DEWALT 20V MAX 5 Ah Lithium Ion Battery (DCB205)

Perfect replacement. Holds charge. good longevity

Maybe I am off on this but when I recently had to replace my reciprocating saw and bought a new DeWalt I was shocked at battery prices, especially when the price of the battery was more than the price of the saw. After I was revived by the paramedics and left the store (I really did not have to be revived - that was to make a point) I went to Amazon and looked for a battery that would work in my DeWalt and not require a second mortgage. And so I bought this battery. I have not had it long but so far it works well, charges pretty quick and lasts a decent amount of time. It does what I require it to do and it does not die on me only after a few minutes. The price was good so at this point I cannot complain. It beats the $230 for the battery the store wanted to sell me...

So far so good. Perfect fit and takes a full charge. Acts like original battery. They are made in Mexico if that’s a concern.

It was the exact one that came with my leaf blower. They don't last that long.

After a few years, original battery is providing shorter and shorter runtimes. This new battery has brought new life to my drill and getting much more runtime over the original 4ah battery it is replacing. No issues with this replacement battery.

The 5Ah deWalt battery is currently offered by Amazon at half price. This is great except that you have to be prepared that the battery may not be able to charge. I have a variety of deWalt tools (and I try to expand my collection). My older tools are 18V which I converted to 20V with deWalt's 18-to-20 V converter. (See my related review.) A few of my 18V batteries failed soon after purchase. They worked well initially but within a month they were useless. I was too lazy to complain or exchange so I just took the loss. Recently I bought a 5Ah battery from Amazon. This was the first time I bought the 5Ah; all my other batteries came with the tools and they were lower rated. However, this battery would not charge at all. The chargers (more than one) were all indicating that it was was fully charged. Eventually, I realized that the battery charging pins were not engaging correctly with the charger pins. This time I requested an exchange that Amazon did without delays. The replacement actually is working well. Only time will show how long it will last. The strange thing is that, in one of the company flyers, it is mentioned that deWalt cannot guarantee that all their batteries work well although they try to achieve excellence. I think this is a deWalt's way to tell customer's that they are fully aware about the problems of their batteries. From my point of view --- a loyal customer to deWalt --- this is very disheartening. And I am not alone; many other customers report it (as can be also verified by reading reviews on Amazon). Whatever the problem is with the production line, it should have been fixed and not be allowed to continue.

Purchased battery so I have one for my 4.5 inch DeWalt hand saw and one on my DeWalt drill so both tools are ready to use at the same time.DeWalt batteries hold their charge well.

DEWALT has the best tools for me, including their rechargeables