I have a drill and impact driver set from Makita, that I got a fair while back. They are 18V and take the BL1830 batteries. One battery started giving the error code and the charger won't charge it.
I thought, I'll buy new batteries, but they have been discontinued. They've since come out with 1840s and 1850s with longer durability, but according to what I read, they will only work on the older tools if the tool has a star on it.
So question is, has anyone bought aftermarket batteries for their Makita tools, and if so, have you had any issues? Reccommendations?
I did see a short video where a guy chiseled off a small plastic square that prevented the newer batteries from sliding on all the way and it worked fine.