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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vIO3TG-j-2M

Stopped by the Makita service centre to pick up a small bottle of pneumatic oil for the DUP181 since it doesn't include it and buying it online costs way more than gas money lol

I spent a minute asking the guy about warranty for grey imports, and at least for Canada, they don't have a problem dealing with them as long as they can get the parts. They happen to fix a lot of US market Makitas because of them making their way into the Canadian market due to online retailers

I also asked the guy about the infamous XPH14/DHP486 parts supersessions and he says with gearbox or motor repairs on those, they usually have to replace the entire housing set because of the redesigned parts. He didn't go into the specifics, but that basically confirms what I discovered more than a month ago and posted about it here

I tried to take advantage of Atlas' summer savings deal last week, but they didn't have the DUP181 in stock since it's such a hot item. The $50 savings would've been nice, but its meaningless if it'll cost that much to have someone ship it down to the states to me once it does finally ship/arrive in Canada months later lol

I called Atlas and confirmed they had no stock and they wouldn't get any until as late as October. So, I ended up ordering the DUP181 from KMS Tools which legit have them in stock but since I also wanted the DTL302, they didn't sell that either and I ended up buying that from Atlas anyway lol

Oh well

Got these for fun last year:

B-69901 Asian market 31 piece bit set with "Type-NZ" (JIS shank) bit holder in LXT imitation battery case.

E-03084 European market 31 piece Impact Black bit set with "Type-MZ" (ISO shank) bit holder in LXT imitation battery case.

E-22866 European market 31 piece Impact Black bit and drill set with "Type-MZ" (ISO shank) bit holder in XGT imitation battery case

There's also an empty imitation LXT battery case with no tray inserts: B-69917... got that one first a few years ago and used it to store a bunch of cheap bit sets that came with an old Canadian Craftsman NiCAD 20V drill that's currently being used with the BDF452

These imitation LXT battery cases won't fit completely into LXT tools, and the "battery release" tabs opens the cases. But the XGT one, has a separate release latch for the case and what appears to be a functional locking tab to an XGT tool. I don't have XGT tools to try that with, and I haven't tried it yet with my ML004G, which does take XGT and LXT batteries

Found this from Japan late last year from some guy who 3D printed these stick on clips that goes over the Fn and Ctrl keys on the Bluetooth keyboards. He made a Bluetooth keyboard I and II version, but I tried it on my China only funky "1.5" keyboard (very different keys, for Android compatibility) but has a Bluetooth keyboard I design and it seemed to fit fine, just a little more loose. Doesn't matter though, I only bought one before, so I just bought another the right size for that keyboard lol

Since these keyboards don't have any way to do a "Fn key swap" setting, unlike the built in keyboard on newer ThinkPads, this ghetto analog solution seems to work. If I "accidentally" strike the Fn key, it doesn't actually push down the Fn key but instead transmit the force to the Ctrl key. Brilliant! The lack of the key swap has been the only big annoyance of these good keyboards so far aside from the broken feet syndrome lol

Purists/haters going to hate me for this, but there's still many of us who don't "get" the original placement design IBM did with the Ctrl key. Better ergonomics or not, if you're used to using keyboards that have the Ctrl key way in the far corner, your muscle memory will drive you crazy when you use these keyboards with the default Ctrl key inset.

I found a great deal for the recently released DC18SJ while I was in Japan. Got it for $80, and wouldn't have paid a penny more because I knew I wouldn't use it much and it's very slow.

I grabbed a 140 watt Anker USB-C PD power supply at the same time since the kit only comes with a 65 watt car power supply.

The charging times chart shown on the last pic are from 65 watts power, but the charger itself is supposed to be capable of using up to 100 watts to charge a battery.

What I experienced instead was it was averaging 70 watts for most of the charging cycle, peaking only to about 76 watts halfway through. I charged a completely dead "brand new" BL1820B from a water logged blister pack from a pawn shop. It was only 8.3 volts when I put it on the charger.

