RIDGID 18 Volt HYPER OCTANE Bluetooth Battery Review and Instructional

[@RobinsonLeni]

Excellent description 👌 👏 👍

[@daviddeveloper44]

Excellent review. Do these batteries come with any kits?

[@ToolReviewZone]

They actually discontinued these David. I have videos now on their new MAX Output line

[@daviddeveloper44]

@@ToolReviewZone i will not chase more of your videos, but will see if i can buy some batteries with the bluetooth symbol as part of a kit, as the app feature is quite useful to me.

[@ToolReviewZone]

@@daviddeveloper44 should hurand buy them now then. Not making them any more and getting hard to find

[@daviddeveloper44]

@@ToolReviewZone since we chatted i bought a bunch for f 3ah. My store has them for 86 for 2. Great bats(octane) 3ah, but so are older 4ah models. Newer stuff is quality as far as power and longetivity buuut, i dont like the lack of rubber molding Nice vid.

[@clowning76]

Its a supper Battery.......... Nice

[@mccoulombe941]

Now that's useful hi tech

[@CylingRunningArms]

Is there a way to turn it off when not in use? It seems that the Bluetooth drains the battery when not in use. It’s frustrating!!! Good video.

[@PaulRudd1941]

I can't believe that Ridgid spent millions of dollars advertising their octane line only to kill the Octane batteries... Boggles my mind why they would make such a foolish mistake like that.

[@ezrawaters6653]

Ridgid is owned by TTI who also owns Milwaukee. They have to make sure that Ridgid never is better than Milwaukee

[@jacobjack1865]

You can only tack the battery if you are in the distance of blue tooth. Now if they really put in tracking then they would have to add wireless or gps or GSM. I really want to know if you can go some where and leave your battery and then try to track it from about a mile away.

[@mandler.5497]

Damn I had no idea what the Bluetooth was for. I exchanged mine for a non Bluetooth version when the release clip failed. I lost a bunch of features :-(

[@rlmatters313]

Bluetooth only works for around 50ft. Distance? So if someone steals your tools all they gotta do is leave the job site and you can no longer lock the battery correct?

[@ToolReviewZone]

I believe you can still lock that battery, but I'll double check tonight and let you know

[@ZER0o10]

I think you are correct RL Matters

[@michaelb2812]

just bought the octane drill and impact and its amazing. I have the m18 fuel also and they are both amazing tools equally. I prefer the ridgid over the milwaukee due to the milwaukee having a electric clutch. if your on the fence about the Ridgid get it. Its worth every penny.

[@tattooqua]

GenX5 is Octane for some of tools so check model number

[@rhshel]

is it covered by the lifetime warrenty as the other Ridgid batteries?

[@ToolReviewZone]

Yep

[@justice216]

I HAD A SO CALLED PARTNER STEAL MOST OF MY IMPORTANT RIDGID TOOLS. I FELT REALLY SORRY FOR THE UNDER COVER DRUG ADDICT. HE WAS ALWAYS MAKING SHIT UP. HE IS BEHIND BARS NOW. RIDGID IS OKAY.

[@trammellstewart45]

Wow, this is impressive. I'd be curious to see a side-by-side torture test between the new and old battery styles to "prove" the 4x longer run time.

[@delonhill3999]

I ain’t getting the app on my iOS

[@historychannel2317]

ive had nothing but problems with my octane batteries pairing. they pair but wont update the app regularly, and as of now, jan 2020 ive had the 4 octane batteries for over a year and they havent updated the app in months, and several wont even turn on the bluetooth blue pairing light on the battery anymore. i have reached out to ridgid initially and they replaced one batt, only to have the same problem, and i have called support, they have said multiple times they will get back to me but never do. there are references on the ridgid forum to people having problems with the bluetooth. i have made several videos on the problem but youtube ranks them really low in search results for some reason. anyone else here find a solution to this bluetooth issue?

[@guiewwy6164]

Octane is the best too bad ridgid stopped making a 9ah battery that's a kick to the ball sack

[@feliserlnesdaantos1074]

Hey, can I use my old 2.0ah lithium ion battery charger to charge this one? Thank you, and would like to hear from you.

