| By :
Ronald Hoff
Like Makita's world famous power tools, Makita battery chargers are also popular in their product line. Their battery chargers support the battery condition and can charge the battery faster and prolong its life. Makita battery chargers are manufactured with the highest energy efficiency. One of the Makita top battery chargers is Makita DC18SE 18 Volt Li-ion Nickel Metal Hydride Optimum Automotive Battery Charger. It is a very compact portable battery charger and can charge the batteries most effectively. There are other high power charger also available that can be used with all their nickel cadmium as well as nickel metal hydride batteries. The charging time for the battery actually varies with the size and the type of the battery. Makita battery chargers are available with 12 V plugs for automobiles in addition to the standard electrical outlets. You can easily charge your batteries while you are traveling between different job sites and thus have the ultimate flexibility. The Makita portable battery charger is designed for charging the LXT batteries on the go. It is perfect for professionals and other users to utilize the down time to recharge their batteries with 12V socket. The DC18SE Makita charger is having most of the features common with DC18RA model. These include comprehensive lights to show the charge status, cooling fan as well as the diagnostic lights. The charger works on a power source, which has a 12V outlet. The average charge time for a Makita 18V and 3.0 Ah Li-Ion battery is one hour. It may take even more time, but in fact an automotive Ni-Cd/MH charger normally takes more than 90 minutes for charging an 18V and 3.0Ah Ni-MH battery. The charger is suitable for both Lithium-ion and Ni MH batteries. The Makita battery charger uses a unique charging technology with 3 active controls for current, voltage as well as temperature and maximizes the battery of life. DC18SE Li-Ion charger can fast charge a LI-ion battery in 30 minute. There is an inbuilt hi-tech CPU that gathers the data from the memory chip installed in the battery and selects an optimum method for charging. It has a cooling system comprising an air cooling fan. The fan forces cool air through the inbuilt air vents in the battery and effectively cools down the battery to control and enable the battery to show its own performance. It maximizes the battery life as it does not allow it to overheat during charging. During the charging, you can hear the sound of the fan. If there is any trouble with the fan a yellow light will flash giving you a warning signal. The battery can be charged even with a warning with yellow light, but it may take more time than usual. The fast charger can charge Makita 7.0 V to 18V Li-Ion/Ni-MH batteries using its optimum charging system that can charge an 18V and 3.0Ah Li-Ion battery in just 30 minutes. You can insert the plug of the charger into the socket for automobile cigarette lighter in the car. The green color light will flash when the battery is charging. DC18SE 18 V Makita battery charger is meant for charging the Makita-battery cartridge. It will not be safe to use it for any other purposes or for charging the other manufacturers' batteries.
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