Latest reviews about Craftsman Diehard 19.2-Volt Ni-Cd Battery

dancepoolboy says "Poor quality" about Craftsman Diehard 19.2-Volt Ni-Cd Battery

dancepoolboy — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 16:11:16 GMT

I have bought two of these batteries and both are junk. I had one last a month of light use and another last about a year of very light use. Better to buy a Harbor Freight for that much use....

Rolandcrashburne says "Ni Cad Barrery is Garbage" about Craftsman Diehard 19.2-Volt Ni-Cd Battery

Rolandcrashburne — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 17:57:13 GMT

NiCad battery lasted about two weeks longer than the warrenty... Sears reps didn't care. More junk from China... what more can I say?

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jamesshop says "19.2 ni-cad batt is a great product" about Craftsman Diehard 19.2-Volt Ni-Cd Battery

jamesshop — Fri, 07 Oct 2011 16:42:37 GMT

19.2 c3 tools are great products, invest in the lithimum battery and these tools are right in there with the 20 volt professional tools that have been discontinued, wish Sears had kept them, but the c3 system works fine and i use them almost daily...

Unitedjoe says "Lithium-Ion far exceeds Ni-Cad" about Craftsman Diehard 19.2-Volt Ni-Cd Battery

Unitedjoe — Mon, 19 Sep 2011 13:44:34 GMT

I have both the thin version and fat version of this battery. I prefer the fat version of this battery as it lasts longer than the skinny version with almost double the amp hours.

People have indicated problems with this battery holding a charge, but I have not experience this, but I also swap out the battery when it indicates it needs a charge and I don't push its limits. Because of the thermal/voltage regulator the battery will stop working at some point. If you wait a few seconds you will be able to get it to work again, but don't. The thermal/voltage regulator is there to help prevent you from over discharging it, but if you press beyond it then who's fault is it when it won't hold a charge.

I have used it regularly on my reciprocating saw, circular trim saw, drill/screw driver and jig saw. I find it has more power than the ni-cads running longer and stronger.

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kamal1981 says "Terrible product" about Craftsman Diehard 19.2-Volt Ni-Cd Battery

kamal1981 — Fri, 09 Sep 2011 15:21:35 GMT

When I opened the box, the battery looked like used one. There were scratches all over. But I decided to try it. I charged it until the carger said OK then when I tried it on my drill, it did not work. I would not recommend this battery to anyone.

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Nofreenames says "Its a battery, charge it, plug it in, powers something." about Craftsman Diehard 19.2-Volt Ni-Cd Battery

Nofreenames — Wed, 07 Sep 2011 19:45:13 GMT

First one DOA. Would not take a charge out of the box. Had to return it next day for another one. Second one seems to be working fine. Good service on return, 50 / 50 on quality of product out of the box.

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RedAvenger says "Great battery; long lasting" about Craftsman Diehard 19.2-Volt Ni-Cd Battery

RedAvenger — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 15:54:35 GMT

I have 2 of these batteries and both work great. The one battery is a year old and shows no signs of failure. These batteries are a must if you use high drain tools like the hand held circular saw and the reciprocating saw. They last at least twice as long as the original ni-ca batteries. Another good quality is not having to wait for a full discharge before charging....

a0k1 says "Too many CS 19.2 volt Lion batteries fail early, go Ni-cad." about Craftsman Diehard 19.2-Volt Ni-Cd Battery

a0k1 — Mon, 22 Aug 2011 19:28:48 GMT

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RchiWaWa says "Excellent upgrade to the 19.2v system if you have a bit of sense" about Craftsman Diehard 19.2-Volt Ni-Cd Battery

RchiWaWa — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 22:38:27 GMT

Overall I am very thrilled with these batteries. They give about 1.5x the useful run time with my craftsman tools and charge in the same time a standard Ni-Cad does. The real boon is that they make my once useless reciprocating and 5-1/4 saws fully functional. With the Ni-Cads, once you had about 10-20 charge cycles on a particular battery, they became useless for the saws because of they simply were not able to kick out the total current needed for them to do their job. Enter the Li-Ion and about 30 cycles deep and the units remain functional for 1.5x longer than a brand new Ni-Cad, every time.

The reason why I gave these batteries four stars as opposed to five is because at the end of the day they are not idiot proof and any end user or even careful hobbyist can destroy these batteries in short order. We all were taught to drain our rechargeable batteries to fully dead, then and only then put them on the charger. This is how you can brick your $90 battery in...

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jonevans says "Worst cordless drill batteries I've ever had" about Craftsman Diehard 19.2-Volt Ni-Cd Battery

jonevans — Mon, 18 Jul 2011 04:26:13 GMT

These batteries have never held a charge long. If I don't use the drill for over a week the battery runs out of power very quickly whether I leave the battery in the drill or not. And since the charger recommends removing the battery when fully charged I can't count on my backup battery having a charge either.

I have been using cordless drills 20 years and this is the worst battery I've ever had. I've never had this type of problem with other drills I've owned in shops where the drills were used daily or with my home drill which is used infrequently. This drill is my home drill so I don't use the drill that often.

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Susan6243 says "Husband LOVES this battery!!! So much better than the nicad! " about Craftsman Diehard 19.2-Volt Ni-Cd Battery

Susan6243 — Sat, 16 Jul 2011 12:42:52 GMT

My husband had been using 2 different nicad C3 batteries for all his C3 power tools. They basically suck. I bought the lithium C3 battery for my hubby, and he absolutely LOVES it!!! He said the power stays true to the end....until the battery dies. Unlike the nicad's, which lose power as the bettery runs down. The power lasts a lot longer than the nicads.

