I read a few magazine tests and reviews that looked OK. Then I went and got a Ridgid R92009 kit that came with a free extra battery.
I registered for the Lifetime Service Agreement ( LSA) on the drill and 2 batteries in the kit. The extra free battery that I got with the deal was rejected for the LSA by Ridgid when I gave them the serial#. OK no big deal, it was free, but now I have to keep track of the battery has no LSA. Then I read a few more reviews indicating a lot of Ridgid 12volt batteries going bad. These reviews may be on first generation 12volt ,but I started to get concerned.

Say my first registered battery goes bad. Won't the replacement battery have a serial number that is different than the original LSA registered battery? How do the replacement batteries get registered with the LSA so they are covered in the future?

I have 2 questions.
1- How reliable are the 12volt Ridgid drills and batteries?
2- Have you received replacement batteries with the LSA and been able to keep getting new free batteries?