Going by the charging times on the brochure/catalog for that battery, it says the charging times is 38 minutes at 100 watts. That sounds about right, because it took about 40 minutes to charge it. Maybe the charger was really pulling 100 watts but the power supply didn't display it properly? I didn't have the patience to watch it like a hawk to get an accurate time and since it doesn't have a buzzer, I only saw it completed from my checks every few minutes.

Charging a true brand new, not "new old stock" BL1860B from 30% charge, it took about 90 minutes, also starting off at 70 watts, peaking to 76 watts halfway, then as it was nearing completion, it dropped down below 60 watts, and finally at about 55 watts.

Both batteries were barely warm during charging, but the charger got pretty warm. I didn't check the temperatures with a laser thermometer, so hand feel seems like about 50C/122F degrees, maybe a little more. Maybe next time, I will compare the battery temperatures between using the DC18RF super quick charger and this. Using the super quick charger, the batteries are only slightly warmer, not hot all, and not warm enough to warm your hands on a cold day. This speaks for Makita's good thermal management with their quick chargers.

For actual field use, I'm not sure how useful it will be going from job to job, since it charges so slow. Maybe it has a better purpose recreational uses for those road tripping/going out to camp sites and wanting to pack light. Or even ones who need to air travel with some tools for a job and keeping size/weight down. Here in the US, since most tradesmen drive big trucks/vans, those vehicles should have a high enough output alternator to drive a powerful inverter to run a standard 120 volt quick charger. Charging times that are much more reasonable when your livelihood depends on zero downtime. At minimum, get a better power supply for it to increase the charging speeds. Otherwise, with the included 65 watts, it's actually slower than the DC18SD/SE, but not as slow as the compact DC18WC. Fortunately, in Japan, you can actually buy the charger, cable, and power supply all separately, which makes it less wasteful. You can then pair it with something better.

Bottom line is, think hard if this is worth it for you lol... In my other post from a few months ago, someone else mentioned a Chinese no-name USB-C battery charger that can charge much faster. It has a "fan", but it's only cools the chips/electronics inside the charger. It doesn't blow into the battery to circulate out hot air. Seems risky for the faster speeds lol

Following up on my rare pawn shop find, I finally hooked up the DTDA100 "production tool" to my computer and fired up the "Industry Tool Settings" software.

I'm scratching my head now on a lot of those settings. The manual tells you how to set them and what the LCD indicator means, but not much more help afterwards.

I guess I need to go back to school lol 🤓

But here is where it's gets weird: the BL1415NA battery that came with it only has 6 charge cycles on it (5 from when it arrived), and it was pretty dead after sitting for 2 weeks (blinking orange light). The tool must have a parasitic draw from just powering the controller all the time. The manual doesn't really mention how to shut it off nor does the software have a power save setting that I could see. Maybe because of this, whoever had it just gave up on it?

I won't give up on this just yet, but maybe one of you here can understand what the settings means and can advise lol

Anyway, those low cycle counts explains why the battery looks so pristine. But yet, the tool itself shows almost 1500 trigger presses. That could explain why the tool isn't exactly mint but still in decent shape. 🤷‍♂️

P.S. We really need a 14.4 LXT flair also btw

So, I was curious why Makita still hasn't released the DHP492 outside of Europe.

During times of boredom in the past month, I looked at the parts lists for several different countries and compiled the list to compare. As suspected, there's been multiple part number revisions on the gearbox, but also to my surprise, the stator as well. I guess that matches what Dean Dougherty had been saying about motor issues with the DHP486.

What I did ultimately learn was, per Makita Canada's parts list, you can update to revised parts. But, I couldn't find the "technical information" #DW744 document that better explains what needs to be done. It looks like it's internal to Makita repair shops only.

