Ruzixt 56V Battery 1 Year Update

[@phillipp1399]

This is some amazing no BS information, thank you! Can’t argue with the facts of the meter.

[@DavidHalko]

I really appreciate the updates on the ego & compatible batteries! Nice to see the 5Ah battery did not have a broken housing on it, which is what I feared!

[@davesdiversions8078]

I purchased this same battery in March of this year. Have used it exclusively in my EGO Mower, Leaf Blower and hedge Trimmer the entire summer in order to "Save" my more expensive EGO batteries which I've used on several occasions in my 3000w Nexus Power Station during blackouts. While the Nexus power station doesn't recognize or see the Ruzit, it works fine in all the EGO hand tools and the 150w inverter.

[@jerryjones7293]

Thank you for your information about the Nexus Power Station compatibility. It saved me from an expensive mistake. The generic battery is great as a backup for long mowing sessions.

[@kedelbach]

excellent info - would love to see a test of currently availble off-brand Ego Batteries on Amazon. Names are always changing, and lately seems like there's either 5Ah for ~$110 or a few 9Ah for ~$225. However can't find any load testing data on the "9aH" ones - some reviews say they're actually more like 5Ah. Anyway thanks for the great vids!

[@cesarebeccaria7641]

Thanks for this! I've had 4 EGO batteries: a 2.5AH that came with a string trimmer, a 5AH that came with a mower (both in April 2017), a 5AH that came with a leaf blower, and a newer 5AH that EGO provided under warranty for the first 5AH. The 2.5 is currently non-functioning and out of warranty. So, of four batteries, two have died--one under warranty one out of warranty. I'm not sure what my opinion is of EGO quality at this point. The warranty replacement, being the newer style has the charge level indicator, and it's a bit quirky. Will stop multiple times while charged. I have to take it out of the mower, then plug it back in, after which sometimes it's OK for a while and sometimes I have to remove and reconnect again. The older 5AH works with no problem. Anyway at this point I am curious about aftermarket, so this video is encouraging. I know aftermarket is a risk. OTOH, I have a battery powered Hoover upright vac that has gone through two expensive Hoover brand batteries and now has an aftermarket that has performed and lasted better than the Hoover brand batteries. My luck with aftermarket camera batteries is not as good compared with Canon brand. BTW, my 2.5AH EGO is available to anyone who wants it enough to pay for shipping from Houston.

[@ThriftyToolShed]

Yes the aftermarket is encouraging to me as well, as atleast a option. Maybe not always the best option, but non the less another. Sometimes it's better to bundle packs with new tool purchases to save on pack costs. Thanks for your comment. I will take the pack for shipping cost of the cost does not exceed $20 to Augusta, Ga 30907. Just to be fair these packs will sale on eBay for more than the shipping costs at times if you rather do that it would be best for you!

[@mattlawton4715]

@@ThriftyToolShed that seems a very good battery my 5ah ego is 2020 3 gen I use alot and its still going up to now. What is your honest opinion of the ruzixt and how much saving over ego 👍

[@ThriftyToolShed]

@@mattlawton4715 I have had no issues with either this 5ah pack or the 6ah pack more recently reviewed. The 5ah pack I bought myself to test because it was interesting. The 6ah I was blessed with by the company sending it to me to review. I like them them both just fine. The 6ah actually surpassed the 6ah discharge test as shown in that video so I am really surprised by it. I also have not used it as long at this point. I would honestly say for the money they are worth it. I also will say that consider if you wish to buy another tool in the future! As mentioned before, if you buy a combo with battery it's way cheaper than buying the packs separately. So I would buy a tool and put another say $100 with it as a combo to get a 5ah pack with it and that's the cheapest way to go. If you are dead set on buying a pack straight out, I personally like the option of the 5ah or 6ah packs the AMZ company. One other thing to mention, I believe the 6ah pack will work with Nexus power station according to AMZ rep and the 5ah will not? Best of luck to ya!

