{"id":1062,"date":"2014-02-21T01:52:30","date_gmt":"2014-02-21T01:52:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.aussiebatt.com\/blog\/?p=1062"},"modified":"2014-02-21T01:52:30","modified_gmt":"2014-02-21T01:52:30","slug":"how-to-improve-makita-1422-drill-battery-life-and-performance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.aussiebatt.com\/blog\/how-to-improve-makita-1422-drill-battery-life-and-performance\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Improve Makita 1422 Drill Battery Life and Performance"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A Makita cordless power tool can be an excellent tool for home improvement jobs and commercial jobs. There are many different volt sizes of batteries for a cordless drill. They usually come in 9 volt, 12 volt, 14.4volt, 18 volt and some 24 volt. How to extend the life of your power tool battery. Works for all rechargeable cordless drill batteries.<\/p>\n<h2>Improve Makita 1422 Power Tool Battery Life Instructions<\/h2>\n<div><a title=\"MAKITA 1220 Power Tool Battery\" href=\"http:\/\/www.aussiebatt.com\/makita-power-tool-battery\/1220.html\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1063\" alt=\"makita-1220-drill-battery\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aussiebatt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/makita-1220-drill-battery.jpg\" width=\"252\" height=\"252\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.aussiebatt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/makita-1220-drill-battery.jpg 252w, https:\/\/www.aussiebatt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/makita-1220-drill-battery-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 252px) 100vw, 252px\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div>1. Place the batteries in a environmentally controlled area (example a closet). Batteries will last in most situations twice as long as leaving them in a cool, hot, cold or damp garage or vehicle.<\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>2. Charging your <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aussiebatt.com\/makita-power-tool-battery\/1422.html\"><strong>Makita 1422 drill battery<\/strong><\/a> completely. Many people make the mistake of charging it for only 10 or 15 minutes. This actually lowers the life of the battery. Manufacturers recommend a full charge the first time you use a cordless drill because the battery has a memory. If it&#8217;s not charged completely the first time, the battery&#8217;s memory will consider that a full charge, and the battery won&#8217;t last as long as it should on a charge.<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>3. Clean the cordless drill battery contacts as a way to improve its performance. Batteries usually have two contacts (one negative and one hot). Use a rag and clean away any dust or debris on the contacts.<\/p>\n<p>4.\u00a0You can improve a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aussiebatt.com\/makita-power-tool-battery\/1434.html\">Makita 1434 cordless drill battery<\/a> by upgrading the battery that comes with the drill you&#8217;ve bought. Makita have started making lithium batteries for cordless drill. These batteries are stronger and last longer, therefore you can do more work with less charges.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Makita cordless power tool can be an excellent tool for home improvement jobs and commercial &hellip; <a title=\"How to Improve Makita 1422 Drill Battery Life and Performance\" class=\"hm-read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aussiebatt.com\/blog\/how-to-improve-makita-1422-drill-battery-life-and-performance\/\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">How to Improve Makita 1422 Drill Battery Life and Performance<\/span>Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,6,401],"tags":[687,686,688],"class_list":["post-1062","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-battery-knowledgebase","category-how-to","category-power-tools-battery-tips","tag-makita-1220-battery","tag-makita-1422-drill-battery","tag-makita-1434-cordless-drill-battery"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.aussiebatt.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1062","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.aussiebatt.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.aussiebatt.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.aussiebatt.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.aussiebatt.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1062"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.aussiebatt.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1062\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1064,"href":"https:\/\/www.aussiebatt.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1062\/revisions\/1064"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.aussiebatt.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1062"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.aussiebatt.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1062"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.aussiebatt.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1062"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}