Will a B&D 18v portable chain saw work with Porter Cable 18v batteries?
Submitted by admin on January 13, 2012 – 7:54 pm5 Comments
stevesmitty79 asked:
I recently purchased a 18v Porter Cable combo kit with the standard tools and lithium Ion batteries and smart charger for both LI and NCad batts. Since Porter Cable is owned by B&D and the batteries look similar in configuration, I was wondering if I could use the PC batts in the B&D 18v chain saw. It would be a handy addition to my kit since PC doesn’t make one. Any thoughts are appreciated.
I recently purchased a 18v Porter Cable combo kit with the standard tools and lithium Ion batteries and smart charger for both LI and NCad batts. Since Porter Cable is owned by B&D and the batteries look similar in configuration, I was wondering if I could use the PC batts in the B&D 18v chain saw. It would be a handy addition to my kit since PC doesn’t make one. Any thoughts are appreciated.
Sounds like it would. Maybe compare amps too.
The only way you are going to get a completely accurate answer to this is to call the customer service departments of both companies and ask someone that knows all the details. Just because they will fit or the voltage and amperage rating are close does not mean substituting will not burn out the battery or motor over time.
18 volts is 18 volts. That part doesn’t really matter. You will find that all well known brand name batteries will only fit there own tools.
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Hi Steve, this is Mike with The Home Depot.
You are correct, Black and Decker has acquired the Porter Cable Power Tool Company, however the interchangeability of the brands batteries has not changed.
Porter Cable still operates as a separate entity, and is still responsible for the design and performance of their tools.
While some of the internal components may be interchangeable, the major ones such as the batteries are not.
The primary issue is product design. Black and Decker tools and batteries are designed and priced for a specific market, mainly home owner use. Thus an 18v volt Black and Decker battery, will not necessarily offer the some run time or power output as a Porter Cable Battery.
A good example would be a v8 engine. A truck v8 will often offer more power and performance than a v8 in a passenger car, even though they are both v8’s.
Porter Cable products are designed for the professional contractor, are built to a much higher standard of power and performance and sell at a higher price point.
If a less powerful Black and Decker battery were to be used in a Porter Cable tool, the performance would suffer and the Image of Porter Cable tools would suffer as a result.
While it would be nice to use the Porter Cable batteries in a Black and Decker tool to boost the performance, the bottom line is the batteries are not interchangeable.
I hope this answers your question
Mike, The Home Depot Answer Man