[@mattlawton4715]

@@ThriftyToolShed it's a very good bms copy and should last. I'm thinking if the battery lasts a long time and is cheap anough when it is dead replace cell's with somthing like Samsung 25r cell's and same for any dead ego batterys should have no problem with thoes 👍

[@mattlawton4715]

@@ThriftyToolShed they also do a Tomapex battery I don't know anything about them but they do look like a ruzixt 👍

[@TheSydguy30]

Wish these were available in Australia..... we only have the cheap eBay knock offs (which I've heard are horrible on many forums)

[@danforrest6440]

I have 2 - 3 years on and running great, the only issue is they dont discharge on the nexus, if they did, I wouldn't buy another oem

[@ThriftyToolShed]

I am wondering about some of the newer versions. Since these apparently clone the BMS of the EGO packs it seems that possibly it would matter which pack BMS they clone!

[@danforrest6440]

Yeah I havent looked in mine to compare, they are much lighter though, and less finicky, I havent had to put one in the fridge yet which I have to do on a couple of my old ones. My ego 5.0 is on its last legs I wonder if I can put that board in the aftermarket one to see if it discharges on the nexus, that might be a work around

[@ThriftyToolShed]

@danforrest6440 Yeah, I don't know exactly how similar the are, but the ones I looked at look are similar and the newer ones seems to even have the 5 segments around the pushbutton a lot like the 3rd gen EGO packs. I tried my best a few years ago to get a lot of the BMS boards from the aftrrmarket suppliers, but no luck. They would not even sell me a lot of 100 at the time. So many China manufacturers knocking these off now. Surely one of them will eventually give in and offer some similar to the M18 and makita style boards on eBay...😂

[@brucemccormick8635]

I have a 16 inch ego chainsaw with two 2.5 batteries and a charger and two 14 inch chainsaws with several batteries and chargers. I have been wondering with third party batteries that would do better than others and at a reasonable price

[@ThriftyToolShed]

There are still mixed reviews online. I can only speak on my experience with the 2 that I have reviewed now. That includes this 5ah that I purchased out of couriosity and a 6ah that was actually sent for us to look at. They are both working well to this day. I have no major complaints, the best value is still usually buying EGO packs in the combo kits, individually at least we have other choices...

[@brucemccormick8635]

@@ThriftyToolShed i look into various batteries online and reviews. But i don't rely on the reviews entirely. I tend to want to find out from people with working knowledge of such matters. I tend to want to know the pros and cons. And go from there. Your review is really helpful.

[@saywhatsaywhat1]

I bought a similar knock off 9A battery and it lasted a few months. Now it charges to approx 57 volts but the top indicators flash red when the button is pushed. Mower runs for a short period and stops. Not impressed with the state of electric powered outdoor products. Works OK when it works but i'm done. Good videos BTW.

[@brettbartels3471]

I appreciated you. Is there a work around for a shorted board? This battery is almost new. If you find a good board will you sell it?

[@ThriftyToolShed]

I actually have not worked on any 7.5ah packs yet. So far just the 2.5ah,4ah, and the 5ah. The 5ah BMS board may work, but I am not sure if it is exactly the same. The packs communicate with the tool let's it know what size of pack is connected as well and could be a small issue with things like the Nexus power station etc. It might still work. I have no spare boards myself. BTW is the pack under warranty?

[@brettbartels3471]

@@ThriftyToolShed No, It is out of warranty. It has not been used much so I know the battery packs are in great shape. Interested in buying it?

[@ThriftyToolShed]

I don't really need it, but it will bring good money on eBay!

[@danno180]

Where should we store our EGO batteries? I keep mine inside the house because of the constant temperature, but maybe that’s too big a risk?

