Save yourself the anguish of wondering what if and axe it now, for your peace of mind naturally, our viewing appreciation is a side benefit 
I believe they’re AEG in Australia.
If not Bosch blue, Panasonic would be my choice.
I looked at the AEG in Bunnings and bought the Makita. Sorta glad now.
those cells shown in the pic are the same nonames in the $15 shipped ebay laptop packs.good for about 10 cycles before they head south.you dont get 9 quality cells in a pack for $15!
power tools are much more demanding.why is anyone surprised these are failing?
That is why I am absolutely outraged. I can’t understand how a company as well regarded as Ridgid would think something like this would OK.
And yes, 10 charges is all I got out of those cells. Earlier, I posted that I was charging those cells up individually and testing them. Well I did, and they are toast. Pure China JUNK.
If they are really that bad they couldn’t have passed any testing.
Perhaps the actual manufacturer or battery supplier switched them after production started. Ridgid failed to do quality checks of actual production batches. If you don’t maintain tight oversight of the chinese manufacturer you hire this is what happens. If you let them source components they will ignore official distributors & buy from the cheapest source with no reputation. Factory reject components & counterfeits will land in your device. Read reports from inexperienced companies who get burned like that.
Manufacturer: Tianjin Lishen Battery
Model: LS LR1865BE
1350mAh capacity
Seriously, one of the rare times I can suggest *fire probably would be a better option without it being an out and out joke!
Oh man... that first video was crazy!!
he was really freaking out...
poor ridgid.
I dont know why they put 3S li-ion cells and marked pack as 12.0V most packs with 3S cells marked for standard 10.8V (3.6x3) or 11.1V(3.7x3)
Power tools require higher current at load. I dont think such chinese cells (proven high internal resistance) can provide such current for power tools.
12v to make it sound more powerful.
Can confirm that I had bought 2 sets of these 12V drills for my dad.
ALL 4 batteries have died. Good thing I registered them. I’ll try to get them replaced through warranty.
I had the same experience with my nespresso cappucino machine:
Now I am using a Nivona cafe romatica 855 :bigsmile:
I also had slight misunderstanding with my router. It suddenly stopped working. Dunno why:
I regularly experience this issue with mobile phones.
Stupid humans we are, what with subjecting inanimate objects to our emotions, oft the result of a third party, which these inanimate objects don’t belong to…
Ahh well, they’re replaceable I suppose
ive had good results with mine…… once i gutted the battery pack and slid in a 5S li-po RC pack lol.
Brian
I’ve got a Rigid drill and impact driver (18v) which I’ve owned for about a year. So far, I’m very pleased with them in homeowner-type usage. I’ve just finished a large remodeling project of our condo (gutted and rebuilt kitchen, two bathrooms, new laminate flooring all around, molding, new fireplace, etc). I used both pretty heavily and they worked great. They are well constructed and solid. Battery packs hold a charge well (no use for a month, etc), have decent runtime and charge quickly in the supplied charger.
No experience using them all day every day as a contractor, but for consumer-level use, I think they’re excellent. Can’t beat the lifetime warranty.
I need a corded oscillating tool/saw. Can’t afford a Fein. What do y’all recommend? Porter Cable, Ridgid, Dremel, Dewalt, Rockwell…other?
I have a Horrible Freight one. It’s…ok. I used it a fair amount during the aforementioned remodel and it was very useful. If you just want something, I’d suggest that one. Inexpensive.
If you want something that will last…save up and get the Fein.
i wonder how bad the actual drill part is compared to the battery…. cause i know the batteries probably wont last.
sounds like a battery pack id like to swap RC Lipo’s into. 
then see how the actual drill would last. i know my craftsman drill will break my wrist with RC lipo’s.
Brian