its a super cheap DC to DC option

@MLeung-vl7we Жыл бұрын

Really, its just a plastic holder with some ports for $40. The overcharge circuitry is in the battery. How cool would it be if they can make one using USB and with a builtin LED light (flashlight). Were you really worried about charging using an aftermarket in the house? Did you buy the Milwaukee version with your own money or did they give it to you for an upsell review? Wouldnt you think the tiny wire used to charge the device would melt first?

@ozyrob1 2 жыл бұрын

Don't support stealing. IP theft is theft.

@h8GW Жыл бұрын

There is literally no technology in this charger that Milwaukee developed and holds the rights or patents to. The only IP here is the Milwaukee name, which apparently *adds $40* to the price.