[@ThriftyToolShed]

Some people do keep them inside the house to keep them temperature controlled. I agree with you about the risk. They are a lot like having gasoline inside without the fumes. It is a lot of energy density if something goes wrong for sure. I live in the south and it does not get severe cold, but I feel the summer heat may be worse on them though. I know it's better for the packs to be temperature controlled and not fully charged when stores either, but I like having mine ready to go when I can. So I don't have optimum storage conditions in my garage, but it's been ok for all my batteries so far. I have had many lithium batteries last me over 12 years so my storage conditions are still within good reason. If you do have a good way to store them safely in a temperature controlled area it would be better for sure especially if your climate is worse than mine. For me the risk isn't worth it, I would rather not store my thousands of Ah of packs inside the house where we sleep.

[@DennisMathias]

FORCED BALANCE. Is there a way to force balance a pack? I've got some 7.5s that don't charge completely. And I'm interested in the connector..and the test fixture. Where'd those come from?

[@ThriftyToolShed]

We can charge the cells individually with a CC, CV power supply and that would force balance. I would disconnect the BMS board before charging individually especially with mains connected PS. Also if a pack gets out of balance typically it's a real cause like some cells capacity is reduced and not able to keep up with the others in series. I have links in the video description for example load tester and connector. I will also include the below suggestions as the Load tester has an updated and better design and it is more than one choice for the connectors some high current rated and some much lower. amzn.to/3Vl6fyC amzn.to/3OyHlJB amzn.to/3VrAd45

[@mikeblank5139]

8:11 Wow. Imagine that, No response from a generic company ! .

[@TheSydguy30]

What about a 2 year update? :)

[@ThriftyToolShed]

The two that I have are both doing great. I have had no issues. I do see some complaints and bad reviews on many of these aftermarket packs in general so quality control may not be the greatest? I have had good luck with mine so far.

[@StreetKingz4Life]

Hmm your review is great but on Amazon there are too many reviews about this aftermarket battery won't charge ,it don't last etc.

[@ThriftyToolShed]

Hard to argue with online reviews of the consumers for sure. I can only speak of the 2 that I have myself. I was impressed that it was copied so well and mine has worked well, I can only share what I see. I try to simply show it for people to make their own decision and mine are still working great so far, but if any issue arises I will share in the video comment as an update! I work on many of the EGO packs and I had issues figuring out how the pack communicates to the tool and when I first found these clones I was impressed that they copied it and figured out the communication on the D-terminal. The reviews of these should be considered for sure! 👍

[@brentthompson417]

I bought a compatible battery last fall charged and used it once. Charged and put it up until March checked it . Used it for less than 5 minutes it started flashing red. Put on the charger it blinked green then went red and stopped the charger. I notified Ruizit they send me video of just unplugging and replug terminals on the face of the battery. To no avail they wouldn't give me a full refund. I was told to order another and they would give me a 20% discount. I sent it back and Amazon sent me my money back minus 20% restocking fee. I've since purchased a new 650 cfm leaf blower with battery and charger for $30 more than what 5,ah battery alone cost.

[@ThriftyToolShed]

@@brentthompson417 Thanks for sharing your experience. I Hate that it did not hold up well. Mine have been great so far, but as mentioned above some reviews are not good on these and hard to argue with that. I agree about the combo purchases, I know in at least one video I mentioned buying the combo or kit with the blower or trimmer with the 5ah battery is a much better deal than even buying the aftermarket clone packs.

[@steveswoodworking2504]

@@brentthompson417 It is ridiculous about the batteries costing so much from EGO. I also noticed the thing with the leaf blower without the battery was $229 (I think) and with a 5Ah batter and charger, it is only $100 more. EGO - quit ripping us off on the batteries!

[@richgehan2679]

I bought this battery and my charger refuses to charge it! Thought it was the battery, so went through 2 replacements to realize my charger won't charge these. My charger model is CH3200. Any ideas on how to get these charged?