The Dutch parts list also shows a "P-84838 modification kit", but I'm not sure if it works only for the Romanian made DHP486 only, but it might work with the Chinese made ones, seeing as the Hong Kong DHP486 shares the same housing set as the European one, but the gearbox and motor parts are the same as the North American ones.

There's been no revisions on the US parts list, as opposed to the Canadian and Dutch one. There doesn't seem to be any revisions with the Hong Kong one either, but perhaps one time only, as it shows a date of April 2021

As for the Canadian addendum part numbers, it seems that there might've been ones made in Romania and China in the market. Can any Canadians chime in on that? From what I can tell, "Type 1" is the Chinese made ones, and "Type 2" are the Romanian made ones. In any case, for "Type 1", it looks like you can substitute the gear assembly with the DHP492 gearbox listed in "Type 2" because in the Dutch parts list, it's "Type 1" has the speed change lever as 127494-5 and the gearbox as 122H97-8.

Nothing is certain, all guesses. I'm sure there's one of you out there who have done a repair on these and can confirm. My XPH14 is still working good for now, so I'm not messing with it until it breaks lol

Orange big box Black Friday specials from 2011 and 2015. The BDF452 is so old, it doesn't even have Star Protection, so the original 1.5Ah battery that came with it got very abused but it still works! It now is being used exclusively with my DML815 though lol

TP141D distant cousin to scale

There's a mind boggling number of hooks that came with various different Makita tools, mainly drills/drivers.

This is likely not an exhaustive list as this is what I have and what I've found so far. This list covers the Li-Ion based cordless tools only (CXT/LXT/XGT), no old skool or corded ones (if they even existed).

These are not accessories but are replacement parts. You won't find them in the accessories catalog, only in the parts list for the various different tools these came with. I have most of what I've found and tested them all on my TP141D, so you wouldn't have to and figure it out on your own. The hooks usually fit/interchange between tool models/battery platforms.

Part Number	Came With	Remarks
346317-0	TD173D, TP141D, etc.	Modern era standard issue LXT hook. Too tall when used with BL1815N or BL1820B
346909-5	DF031D, DF331D, DF332D, HP331D, HP332D, TD110D, etc.	CXT hook since Fall 2015. Low profile, plenty of clearance when used with BL1815N or BL1820B battery. This hook is very small, so it might not hold a heavy tool well. Often mentioned on this sub.
324705-1	TD130, TD132, TD131, BDF452, etc.	Discontinued early era LXT hook. Wide but low profile makes it ideal to use with BL1815N or BL1820B battery with a heavy tool, especially when also used with BL1850B, etc.
345736-7	TW450D, etc.	Early era LXT rafter / ladder / scaffolding hook. Slightly too tall when used with BL1815N or BL1820B battery. Occasionally mentioned on this sub.
347723-2	TW700D, etc.	Modern era LXT rafter / ladder / scaffolding hook. Thicker metal but shorter than 345736-7. Works with any battery.
197505-0	CS551D, SD180D, etc.	Looks the same as 345736-7. Identical part but different supplier?
324553-8	TD130D, TD131D, TD132D, TD144D, BDF440, BDF451, BHP451, etc. (Google AI result)	Discontinued early era LXT narrow hook.
345637-9	6955, 6955SP, 6963SPK (all corded tools)	Looks the same as 345736-7. Identical part but different supplier?
346949-3	TW001G, TW1001D, etc.	Possibly a heavier duty version of 347723-2? Looks the same/similar

Was making another big order on Amazon Japan (one of them is a PV300D) and saw this rebranded brown UB185D from Japanese outdoors brand Snow Peak.

There's also a rebranded CF102D posted by another guy here a year ago.

Found this rare beast in a pawn shop recently. This is definitely an impulse buy as it's very rare.

I got it for about 50 bucks, but it's worth so much more brand new.

If you haven't been watching Tools & Stuff's videos, you might not know this is an "Assembly Tool" which you can't really find at a retailer.

