Parkside 12V batteries

I've got 2 Parkside drills and a mulitool from Lidl. They all take the
same 12V batteries. Last year I bought a 12V hedge trimmer skin only but hadn't used it until now. The old batteries don't fit. They seem the
same but the old ones have 2 wings or lugs to locate them in the tool
which slide between 2 slots moulded into the tool and charger. The hedge trimmer also has 2 slots but they are in a different position.

The existing batteries are marked DCBK-70-12. The hedge trimmer box says
it uses Parkside X 12V team batteries. Are Lidl just trying to get us to
buy more batteries and a new charger or is there some fundemental
difference. The existing batteries have +, - and T on the connections.
The battery voltage is 12.2V between the + and - and the charger delivers 14.2V. Can I just file the 2 wings or lugs off the batteries and use them
on the hedge trimmer or is there something else going on?

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On 05/06/2025 21:03, Kit Jackson wrote:

Parkside 12V batteries

I've got 2 Parkside drills and a mulitool from Lidl. They all take the
same 12V batteries. Last year I bought a 12V hedge trimmer skin only but hadn't used it until now. The old batteries don't fit. They seem the
same but the old ones have 2 wings or lugs to locate them in the tool
which slide between 2 slots moulded into the tool and charger. The hedge trimmer also has 2 slots but they are in a different position.

The existing batteries are marked DCBK-70-12. The hedge trimmer box says
it uses Parkside X 12V team batteries. Are Lidl just trying to get us to
buy more batteries and a new charger or is there some fundemental
difference. The existing batteries have +, - and T on the connections.
The battery voltage is 12.2V between the + and - and the charger delivers 14.2V. Can I just file the 2 wings or lugs off the batteries and use them
on the hedge trimmer or is there something else going on?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6KGcVV2qMYw

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alan_m <junk@admac.myzen.co.uk> wrote:

On 05/06/2025 21:03, Kit Jackson wrote:

Parkside 12V batteries

I've got 2 Parkside drills and a mulitool from Lidl. They all take the same 12V batteries. Last year I bought a 12V hedge trimmer skin only but hadn't used it until now. The old batteries don't fit. They seem the
same but the old ones have 2 wings or lugs to locate them in the tool
which slide between 2 slots moulded into the tool and charger. The hedge trimmer also has 2 slots but they are in a different position.

The existing batteries are marked DCBK-70-12. The hedge trimmer box says it uses Parkside X 12V team batteries. Are Lidl just trying to get us to buy more batteries and a new charger or is there some fundemental difference. The existing batteries have +, - and T on the connections.
The battery voltage is 12.2V between the + and - and the charger delivers 14.2V. Can I just file the 2 wings or lugs off the batteries and use them on the hedge trimmer or is there something else going on?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6KGcVV2qMYw

I suspect there's a lot of generic Chinese 3x18650 cell batteries and
there's no standardisation between the many different types that use a
similar form factor. Probably Lidl just buys whatever they can get their
hands on this month - I have a Parkside and an older Florabest which are similar but don't fit.

The only thing I might be wary of is to not mix chargers - perhaps the thermistor (third pin) is different and might cause overheating detection to fail. You could measure its resistance at different temperatures to check I suppose.

Theo

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Theo <theom+news@chiark.greenend.org.uk> wrote:

alan_m <junk@admac.myzen.co.uk> wrote:

On 05/06/2025 21:03, Kit Jackson wrote:

Parkside 12V batteries

I've got 2 Parkside drills and a mulitool from Lidl. They all take the
same 12V batteries. Last year I bought a 12V hedge trimmer skin only but >>> hadn't used it until now. The old batteries don't fit. They seem the
same but the old ones have 2 wings or lugs to locate them in the tool
which slide between 2 slots moulded into the tool and charger. The hedge >>> trimmer also has 2 slots but they are in a different position.

The existing batteries are marked DCBK-70-12. The hedge trimmer box says >>> it uses Parkside X 12V team batteries. Are Lidl just trying to get us to >>> buy more batteries and a new charger or is there some fundemental
difference. The existing batteries have +, - and T on the connections.
The battery voltage is 12.2V between the + and - and the charger delivers >>> 14.2V. Can I just file the 2 wings or lugs off the batteries and use them >>> on the hedge trimmer or is there something else going on?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6KGcVV2qMYw

I suspect there's a lot of generic Chinese 3x18650 cell batteries and
there's no standardisation between the many different types that use a similar form factor. Probably Lidl just buys whatever they can get their hands on this month - I have a Parkside and an older Florabest which are similar but don't fit.

The only thing I might be wary of is to not mix chargers - perhaps the thermistor (third pin) is different and might cause overheating detection to fail. You could measure its resistance at different temperatures to check I suppose.

Theo

+1 about the chargers. The older battery does not appear to have a third
pin unless it is very small? This may be why Parkside have deliberately
changed the mouldings on the battery to prevent people mixing them up. It
is not uncommon for manufacturers to stop supporting older models, I have a DeWalt hammer drill that came with Lithium batteries in the old style
format type NiCad Batteries housing no way to replace either battery or
charger now. Fortunately, the kit seems to continue working and hopefully
will outlive me. I cannot recommend the modification on YT unless the user
has bought the required charger.