[@ThriftyToolShed]

I have tried these on the CH2100 and the Rapid charger as well with no issue charging. Both of the packs I have shared on my channel, this one and the 6000mah in another video seem to have a cloned BMS board. That is what was impressive is they seemed to work seamlessly with all the EGO tools and chargers that I have. Since EGO uses communication between the two I was very surprised at how well they were able to get these to work. I don't know if something is different about the newer charger or not. If not I wonder if the board inside has been changed or perhaps not even made by the same manufacturer any longer? It was just one manufacturer of these to start with and now it is a bunch of different ones online with a slightly different version or color. The two I looked at and disassembled had a basically cloned bms board with evidently a microcontroller with a copied program from the EGO BMS.

[@richgehan2679]

@@ThriftyToolShed Then maybe the newer chargers have a smart chip to identify "genuine" EGO batteries? Thanks for the info, I will order a CH2100 charger and see if that makes the difference, because as far as I know, there isn't a "generic" version of the chargers. :)

[@ThriftyToolShed]

It will be interesting to know for sure!

[@richgehan2679]

I got the charger today, and it's the same issue. I press the button on the battery and it indicates one light, green, on farthest LED from the bulb icon, indicating the need for charging. I then slide it onto the charger, charger blinks green twice, then stays lit, while all the LED's on battery light up green indicating fully charged. This happens for BOTH batteries. I go to use the batteries, and mower runs for 2 minutes. The battery LED lights up with one green light in mower, then blinks red, then all lights blink red. Color me frustrated! Any thoughts? I also tried "resetting" battery by hold button for 10 seconds...no dice.

[@ThriftyToolShed]

@@richgehan2679 No. I have not seen that at all. Sounds like you have more than one pack and tried both on at least two different types of charger so I would contact the seller. They must have changed something. Mine is still working and charging just as good as brand new.

[@jdmccorful]

After watching your videos on the Ego 650cfm blower and the videos on battery maintain I bought the blower. It came with charger and 5000mwh battery. So far so good with equipment. With this video I have decided to get the 150w discharger and the battery connect from amazon. I enjoy, and find your reviews thorough. So, thanks for your work which is quite good.

[@ThriftyToolShed]

Thanks so much for your kind comment, I really appreciate it! Hope you have fun with those toys...😁

[@cesarebeccaria7641]

Hey John. I have that blower too. I bought it when I wanted a spare 5AH battery, as one battery couldn't cut my whole yard every time. The blower, charger, and battery was $70 more than the battery alone. I already had a lighter weight 18v Ryobi, but I figured "why not?" The blower is really good, and the battery saves me having to stop to recharge my mower battery or even run it all the way down, which one school says that is bad for the battery.

[@jdmccorful]

@@cesarebeccaria7641 good point!

[@brettbartels3471]

Is there a way to buy a new BMS board for a 7.5 AH? mine is shorted out

[@ThriftyToolShed]

Not that I am aware of. I even tried asking the manufacturer of these about buying some BMS boards from them since they copied EGO's BMS board so well. I really wanted to test one of these in the EGO pack as a replacement. The manufacturer would not sell the board separately. I did try! I had a contact because they ended up sending me a 6AH pack to review after I bought the first 5AH. I am still hoping to see these aftermarket boards become available similar to the Makita or Dyson pack BMS boards etc.

[@KosmicHRTRacingTeam]

Geez, just looked it up, these batteries are only avail in a 2 pack for $300!!!! I got a 650 blower, 5ah battery and charger for $199 at Lowes, the 615 blower was on sale with a 2.5 ah battery for $149. so $150 for an aftermarket battery? no thx

[@ThriftyToolShed]

In the original video I did mention that buying the EGO packs in a combo kit is the best deal on packs for sure. I even shared my own personal example a few years ago. Some things have changed a little and it's many more manufacturers of the aftermarket packs now. Many are available as individual packs and are much cheaper than buying EGO packs straight out apples to apples. Love them or hate them more options for replacement packs is good for the future of available packs, but again the EGO combo kits are the best way!