The only problem I have now, is that he wants to toss out the nicads and buy 2 or 3 lithiums!

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12gomama says "This tool helps relieve muscle stress and does a fantastic job." about Craftsman Diehard 19.2-Volt Ni-Cd Battery

12gomama — Fri, 15 Jul 2011 15:18:05 GMT

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GADEKO says "19.2 V Li-Ion Battery = Headache" about Craftsman Diehard 19.2-Volt Ni-Cd Battery

GADEKO — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 11:47:09 GMT

I was reluctant to buy this battery/charger due to the preponderance of negative reviews that are all remarkebly consistent. But I received it as a Christmas present. I'm just a home user so I really didn't use my drill much until I moved about a year after I received the battery. At first I was loving this battery for its incredibly long charge interval. But just like all the other reviewers warned, I forgot to pay attention to its state of charge and I ran the drill until the battery died. After that it simply wouldn't hold a charge anymore. Eventually I disassembled it and replaced the two MOSFET rectifiers on the circuit board. Works fine now but for how long I don't know. The MOSFETS are screwed to an aluminum heat sink and I noticed only the tiniest dab of heat sink compond imaginable had been applied to them. So small it didn't cover more than 10% of their surfaces between themselves and the heat sink. When I repaired mine I used a liberal application of heat sink compound figuring...

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elmosack says " Lithium-ion battery 315.113710 " about Craftsman Diehard 19.2-Volt Ni-Cd Battery

elmosack — Mon, 18 Apr 2011 17:21:18 GMT

This battery was good for the initial charge then failed the first time I tried to recharge it. I don't use my drill/driver much so the 90 day warantee had expired. I have bought many many products from Sears over the last 40 years and have been very satisfied with their customer support and quality of products. Evidently there is a new Sears now. Buyer beware.

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DennyLeq says "Craftsman C3 19.2V Lithium Ion Battery Pack - A waste of money" about Craftsman Diehard 19.2-Volt Ni-Cd Battery

DennyLeq — Tue, 05 Apr 2011 20:53:22 GMT

Having purchased and used Craftsman tools for over 30 years, I can say that most have worked well and have taken a beating. I have several Craftsman C3 19.2 V cordless drills and will continue to use them with the standard C3 Ni Cad battery packs. I purchased the $89.99 C3 Lithium Ion battery several months ago because of a sale that included the charger. I didn't need it right away, so I let it sit past the 30 day warranty period. Big mistake!

This battery can fail several different ways. The way it failed for me couldn't be known until I used it in my Craftsman Right Angle Drill to drill holes to install house wiring. I drilled several holes and it worked fine. I started drilling another hole and the power just quit. I let go of the trigger and pressed it again and the drill started and ran for a couple more holes then quit. I recharged the battery and drilled a few more holes and it seemed OK. Next time I tried to use it, it quit every time I tried to drill a hole, so I ended the job...

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oceandrive187 says "Craftsman C3 19.2 volt Lithium-Ion Battery " about Craftsman Diehard 19.2-Volt Ni-Cd Battery

oceandrive187 — Sun, 03 Apr 2011 00:35:39 GMT

vary nice product the charging time is faster and works longer than the other type and works at full power right up to the end . the fuel gauge make it easyer to figer out which ones still got a charge if your useing more than one on the job like me if you got more than one your never waiting on a charge thay last longer than it takes to charge keeps you on the go more is what i like the best just dont be stuiped and run them all the way dead they do lack a volt cut off protection like the charger has to not over charge thay should have built over and under protection in the battery that way it would not be that big of a deal what you charge it with i have been lucky so fare i ran mine down most of the way alot but as sone as i know it need a charge i dont try to keep useing it i slap it on the charger

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Casey878 says "No big improvement" about Craftsman Diehard 19.2-Volt Ni-Cd Battery

Casey878 — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 18:28:36 GMT

I bought one of these batteries because my C3 trim saw and saws-all just don't last long enough with the NiCad batteries. For $89, it really doesn't last any longer. Initially the saws have more power, but doesn't last nearly as long as I'd expect for twice the price of a NiCad battery.

Live and learn.

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cmiller290 says "Rating: C3 19.2v Lithium-Ion Battery Pack" about Craftsman Diehard 19.2-Volt Ni-Cd Battery

cmiller290 — Mon, 21 Mar 2011 14:48:19 GMT

I am greatly dissapointed in 19.2v battery life (about 2 years) considering the battery replaced was used on about 4 projects that lasted about 4 hours each and the battery was recharged before storing. Lithiun-Ion batteries should last 10 years.

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jimtri says "These batteries are junk!!!" about Craftsman Diehard 19.2-Volt Ni-Cd Battery

jimtri — Mon, 07 Mar 2011 16:38:32 GMT

Worked great at first then after a few charges, one of the two batteries died. It will not charge at all. Sears says it's out of warranty so I'm out of luck... This is a known problem with these batteries. STAY AWAY!!!

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rock2me says "Craftsman C3 19.2 col Lithium-Ion Battery Pack" about Craftsman Diehard 19.2-Volt Ni-Cd Battery

rock2me — Tue, 22 Feb 2011 20:33:35 GMT

I tooo purchased two of these lithium-ion batteries. 14 months later and both are DEAD. The Ni-Cad units are still working nearly as well. I should've saved the nearly $200.00. Sears will tell you that even one day out of warranty is too late. The people in the store are aware of the failures. Well, this is may be it. Was considering a new riding lawn mower for the cabin but I fear the wheels may fall off on day 366. STAY AWAY. or do what the store manager says, "See you should've bought the extended warranty". My response. Good luck with your next job, as Sears is losing customers quickly....