Milwaukee Super Charger Charges M12 and M18 Batteries 4x Faster
Advancements in battery and charger technology have come together to create the all-new Milwaukee Super Charger. It can handle both M12 and M18 batteries, enabling 4x faster charging.
Find out what the Milwaukee Supercharger is…
The Milwaukee Super Charger charges extremely fast. Their 8.0 Ah high output battery completes a full cycle in 45 minutes, while the 12.0 Ah high output battery pack takes just 1 hour.
This is a big improvement over the Rapid Charger and even surpasses the standard charger. Here's how they compare:
HD12.0 high output
- Standard charger: 241 minutes
- Fast charger: 130 minutes
- Supercharger: 60 minutes
XC8.0 High Output – New! 48-11-1880 ($199 per person)
- Standard charger: 153 minutes
- Fast charger: 83 minutes
- Supercharger: 45 minutes
XC6.0 high output
- Standard charger: 119 minutes
- Fast charger: 64 minutes
- Supercharger: 35 minutes
Batteries, Chargers and Charging Schedules
| standard charger | fast charger | super charger | |
| HD12.0* | 241 minutes | 130 minutes | 60 minutes |
| XC8.0* | 153 minutes | 83 minutes | 45 minutes |
| XC6.0* | 119 minutes | 64 minutes | 35 minutes |
| CP3.0* | 65 minutes | 35 minutes | 35 minutes |
| HD9.0 | 184 minutes | 103 minutes | 103 minutes |
| XC5.0 | 105 minutes | 60 minutes | 60 minutes |
| CP2.0 | 42 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| M12 XC3.0 | 55 minutes | 46 minutes | 46 minutes |
| M12 CP2.0 | 43 minutes | 30 minutes | 30 minutes |
* Optimized high output battery.
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Three things were important to make Milwaukee's high-output batteries produce more watts: 21700 Li-ion cells, electronics upgrades, and battery pack construction upgrades.
When we say the Milwaukee Super Charger was born from the fusion of battery and charger technology, it's not just a statement. Batteries without a high output upgrade can't handle super fast charge rates, they revert to fast charge times.
It is important to note that the 3.0 Ah high output battery pack charges at fast charger speeds, even though it is a HO pack.
Here's the breakdown:
CP3.0 High Output – New! 48-11-1835 ($99 for a single, $149 for a two-pack)
- Standard charger: 65 minutes
- Fast charger: 35 minutes
- Supercharger: 35 minutes
HD9.0 high requirements
- Standard charger: 184 minutes
- Fast charger: 103 minutes
- Supercharger: 103 minutes
XC5.0
- Standard charger: 105 minutes
- Fast charger: 60 minutes
- Supercharger: 60 minutes
CP2.0
- Standard charger: 42 minutes
- Fast charger: 25 minutes
- Supercharger: 25 minutes
M12 XC3.0
- Standard charger: 55 minutes
- Fast charger: 46 minutes
- Supercharger: 46 minutes
M12 CP2.0
- Standard charger: 43 minutes
- Fast charger: 30 minutes
- Supercharger: 30 minutes
Additional features
- Slow blinking green when the battery is 80%
- Hanging hole on the back
- Sequential charging with one M18 and one M12 battery inserted
price
Currently, you need to buy the Milwaukee Super Charger separately for $149 with a 5-year warranty. As the line of tools utilizing High Demand batteries grows, it will be interesting to see if the Super Charger is included in any kits, perhaps as part of a dual battery HD kit.
We're also expecting a multi-port charger somewhere in the future. NPS 20? We'll have to wait and see.
Whether you should buy one depends on the batteries you use. Definitely consider this if you're shopping for a more powerful M18 Fuel tool that uses a high-demand battery. But if you mainly use M12, 2.0 Ah and 5.0 Ah battery packs, you are better off with Rapid Charger.
Specification
- Model: Milwaukee 48-59-1811
- Price: $149
- Warranty: 5 years
- Time to market: July 2019
- Length: 7.08 inches
- Height: 3.07 inches
- Width: 9.13 inches
- Weight: 3.38 lbs