It's built a lot tougher and weighs probably as much as my XPH14 or TW302D, but merely only puts out 70ft lbs max. It does have a brushless motor but is only a 14.4V LXT tool with a 1/4" hex collet. Weird beast! There's 2 of his videos that has a more in depth explanation, but I haven't found a video talking truly about these tools yet.

It's also computer programmable via a USB cable to let you set the torque/number of impact pulses before stopping. I got the "Industry Tool Settings v3.1" software downloaded, but I'll get around to messing with it later. Seems like a lot to play with.

This will probably be my only "assembly tool" or 14.4V LXT tool. Yes, you can see in the pics it's a rare US 14.4V LXT battery. I might buy a bigger 14.4V battery next time I go to Japan if I get this programmed to putting out 80in lbs for all my 10mm bolts lol

Looks like Makita finally came out with an angle adapter a couple of months ago. It's still not widely available, but I managed to get it from the same seller I got my DDF083 from.

As with many Makita bit accessories, there's 2 versions:

E-25030 for ISO shank (Type-MZ in Makita speak, Type-B in Vessel speak)
E-25046 for JIS shank (Type-NZ in Makita speak, Type-A in Vessel speak)

It's impact rated and the "business end" is magnetized to hold the bit. But, even if you get the JIS shank (E-24046) version like I did, it's still the shallower one for ISO bits. Being that it's quite shallow, it's possible to use the short shank C-form bits in it, as it doesn't have a quick release collet like you'll find in an impact driver. The last 2 pics shows this quite well when used with a JIS double ended bit.

It's also surprisingly compact compared to Anex's "heavy duty" (AKL-571 / AKL-600) ones that doesn't make it clear if they're impact rated or not. This is unfortunately made in China and not Japan like the Anex's, but it's hard to say which one is more durable (especially when used with an impact driver) lol... The Anex's does have the advantage of having an included mini side handle and a proper quick release collet, all for a much higher price than this Makita.

I haven't gone an tried it yet, but running it at full speed with the TD173D, it runs fairly smooth without a lot of gear noise. If this works well and I ever seriously use it, I might have to get some Makita or Vessel 150 to 300mm bit extensions lol

I've gotten spoiled by the featherweight TD173Ds I've got, so I caved into the hype and bought the DDF083 while shipping is still cheap from Korea. I would've bought it from "the motherland" if it's available there, but it's not, so buying from Korea is probably the next cheapest place for Makitas due to the favorable exchange rate. Plus, the KDM version is the closest I can get that has Japanese writing on the sticker (no other country's Makitas has it like this) lol

I already used it straight out of the box and was amazed that its trigger control was as excellent as the TD173Ds.

It does have a JIS collet but it's not quick insert, so that means you can use either ISO or JIS 1/4" shank bits with it, just like the TP141D. As a matter of fact, the European DDF083 has the same collet as the Korean one, according to the parts diagrams. The shorter depth ISO bits won't slide too far in.

It's a little taller, longer, and wider than the TD173D but I'll forgive it since the DDF483/DDF083 came out almost 10 years ago. I lined it up against the Makwaulkee TD173D for comparison.

It does win the prize for being about 130 grams lighter than the TD173D since it's mechanically simpler lol

I bought the "reusable" filter for my cheap low end XLC02 (DCL180 / CL180FD) stick vacs a couple of years ago but never gotten around to using it. I recently learned that it works best with the HEPA filter, so I picked them up while on vacation in Japan because they're so much more expensive in the US.

The Euro style picture instructions in the HEPA filter box says to replace all of the filter parts that comes with the stick vac with the HEPA filter and the "reusable" filter, so I did that and it works.

I am also using the cyclone attachment (since day 1), so both of these filters should last a long time. I made a separate post a couple of months ago about my low tech solution to the biggest annoyance about the cyclone attachment (keeps falling off easily): https://www.reddit.com/r/Makita/comments/1qvaf4u/cyclonic_vacuum_attachment_low_tech_fix/