Makita B9000 Battery 9000 9.6V

 (6 customer reviews)

I wish I knew who supplied the cells to Makita. Who ever it is, they make amazing cells. I bought a Makita model 6012 in 1986, and a model 6093 in 1988 and both drills saw regular "use them till they are dead and recharge on the lunch break" use on commercial and residential construction sites for the next ten years. They are still stalwarts in my home workshop and out perform the fancy yellow and black drill kit I bought 3 or 4 years ago. I bought 2 of these replacement packs in 2004 because I was afraid that at some point my 20 year old packs would wear out and would not be replaceable, but this has turned out to be un-necessary.

Most recently I spent several days screwing together board fencing, constructing a wooden play set and a storage shed and both drills and all four packs continued to perform flawlessly under conditions that duplicated the heavy, continuous charge, discharge, recharge use they saw on construction sites back in the 1980s.

Hard to find. Have several tools that require this battery. The ones I had were dying off so I started looking for new ones. Completely satisfied with sale, shipping and performance. Get them while you can.

I've used the same original battery (this battery) in my Makita drill regularly since 1992 and it still outlasts my other brands I've had over the years. There is obviously some sort of 'magic' cell in this battery that no one else uses and that's a shame. How can this battery that has worked flawlessly for 19 years, and still works like a champ, still be better than most of the newer ones being sold in other machines?! This has to be the best rechargeable battery that has ever been made. I'm guessing whoever makes the cells for this battery, whether it's Makita or not, made cells for NASA or something!