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Can I use my Makita 18V Lithium-Ion battery charger (model #DC18RA) to charge the new Makita 10.8V Lithium-Ion or 36V Lithium-Ion batteries?

April 26, 2017battery charge charger lithium-ion makita model

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Can I use my Makita 18V Lithium-Ion battery charger (model #DC18RA) to charge the new Makita 10.8V Lithium-Ion or 36V Lithium-Ion batteries?

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No. While the same battery and charger is compatible with a full range of Makita 18V Lithium-Ion tools, the Makita 10.8V and Makita 36V Lithium-Ion batteries require different chargers. The 10.8V battery requires the DC10WA battery charger and the 36V battery requires the DC36RA battery charger.