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Reviewed in the United States on March 21, 2025
Works a advertised.
flash 41
Reviewed in the United States on March 18, 2025
Item didn't work. Light comes on then goes out. Put a meter on it and several different batteries. Never produced any voltage.
James A. Kvochick
Reviewed in the United States on January 28, 2025
Great to have a good backup to the backup for 12 volts supplies for communications radios
steve
Reviewed in the United States on January 2, 2025
Worked great in the 6 v children auto's , ride on train and such. The step down from M18 to 12 V. worked like a champ. Goes much faster and last longer. Just take it off your drill and off the kid goes.
Straight Talker
Reviewed in the United States on December 30, 2024
This converter does not get too hot. It is actually a "step-down" buck converter, reducing the voltage in my m18 batteries to 12 volts. The high quality aluminum heat sink does a good job of dispersing heat so I feel comfortable mounting this to the plastic in the kids' Lightning McQueen Power Wheels car. Everything fit under the hood. The battery holder screws down also, which makes it easy to install the battery with one hand while holding the hoodbup with the other hand.
Call_me_JJ
Reviewed in the United States on November 30, 2024
These Power Wheels replacement battery units have begun appearing in all shapes and sizes with one notable exception. You will see these available for DeWalt, Milwaukee, Ryobi, Craftsman, but one that you won't see very often if at all is the tool and battery line that I am deeply invested in...Makita. This is merely speculation, but my research has pointed to the fact that Makita has gone through multiple iterations of their batteries though they all work with the tools they aren't the best choice in devices like this owing to the fact that some of the batteries have the BMS in the battery and some have them in the tool meaning that if used in a device without any battery management you run the risk of discharging the battery to the point that it won't accept a charge. In other words, one use can kill the battery. With nothing to stop it from discharging the battery will keep giving until the charger won't recognize it.I have no interest in investing in a new cordless tool ecosystem(not entirely true, as I also own 12V Milwaukee for lightweight versions of the same tools I own from Makita and Greenworks 80V, because POWER!, but none that will work with these) Which brings me to my use case. . I do own several setups like this intended for use with Makita which is how I know that the batteries will over-discharge. Fortunately the chargers work with Li-ion and the older Ni-MH chemistry meaning it will recognize a slightly over-discharged battery as Ni-MH and charge it to that level which overlaps with Li-ion, so remove the battery from the charger and plug it back in and it is now recognized as a Li-ion and fully charges. Consider this the warning track, but if you go any lower and you'll need to perform some battery magic to revive the battery. Which is a long way of saying these don't work with Makita. But this one claims to have over-discharge protection as well as 12V step-down, which means I could have just used my Milwaukee batteries, but that would be too easy and involve zero hackery. I was originally hoping to use this with a 12V deep cycle LiFePO4 battery to provide over-discharge protection, but it quickly hit me that 12V would already be well undervolt if the expected voltage was for an 18(or 20V they are the same DeWalt just names them differently)Volt battery, which is why the project was quickly adapted to use the Makita battery and socket with all the internal hardware from this device.I'm happy to report that everything works as if it would using a DeWalt, the only further modification I plan to make is making the step-down converter optional so I can choose 12V or 18V output and ensure over-discharge protection for all of my Makita and Makita-like batteries.In conclusion, if you plan on using this with DeWalt batteries this should work just fine. The fact that it works flawlessly after withstanding my hackery is a testament to it's initial robustness.
Steve
Reviewed in the United States on November 28, 2024
I think many buyers are using this to power 12V power wheel type vehicles using tool batteries, but I am actually using it run an LED strobe beacon at our outdoor shooting range. We have a red LED beacon that gets turned on whenever the range is hot, and this works perfectly to power it. The beacon runs all day using this step down converter with a Milwaukee 18v battery.Nice step down converter and I would definitely recommend it!
DFL
Reviewed in the United States on November 16, 2024
The Azocek 20V to 12V Step Down Converter for Dewalt 20V Batteries comes pre-assembled and ready to connect. The package included the converter with the battery base, a lever connector to connect the output wires, and an instruction sheet. It looks and feels well made, and a DeWalt battery fit into the base with no issues. The converter electronics are epoxy potted in an aluminum tub. The nominal output voltage was 12.19 volts DC. A description of use and an explanation of the LED light sequences for the off-on switch was easy to understand and just big enough to be read.This looks to be a good converter, and it has a broad input voltage range. My only concern is that a converter short circuit failure leaves the battery unprotected. I'll be adding an inline fuse to the + side of the battery base wire to the buck converter since it isn't fused. If the converter fails and shorts I'd hate to see what could happen. Inline fuse holders are cheap and easy to to connect and add that extra level of safety.That concern aside, this looks to be a solid choice for expanding the use of Dewalt batteries for portable coolers and all sorts of 12 volt devices.
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