[@LUISTHEBOOTYCLAPPER]

You can

[@chrisgraham2904]

A lot of tech and features is a lot to go wrong. RIDGID batteries are covered by the LSA warranty but it can still take about 10 days to get a replacement. "Just because you can do it, doesn't mean you should". Last years L.A. Tech show featured a wi-fi toilet seat, but do I really need to be able to raise and lower my toilet seat with an app when I'm out of the country? The only feature that might be useful is the GPS tracking, especially if I could track my stolen truck if my RIDGID battery is in the truck, but it looks like the tracking is very limited to the bluetooth connection of 30 to 50 feet. Forget the features and lower the price of the batteries.

[@ToolReviewZone]

I want that toilet seat now lol!

[@chrisgraham2904]

@@ToolReviewZone -Yes, I guess it is the old struggle between a "want" and a "need".

[@Wastinglotsoftime]

I just got the impact and drill combo from Home Depot for $190 came with a 6ah and 3ah octane with octane guns. Super excited to start using them.

[@autonomous44]

It’ll tell you where it was last seen, but Home Depot salesman are full of shit telling me I can shut it off and lock it if it gets stolen. You can lock it and make it a brick until you unlock it again, but not once it is out of range. If it’s not in range of Bluetooth, all of this does not work at all. So don’t let Home Depot sales people tell you you can track it down. You cannot track it down.

[@liquidmetal778]

What is the distance it will track the battery

[@helenahedgetrimming1818]

Like 2 feet

[@CanesFan65]

I just bought an new Octane 9Ah battery marked down from $187.00 to $99.00 at Home Depot. I had no need for another battery but I just couldn't pass this up because it was a 9Ah. It's MASSIVE so that may be why it was on sale. It's way too big to use for most tools simply because it is so big. It will work - it just makes the tool that much heavier. The main reason I bought it was to use with my Ridgid X4 cordless Vac which sucks the juice on a battery. My concern was if it would fit in the compartment. To my delight.... It fits perfectly. So now I am happy I did not pass up that deal. Only bad thing is - the warranty is only a 3 year. HOT TIP: I personally never buy just the batteries because of the warranty. I always buy them in a "tool kit" because then you get LIFETIME warranty on the batteries too. When you purchase only the batteries (by themselves) you only get a 3 year warranty. So unfortunately this will only have the 3 yr warranty. Oh well!

[@ToolReviewZone]

Yeah it definitely is a larger battery, but works great with the mega max and 7" grinder. Should be good for the new circular saw too I would think. Awesome deal though

[@CanesFan65]

fartpoobox ohyeah I wonder if you will get the lifetime warranty on the batteries and charger since they came as a kit? Be sure to register them!!!

[@n.b.p.davenport7066]

All tools all batteries are 100% compatible so what it says on the box when you buy the damn things

[@josecastro31]

Does the location and lock feature work if someone were to steal your battery? If the person who steals the battery does not connect it to Bluetooth how can you locate it to lock it?

[@jcfms]

Only if it's in the Bluetooth range of your phone.

[@scottdrouin9357]

The tracking is completely useless. You can only track it and lock it when you're connected to it. So once you are further than your Bluetooth range, unless you previously locked your battery, its fair game.

[@autonomous44]

You've got to lock your batteries BEFORE they are stolen. They cannot be tracked down once stolen, and cannot connect to your phone when out of range. They can tell you their last location ONLY! Keep that in mind! So lock it first, you cannot track them down, you cannot lock it, you can only do it BEFORE the theft occurs. Greets bro!

[@laredotech]

What happens if you lock it and you lose your phone?

[@phxgen]

@@laredotech you open it up and solder leads that bypass the lock and all the Bluetooth crap, just as anyone that steals a locked octane battery probably would.

[@inciteman]

Super cool, but what if someone gets a hold of your battery can't they just bind it to their app ? If its locked? Unlocked? What if you end up buying a battery like this eventually how would you transfer it to your app?

[@ToolReviewZone]

Hi Charlie, it's just like the Milwaukee OneKey. You would have to unpair it from your phone for them to pair it with their phone. It's also super easy to set it up to the phone app. It's just like a blue tooth radio in that sense

[@jamesgotti8102]

It only works as far as your blue tooth range it wont track off site

[@snakenk]

Are you from the Pittsburgh area? At 1:57 the word "download" triggered my ears.