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On Thu, 5 Jun 2025 21:25:50 +0100, alan_m wrote:

On 05/06/2025 21:03, Kit Jackson wrote:

Parkside 12V batteries

I've got 2 Parkside drills and a mulitool from Lidl. They all take the
same 12V batteries. Last year I bought a 12V hedge trimmer skin only
but hadn't used it until now. The old batteries don't fit. They seem
the same but the old ones have 2 wings or lugs to locate them in the
tool which slide between 2 slots moulded into the tool and charger.
The hedge trimmer also has 2 slots but they are in a different
position.

The existing batteries are marked DCBK-70-12. The hedge trimmer box
says it uses Parkside X 12V team batteries. Are Lidl just trying to
get us to buy more batteries and a new charger or is there some
fundemental difference. The existing batteries have +, - and T on the
connections. The battery voltage is 12.2V between the + and - and the
charger delivers 14.2V. Can I just file the 2 wings or lugs off the
batteries and use them on the hedge trimmer or is there something else
going on?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6KGcVV2qMYw

That video shows exactly the problem I've encountered so it looks like
cutting these fins off is OK. I'll just have to be careful and remember
which way round to insert the battery into the charger. The charger is
putting 14.2V between the plus sign and the T on the battery. The T
connection on the battery does not mate with anything on the tool. The existing charger has this T connection labelled as a C with a little line
going into it, very similar to what to battery shows in this video.

I wonder if the old style batteries are available going cheap somewhere.

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On 05/06/2025 21:25, alan_m wrote:

On 05/06/2025 21:03, Kit Jackson wrote:

Parkside 12V batteries

I've got 2 Parkside drills and a mulitool from Lidl.  They all take the
same 12V batteries.  Last year I bought a 12V hedge trimmer skin only but >> hadn't used it until now.  The old batteries don't fit.  They seem the
same but the old ones have 2 wings or lugs to locate them in the tool
which slide between 2 slots moulded into the tool and charger.  The hedge >> trimmer also has 2 slots but they are in a different position.

The existing batteries are marked DCBK-70-12.  The hedge trimmer box says >> it uses Parkside X 12V team batteries.  Are Lidl just trying to get us to >> buy more batteries and a new charger or is there some fundemental
difference.  The existing batteries have +, - and T on the connections.
The battery voltage is 12.2V between the + and - and the charger delivers
14.2V.  Can I just file the 2 wings or lugs off the batteries and use
them
on the hedge trimmer or is there something else going on?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6KGcVV2qMYw

Nice

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On 2025-06-05, Kit Jackson <notme@nowhere.com> wrote:

Parkside 12V batteries

I've got 2 Parkside drills and a mulitool from Lidl. They all take the
same 12V batteries. Last year I bought a 12V hedge trimmer skin only but hadn't used it until now. The old batteries don't fit. They seem the
same but the old ones have 2 wings or lugs to locate them in the tool
which slide between 2 slots moulded into the tool and charger. The hedge trimmer also has 2 slots but they are in a different position.

Most recent Parkside tools use 24v batteries.


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Wigan

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Bernard Peek <bap@shrdlu.com> wrote:

On 2025-06-05, Kit Jackson <notme@nowhere.com> wrote:

Parkside 12V batteries

I've got 2 Parkside drills and a mulitool from Lidl. They all take the same 12V batteries. Last year I bought a 12V hedge trimmer skin only but hadn't used it until now. The old batteries don't fit. They seem the
same but the old ones have 2 wings or lugs to locate them in the tool
which slide between 2 slots moulded into the tool and charger. The hedge trimmer also has 2 slots but they are in a different position.

Most recent Parkside tools use 24v batteries.

There are two current Parkside cordless series, one is 20 volts (much
commoner in the UK) and the other is 12 volts which is called
"PARKSIDE X 12 V Team" and all their current 12v tools use the same
batteries.

I much prefer the 12v series as the 2Ah and 2.5Ah batteries are the
same diameter as the rest of the drill and driver handles so fit much
more nicely in my hands. I buy them if France where they are widely
available (and I do quite a lot of DIY work on my boat in France).

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On 2025-06-06, Bernard Peek <bap@shrdlu.com> wrote:

On 2025-06-05, Kit Jackson <notme@nowhere.com> wrote:

Parkside 12V batteries

I've got 2 Parkside drills and a mulitool from Lidl. They all take the
same 12V batteries. Last year I bought a 12V hedge trimmer skin only but
hadn't used it until now. The old batteries don't fit. They seem the
same but the old ones have 2 wings or lugs to locate them in the tool
which slide between 2 slots moulded into the tool and charger. The hedge
trimmer also has 2 slots but they are in a different position.

Most recent Parkside tools use 24v batteries.

Sorry, that should be 20V


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Bernard Peek
bap@shrdlu.com
Wigan

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