QUPERR 18V 5.0Ah Li-ion Replacement Batteries with Indicator

 

The battery (Makita BL1850 equivalent) arrived with a plastic cover for the connector, wrapped in a bubble wrap bag inside a small box. This box was placed in another Amazon box. I suspect poor handling of the package might cause damage but in my case all was well.

The build appears to be of a high standard, not as good as an original, but fit for purpose. It arrived charge to 50%. I tested it in use and it fired up my drill no problems. I therefore charged it up on my Makita dual charger. Charging was quick and the battery didn’t appear to get any warmer than ambient temp, which at the moment is in the mid 20’s centigrade.

I then did 10 mins of dust blowing with a Makita blower. Around 30 cuts with a Makita recip saw in a garden sleeper and drilled around 20 holes in 2″x2″ timber. The battery now reads 50%. That doesn’t seem like a 5Ah battery but as it cost 23.77 and not 65 I can forgive that… a little, I just wish it was an honest reflection of the power which would give me more confidence for a repeat purchase.

It’s now on charge again.

So overall, it seems to work well. I can’t speak to the longevity but will update this review after I have used this item for a few cycles. It runs my tools at the rate/power I would expect. The capacity may be a little overstated.

It also appears to have increased in price by 5.22 since yesterday so isn’t the bargain it was hence a star is dropped there.

 

As per the title really.

Build quality is good, no flex in the casing and sealed well. It has some weight to it which is reassuring.

The capacity isn’t as much as an OEM 5.0Ah battery, more akin to a 4.0Ah, but that’s not too bad.

As with most other reviews though it comes down to longevity. How long will it last and perform as it does when new? I have no way to tell you that until some later date, but I will return and update this review if something goes awry.

I did get a fairly honest sounding email from the seller asking me to review this as they felt customer feedback for a small business was important, which is nice to see they’re asking for reviews instead of taking your money and then disappearing.

Will update this in a few months, but so far, so good.

=== update August 1st ===

Well the battery is still going and performing much like a few months ago. It’s capacity has dropped a little, but all batteries do over time. It still charges and functions well. I stick to what I said above and say this performs more like a 4.0mAh battery when new and maybe a 3.5mAh battery now a few months down the line. It’s had some regular use in that time, not industrial use but used more than the average DIYer. To give you an idea on a normal day’s use an OEM 3.0mAh battery (as supplied with a new drill) would likely last me half a day. These last about the same, perhaps a little more.

 

I decided instead of just saying nice battery etc I would test it and give you the fingers

I have two 6 year old Makita 4Ah batteries they have not had heavy use until recently with my car polisher and other Makita items, I also have a Makita 5ah battery that is about 5 months old nd has had a lot of use.
The test was done on the Makita Dvc750LZ brushless wet and dry vacuum cleaner, a great tool for detailing my cars.
Cleaner run on full power and no stopping
I have two numbers for each battery CHANGE this is when I would normally change the battery out and STOP the vacuum stopped
The vacuum instructions say 4Ah = 24 minutes
5Ah = 30 minutes

A. Makita 4Ah CHANGE = 24 minutes 20 seconds STOP = 28 minutes 25 seconds
B. Makita 4Ah CHANGE = There was no drop off just STOP = 27 minutes 09 seconds
Makita 5Ah CHANGE = There was no drop off just STOP = 34 minutes 24 seconds
Quper 5Ah CHANGE = 27 minutes 16 seconds. STOP = 29 minutes 52 seconds

This tells us that the Quper 5Ah is much closer to the 4Ah Makita batteries

CHARGING
A. Makita 4Ah = 34 minutes 02 seconds
B. Makita 4Ah = 1hr 3 minutes 41 seconds not shaw why this took this long normally 30 odd minutes may be because it was flat
Makita 5Ah = 54 minutes 44 seconds
Quper 5Ah = 1hr 11 minutes 05 seconds

So Quper 17 minutes longer to charge not too bad.
My finding are this, the quper 5Ah is much more like a 4Ah Makita but for 29.99, what I paid, this is still a very good deal and I am happy with it.
Note :- I have notice the price is now 32.99 but the 6ah quiver is only 34.99 and I would imagine that would be much more like the Makita 5Ah so still very good value who knows I may be able to get my hands on one to test it.

The only question now is how long will the battery last, in the UK we have our rights so it has to last 12 months or a phone call to Amazon but my 4Ah are on 6 years, the ones with no test light. Only time will tell this one if it does last then great value if not then the extra on the Makita will be the one. I will hopefully be able to add information to this post if the battery does fail

Stay safe every one
James