Black & Decker HPB24 24 Volt Battery

What are you going to do if you want a spare battery? The spare cost as much as the original drill, saw, flashlight and one battery. Seems to work fine.

I gave it five stars just to say compared to other batteries it is good. What can you say its a battery. Works well holds life. But for use with the cordless saw it will only cut 2 4 foot boards before losing its charge at full charge. If you plan to use it with a saw I recommend owning at least 2. Holds charge while used in a Driver/Drill. Good quality for the tools it is used in thought black and decker would be substandard but they work great. Battery charge time depends on the charger. There is a quick charger which will do the job in an hour. Though quick charging will reduce battery life and charge length. Charge in the normal charger takes 3 hour normally, 9 hours for guaranteed full charge.

Like all batteries for cordless power tools the price is enough to make you want to mount a possey and tear down the company. Most batteries can be reconditioned when the seem dead. There are various techniques you can use to revive a dead battery don't throw them away if you...Read more

This battery arrived in very quickly. It ia as advertised. Now I have two batteries, making the drill MUCH MORE useful!