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PORTER-CABLE 8830 19.2-Volt 1.3 Amp Hour NiCd Slide Style Battery

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Before you spend your hard earned cash on a new battery, THIS BATTERY IS INTENDED TO BE USED WITH THE 9826 DRIVER/DRILL,,,before you buy this battery for any other 19.2v tool,,, consider this. That 1.3 a/h rating is barely over half of the 2.4 a/h rating on part # 8923. The a/h rating refers to 1 ampere of flow per hour. This could be just as difficult as explaining horse power, torque and thier relationship to distance traveled vs. time. So I'll not try to explain in detail,,BUT, relatively speaking, the 2.4 a/h rating means that the tool you are using at a specified load, ALL other conditions equal, should outlast the 1.3 a/h rated battery by nearly double.

That's NOT to imply that your battery will last 1.3 hours or 2.4 hours, other factors apply and determine the run-time of your tool. Resistance within the tool, Temperature, Load (of the work being done), and most importantly Voltage, and the fact that the voltage drops as time goes by. Charging also is a major factor in run-time and overall battery life. Follow the manufacturer's instructions for charging and never expect a battery to reach full charge in 1 hour even if they claim to have a 1 hour charge cycle. Run your batteries as flat as you can (free wheeling) after it loses power,, then charge it for at least 3 to 4 hours, 8 hours to over-night for the best results. Never leave a battery on a fast charger for a week, a month or longer. I left one on a job-site for a weekend that turned into a week. when I came back (from helping clean up and restore temporary power at another site with tornado damage) the battery and the charger were fried.

You've spent the money on a high performance tool,,, High Voltage in the arena of cordless, hand held power tools,,, NOW IS NOT THE TIME TO TRY TO SAVE A BUCK OR TWO !!! A battery is a delicate and moody instrument, used properly it will make your tools much more pleasant to use. Shopping carefully will also net you a reliable and long lasting, powerful replacement battery.

Again, the part numbers are,
8830 the 1.3 a/h wich is intended for the 9826 driver/drill,
8823 the 2.0 a/h wich is 50% higher rated,
8923 the 2.4 a/h wich is 85% higher rated.