[@ToolReviewZone]

Lol yes sir. Good ears snakenk

[@edgarjoelcarrion]

I’m having problems triying to use all the features of the app. It says I need to crate the account, once I try to do so it says something about a Firebase project. I would appreciate if you could share some light on this problem I have.

[@marchufnagel9068]

Anyone know what the difference between an octane 6ah battery that has the words 'hyper' on it and a 6ah octane that doesn't have that word on it?

[@justincarter9622]

Oh wow that is an awesome battery! Thanks for the shout out. I am really impressed with this !!!

[@moisesrobles7884]

Very nice info thank you for that

[@ToolReviewZone]

You got it buddy. Always great hearing from you!

[@rjmlakota]

great video and review! I have a quick question. When using the Octane battery in a gen4 saw, will it make the saw perform better, or will it only make the Gen5x tools perform better?

[@ToolReviewZone]

Hi rj, it will work like a basic 18v unless you have the gen5x octane tools. If it doesn't say OCTANE on the tool, it won't add power

[@rjmlakota]

@@ToolReviewZone That's what I was afraid of...lol - Thanks for the quick reply!

[@JENNA9039]

I can't wait for the ridgid megamax to come out

[@JBsFPV]

Why no rafter hook? So simple!

[@JENNA9039]

Tool review zone i like that ridgid battery but I can not use the blue tooth because it will cut my hearing aids of and mess them up

[@ToolReviewZone]

Richard Garner ahhh, yeah that makes sense buddy

[@kevinvincent6625]

Thanks for your review, it was extensive and informative. I only had one question that I haven't found the answer to yet. What if I buy a set from someone new or used and I find out that the batteries have been locked, is there a way to unlock them if someone forgot to? Or a way to reset them? Thanks

[@billy13870]

The best thing would be to make sure it works and connects to your phone before buying it. Once connected to your phone they can no longer lock it.

[@lugster1nuts]

That's pretty cool battery setup I just got my batteries a couple days ago I'm going to have to try it out thanks for the video

[@Caseytheradioguy]

I do believe the the battery is tracked via last phone connection location. No one is going to offer a free SIM GPS service Nor will a paging network. Good video though :) ( Sorry have a background in this sorta thing )

[@spottyaloha]

bought a gen 5x 5pc kit, love it, but after watching this and your octane saw video, I'm gonna buy 1 more saw and a new battery too. Well soon as it is in stock here in hawaii...thanks for a very informative and informational video...Bill

[@ToolReviewZone]

Any time Bill. Trust me bro, you will love this thing! Thanks for the comment buddy

[@donniemccrorie19]

I want the new battery, but I'm going to wait on a kit for the LSA, if Ridgid keeps offering it.

[@ToolReviewZone]

Hi Donnie , yes there is a three year warranty on this battery. It's probably not listed as lifetime warranty like the others do to the Bluetooth

[@Federer2001]

That is awesome. I would love Milwaukee to do this to their m12 batteries

[@ToolReviewZone]

Hey Federer, they probably will if these catch on since they are the same company

[@Federer2001]

I hope so. im excited

[@C71-m1l]

The tracker goes off of the GPS on your phone. Like many trackers, they may have crowd location capability, but those require other people to have the app on in the background. Since there are so many people using other brands tools, the chance of that is pretty slim. It would help identify if you left your tools at a jobsite though. Even if you were able to use it to locate the battery, 99% of police departments wont bother going to retreive it for you because it still requires a warrant and there is too much risk in the unknown. The internal temp and charge count are good to know, but lithium batteries typically have more problems with the electronics that enable them internally than capacity, so I think its better to avoid the Bluetooth system.

[@thegoodfight365]

I'm a big Ryobi user for the most part. But drills and circular saws I use a lot so I have a Makita and DeWalt. But I am definitely going to invest in the Ridgid platform thanks to this new battery innovation....And of course the 18 sliding miter saw. Thanks for the heads up.

[@ToolReviewZone]

Any time Ivan!

