Sidewinder Power Tow battery source

[Rick Junkin]

I just ordered a spare battery or my Sidewinder from this site for $65. I'll report back with my experience with it once I get to give it a try, but offering the info now for those looking for suggestions for stocking stuffers. http://bigtimebattery.com/store/milwaukee_M28_replacement_battery.html

Cheers,

Rick

[Rick Junkin]

I'm not too impressed with the non-OEM battery. It charges up ok, but the battery charger gives indications that it's a bad battery. It seems to work fine, but the form/fit is off as its hard to get on and off of the drill motor. The OEM battery slides on and off easily. But for half the price, those may not be bad concessions.

Cheers,
Rick

[DaV8or]

Good to know. The OEM Milwaukee battery isn't all that good IMO. I'm on my second.

[Mark89114]

I have the same battery sets for a set of Milwaukee power tools, came with 2 batteries.  One lasted about 2 years before it failed and the other is going strong 4+ years, don't know if those data points are valid or not.  I did buy a replacement cheapo battery for my old Makita from some online battery source, that POS lasted about 90 days.....  I think I paid around $90 for the OEM equipment from Milwaukee, this was after the Makita incident.