FACTORY RECONDITIONED RIDGID OCTANE 18 Volt Lithium-Ion Bluetooth 3 Ah Battery Pack $34.99 was $79.99 56% off at Direct Tools Outlet

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09-22-2021 at 04:04 PM #2

Presumably no LSA
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09-22-2021 at 04:06 PM #3

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Presumably no LSA
Lifetime Service Agreement

Correct

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09-22-2021 at 04:18 PM #4

Yeah only way to get LSA is buying it with a blemished or retail tool.

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09-22-2021 at 05:12 PM #5

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Yeah only way to get LSA is buying it with a blemished or retail tool.

Can also be standalone tool now

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09-22-2021 at 06:07 PM #6

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Can also be standalone tool now

I believe its always been stand alone tool too? Unless you mean the battery? Last I knew the batteries were only covered if you bought them with a tool, or even a charger as a bundle. Always made sure I bought with the tool... always was allowed to register them. Knock on wood, going on 4+ years of ridgid 12v and 18v tools with no bad tools, or batteries. Though the 12v screw driver sucks.

Maybe I am misunderstanding

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09-22-2021 at 06:19 PM #7

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I believe its always been stand alone tool too? Unless you mean the battery? Last I knew the batteries were only covered if you bought them with a tool, or even a charger as a bundle. Always made sure I bought with the tool... always was allowed to register them. Knock on wood, going on 4+ years of ridgid 12v and 18v tools with no bad tools, or batteries. Though the 12v screw driver sucks.

Maybe I am misunderstanding

Sorry, i meant standalone battery. Go to a HD and read about the Lsa on just batteries. They are covered as standalone.

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09-22-2021 at 07:23 PM #8

I wouldn't bite unless it's $10 per Ah or better, and especially not for a refurb.

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09-23-2021 at 07:43 AM #9

The only reason anyone ever has bought a Ridgid tool is because of the LSA, no LSA, no buy.

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09-23-2021 at 09:07 AM #10

I don't find the 2Ah or 3 Ah batteries all that useful, unless you are going for reduced weight. They just don't have much run time in some tools. Some Octane tools even say they run best with 4 Ah+ batteries.

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09-23-2021 at 09:30 AM #11

Factory reconditioned: They brushed off the dust and slapped a 1 year warranty on it. There's nothing you can do to "spruce up" an aging lithium cell's output so far as I am aware. These are used batteries and very much a YMMV situation.

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09-23-2021 at 09:42 AM #12

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I don't find the 2Ah or 3 Ah batteries all that useful, unless you are going for reduced weight. They just don't have much run time in some tools. Some Octane tools even say they run best with 4 Ah+ batteries.

Use different tools for different tasks, batteries are the same way.
You'll have to find some supporting evidence that a 4ah standard battery performs better than a 3ah Octane with Octane tools, though.

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09-23-2021 at 11:50 AM #13

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The only reason anyone ever has bought a Ridgid tool is because of the LSA, no LSA, no buy.

The LSA is a good selling point that pushes people over the edge, but Ridgid is still the best tool for the money. They are made by the same manufacturer that makes Milwaukee, and they always compare favorably against those top tier tools, but at half the price.

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