[@LandonRoy-cv9rt]

Yo this is the most amazing battery and toy I’ve ever seen, super jealous you have this, but I’ll be buying one after work on Monday, sweet review dude

[@ToolReviewZone]

Thanks so much for the awesome comment Landon! You'll love it, trust me

[@daviddeveloper44]

I will trade a new 9ah for a new 6ah and a 3ah

[@JENNA9039]

Tool review zone do you have the ridgid jobmax if you do then you need to look at the new jobmax head that they are coming out with some time this year and I like my ridgid jobmax tools i just have to buy another easy change multi oscillating head for the tool because ridgid would only give it the 3 year warranty and the magnets on it came off it after the 3 year warranty was up

[@ToolReviewZone]

Hey Richard. I actually don't have the job max, but would love to get one. Maybe I will purchase it just to use with any new heads they come out with

[@JENNA9039]

Tool review zone go to the home Depot website and look up the ridgid brushless megamax that they have on the website that I just seen

[@ToolReviewZone]

Just looked them up. Theu are just awesome. I will have some of the new Octane tools coming soon bud. Look for the new Octane recip saw this weekend you'll be amazed!

[@JoseSanchez-wb5rz]

Nice.damn battery is smarter than my dog.

[@ToolReviewZone]

Lol nice

[@luissonoma6255]

At first it seemed like you were overpraising a bit but now I think I'm more excited than you were. I just got a 5ah today for $100 because I left my drill out in the rain. I didn't catch the retail value on that and the type of warranty Ridgid offers. I'm assuming that on Black Friday they will go on sale so I will wait until then, thanks for the info.

[@vikkleo]

I can't get my battery to pair I have tried draining it completely and also tried a different phone all together still not working anyone else having this problem

[@ToneChaser29]

This is awesome, thanks!

[@izzyzilla80]

They get hot

[@romarro4616]

This is awesome ridgid is doing good My question is how far can u track it. The lock down feature is very neat

[@jiggyblends]

A couple of feet, I watched this video, downloaded the app and to my surprise it disconnected a couple steps away from my work van. It says not connected. Guess if it gets stolen, it’s in the wind my friend.

[@darrenzilisch2214]

All this location GPS and anti theft is bull shit. How to you track the battery if it isn't next to your phone via bluetooth??? It only works if its connected next to you.. and you already know where it is. Is there something I'm missing? Give that battery to a friend and tell him to drive off with it. There is no way you can track it . I've tried. Shame on you ridgid.😴

[@sandrik1976]

Здорово , теперь я чмогу видеть как моя батарея уебывает со скоростью 120км в час в другой город

[@mikekings5265]

DeWalt had Bluetooth like since last year

[@ermay3031]

Yeah but dewalt sucks

[@dustinmoore1650]

I just got a two pack for 130 I think

[@ToolReviewZone]

Not a bad price at all Dustin. Thanks for sharing

[@manojgaraban8111]

I luv it

[@ToolReviewZone]

You should see the 9.0 bro, its crazy!

[@rudyposadas]

Awesome!!!!!!!!!!! Just bought that sawzallll!!!

[@ToolReviewZone]

Your going to love it bro

[@billynolanjr2266]

First off I own ridgid tools, many of them, great tools, I use them daily as a contractor and they make me money. However the ONLY difference between these new batteries and the regular batteries, is the bluetooth capabilty which is basically a toy, thats it, thats all thats fact a bluetooth app to play with, Inside all these batts octane or not are Samsung cells in there just as the regular, they are not more powerful or somehow magical, they are exactly the same battery, one is a 6 amp hour batt and one is a 5 amp hour batt, only difference ! so please people dont get caught up 9n that part of the hype ! the 5ah batts are just as strong and powerful as these octane batteries ! Any contractor working on the job every day doesnt have time and isnt going to monitor there battery while working on a ladder demoing a roof lol ! I write my initial on my batts by the way, simple..No contractor plays with phone apps while making a living. Just dont get caught up n this, batteries are batteries

[@Chakas13eden]

Billy Nolan it's not a toy when you can locate your 130 dollar battery from someone who robbed it... Thugs and lazybones been stealing out of hard working people. I know how it feels. I wish my whole Makita set had this kind on tech but oh well

[@jayryan7473]

Eden you obviously don't know what this battery does do you? If you're a child I can understand your belief in being able to locate this battery after it's stolen. And I've never seen anyone spend THIS much time just TRYING to tell everyone what this battery is all about.

[@davidwatson8142]

The battery does provide more power for hyper branded tools. Your statement would be correct for standard line of tools.

