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Why We Love This Deal
The dwindling number of Milwaukee’s plug-in power tools and the simultaneous rise of its M12 and M18 battery-powered options makes it clear that consumers are happier to enjoy the freedom of cordlessness in exchange for the inconvenience of charging batteries. All it takes to get around that is a good charger, and that’s where this seriously steep discount on the tool brand’s hybrid charging dock comes into play.
The Milwaukee M18 and M12 Multi-Voltage Charger is just $36 at Walmart right now, a 54% discount from its normal $79 price tag. It’s an authentic, OEM accessory that’s earned nearly 80 five-star ratings and reviews saying it “works great,” and is “fast” and “reliable.”
Milwaukee M18 and M12 Multi-Voltage Charger, $36 (was $79) at Walmart
What Power Tool Users Should Know
- Compatibility: All Milwaukee M18 and M12 Red lithium-ion batteries
- Charging: Sequential to shorten charge cycle management time
- Charge Management: Charger communicates with battery packs to ensure full charge and battery protection
This Milwaukee-brand charger unit in the brand’s trademark red and black is an 18-volt charger with one spot each for both M12 and larger M18 batteries. Each has an indicator light to communicate charging status. Under the hood, it uses sequential charging (charging batteries one at a time), a method that’s faster than simultaneous charging.
If nothing else, this is a very low-cost addition to the Milwaukee cordless power tool ecosystem that makes every other part of it more useful.
Related: This 2-Pack of Milwaukee M12 Batteries Is Only $60 at Walmart Right Now
What Reviewers Are Saying
Reviews for this charger are overwhelmingly positive and overwhelmingly brief, mostly confirmation that this battery charger does the one, uncomplicated thing that a battery charger is supposed to do. “Works just like it should” and “fast charging, works well” are two separate, unabridged reviews.
A slightly more articulate reviewer wrote that this charger was a “lifesaver” when they “needed a replacement quickly and nowhere close by had one.” They received it two days later, and it worked well: “Milwaukee products can’t be beat.”
So there you have it. If your workshop is full of black-and-red Milwaukee batteries, this black-and-red Milwaukee M18 and M12 Multi-Voltage Charger is a no-brainer addition to your collection, particularly for less than half its normal price. Of course, that big discount means it might not be in stock for much longer, so we’d recommend picking one up as soon as you can.
