Does the job
I've had my Makita 6093D for 17 years and have used it only intermittently for home repairs. One of my two ancient batteries would no longer take a charge and I ordered this item, which arrived by mail in only three days. It charged up fine, was an exact fit, and worked fine putting two-inch screws through 3/4 inch plywood into brittle, 60-year old joists without pilot drilling. The new battery is quite a bit lighter than the old one, 11 oz vs 16 oz, but it is labelled 1.3 amp hour just like the OEM battery and I have no cause to doubt the truth of this. One peculiarity - this made-in-China battery is labelled (incorrectly) as nickel metal hydride, while the box is labelled (corectly) nickel-cadmium and there is a piece of paper in the box apologizing for the mislabeling on the battery itself.
Good Buy!
I'm very satisfied and feel that I made a good choice. Product arrived very quickly and performed well. I was a little apprehensive about how good a substitute it would be for the OEM battery that cost about twice as much. But it was exactly as described and virtually identical to the original.
Seems to work well - somewhat better than original
The original batteries for this driver / drill were Ni-Cad. They were less powerful, and after some years wouldn't hold a charge. These more powerful Ni-mh replacements seem to work really well. I don't remember this drill spinning so fast. :) The price for these is pretty good too. It remains to be seen how well they will work for a heavy job, and over time - so far, so good. The original charger seems to like these just fine. It does take longer to charge, which it should as these hold more energy.
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