[@diarrheadan8088]

It depends on the chip that's inside of the tools or batteries. If the chip has an indicator that says I need less power for this and more for that then it'll save you battery life. I do monitor my battery life and make sure my batteries are working properly. The rigid app allows you to see which ones are used too much and how many times they've been charged. All the tool needs is a regulator chip and it'll preform depending on the load. I'm assuming that's what they did with the octane tools.

[@customdesignnabelsi3613]

Nice 👍🏾

[@ToolReviewZone]

Thanks Christian!

[@audionut9974]

No one uses rigid tools so the locate stuff is useless.

[@Relevant2MyInterest]

What in the flying ** does a battery need bluetooth for... Absolutely pointless and a total gimmick imo. And don't tell me it can be used to "track" or prevent theft, because UNLESS it automatically locks itself when disconnected from your phone's bluetooth, it's not going to do jack all to prevent theft. You're talking Bluetooth, not GPS so if someone takes it, unless they are still within shouting distance of you, you won't be tracking anyone down. Don't buy into the extra power nonsense either, it's the same voltage as the non octane batteries so it's up to the tool to draw that power potential, not the battery. It's just a fancy stat tracker, which is actually kind of cool, but still useless and not worth the extra cost.

[@autonomous44]

You wouldn't say that if you had them, these batteries are awesome. Although, it's a preemptive security, as I just commented "You've got to lock your batteries BEFORE they are stolen. They cannot be tracked down once stolen, and cannot connect to your phone when out of range. They can tell you their last location ONLY! Keep that in mind! So lock it first, you cannot track them down, you cannot lock it, you can only do it BEFORE the theft occurs." And yes, they WILL deliver more power when needed WHEN PAIRED WITH OCTANE TOOLS. They will not sag as badly as normal batteries. Cost is not even that different from the other batteries. Always buy as a kit, do not buy the batteries by themselves. Then it's cheaper than single batteries BY A LONG SHOT, and, they are lifetime replacement eligible when registered, which is way easier to do than people online make it sound.

[@kameljoe21]

The only bad thing I see about this is that it is Bluetooth. Limited range. Plus all of those things are just a waste of battery life. I am betting on that your only real usable ah is 5 and not 6 because it would still need to hold a charge for all of those things.

[@ToolReviewZone]

Hey William, not really. The recip only uses the power from the battery that it needs, so it will reserve a lot off power for only when needed. This alone allows for much longer run times even with the app

[@rattatoolie7253]

Welp, you can't please everyone. There's always 1 person that has SOMETHING bad to say about something pertaining to the topic, but that's okay! They definitely sold ME on this because I know that Ridgid really delivers! Cheers

[@frugalcalvinist]

You are joking, right? It doesn't take 1Ah to supply Bluetooth. If that was the case, there wouldn't be Bluetooth in mobile phones, or we'd all be carrying 1980's era brick phones or "phones in a bag". kzbin.info/www/bejne/qJi6g5eimbt0sLM

[@justice216]

RIDGID CAN NOT BE LEFT IN THE RAIN PERIOD.

[@phataj2]

Left mine in the rain. Still works.

[@sergioescarrega5002]

Nice chewed up thumb nail

[@sawdust6968]

GAME CHANGER!!!WOW!!

[@ToolReviewZone]

Big time buddy!

[@quaphan3334]

Milwaukee is ryobi/ridgid big brother....why the hell is tti industries pumping their latest technology into these tools??

[@ToolReviewZone]

Hey Qua, Yes you are correct about this., however they all have their own engineering department. From what I hear, they know very little about what each brand is doing until release. Usually if Ryobi comes out with something, Ridgid will pic it up if it does well with consumers. I would not be surprised to see this in the Milwaukee line in the next year or two

[@quaphan3334]

Tool Review Zone ...thanks boss!!!....something i didn't know there....

[@rft3983]

thank you, I have just purchased the ridigid gen 5 drill, driver, and skill saw. was looking the hyper octane grinder and saw. now know will work with my tools and charger. now wondering if the app will work with my laptop? don.t have or want a smart phone. I really like your videos and planning on watching all of them. great job.

[@ToolReviewZone]

Thanks so much for the awesome comment rft. I have to be honest, I'm not sure if it will work with the laptop? If you could download the app, its possible, but would love to know if it works for you

[@TheGearPeddler]

If your laptop doesnt run android or iOS you wont be able to use it...so no is the answer.