VANON 2PACK P108 5.5Ah Li-ion Replacement Battery for Ryobi 18V Battery RB18L50 RB18L40 RB18L25 RB18L15 RB18L13 P102 P103 P104 P105 P106 P107

Wanted this to power my Ryobi lawnmower. It does that very well so I'm happy with the prime purpose of the battery. I haven't had the batteries long so longevity not yet established. The only problem was (in both batteries) the spring clips that 'click' to attach the battery to the lawnmower and to the charger, the clips were too stiff or oversize. It was very difficult to remove the battery from the lawnmower or charger by pressing on the tags for the spring clips. I had to file down the teeth of the clips to make them smaller and then things were better. My Ryobi manufactured batteries never gave this trouble. Great price saving however on Ryobi brand batteries, provided longevity is proven.Update - 3 years on the batteries are still working fine (for lawn mowing and brief use in other power tools).

Not had these long but they are behaving well so far.

I Bought 2 of these [in December 2019] as backup batteries to the Ryobi ones that I own. Initially they seemed to work fine with quite good run time though not as good as genuine Ryobi batteries of a slightly lower A/h rating but I could live with that. I've used and recharged these about 3 times without issue - UNTIL NOW!!! On the last discharge in a garden strimmer the first of the two batteries didn't get to finish the job whereas a Ryobi 4A/h always does and with some power in reserve. To make matters worse the used 'compatible' battery refused to recharge. I finished my job with the other 'compatible' one of these batteries and then tried to recharge that one, but again it refused to recharge. Thinking that this was way to much of a coincidence, I then bought a new [fast] Ryobi charger but attempting to charge these 'compatible' batteries still provided no joy. What happened when I put these batteries in my new charger was that the red light flashed a few times and then comes on solid red as if a battery isn't in the charger - I presume that the problem isn't the actual cells but the controls in the battery. I then got one of my old Ryobi batteries and [surprise,surprise] that charged up a treat. Its a good job I wanted an extra charger or that would have been an extra cost to factor into the price per cycle equation and all due to duff 'compatible' batteries.I do also have some lower capacity compatible battery from a different manufacturer which I also charged whilst testing (playing) with the failing Vanon's and they also charged up no problem. Being candid, some compatible batteries seem reasonably O.K. but I have had problems with these Vanon batteries for Ryobi and also some Vanon compatible batteries for my 18V DeWalt tools. I have also noticed that with all the other batteries I have, the led's on the battery illuminate whilst charging but this does not happen with these Vanon batteries which I do find a little curious - as in why not? Does this indicate as I suspect that the underlying problem is with the control circuits that Vanon use in the batteries? I can't substantiate this suspicion though.Whilst I was initially happy with these batteries, the cost to use ratio is appalling and makes these actually much more expensive in real terms - £40 outlay, 3 charges = abt £13 per charge cycle. - Ryobi batteries have an expected 37.5p charge cycle that make these Vanon compatible's an eye watering 35 times more expensive than genuine Ryobi batteries of the same capacity over the life cycle - Kinda makes on think doesn't it. Then also factor in the stress that having allocated time to do a job with your power tools - perhaps even taking time of work to do a specific job - only to have to abandon your plans due to unreliable, failing batteries - I'm sure you get the idea? For only an extra £25 or so, I could have bought a genuine 5 A/h battery [price has dropped since I bought mine] which would have lasted much much longer, had better running time and caused much less stress and activation.Now for me, I don't really put much faith in reviews. Who knows what the motion is for people posting them. I have even heard of some positive reviews being paid for - well out of order!!! Looking over the 4 & 5* reviews on here, most of them are for new or little used batteries. I do wonder if, like me, as time passes and the batteries are used a little more, if these reviewers will also begin to have problems. It's interesting to note that there isn't a single long term positive review for the Vanon's. Could this indicate that as time passes by, everybody begins to have problems with Vanon batteries? Who knows, but still a point of interest don't you think?If you have posted a +ve review on here after short term use. Please put your comments for longer term use so that potential buyers get an enhanced view. Be that either +ve or -ve. Call it a public service if you like.As a bottom line re the Vanon's, I would have to say you really do get what you pay for. My personal experience has been that they are not the bargain that that initially appear to be, based on the initial outlay. They could actually go on to be much more expensive overall than genuine Ryobi batteries if they fail early. My advice to anybody thinking about buying compatible batteries is to make sure that they are not the only batteries you own for your tools. Also make sure you have a good guarantee. It pays to have some reliable original Ryobi batteries and only rely on compatible's to compliment the original Ryobi ones or for extra tools so you have some reliable batteries to fall back on shiuld the need arise.Caveat Emptor (buyer beware)!!!As a side note, I have started replacing some of my power tools with (IMHO) much better DeWalt tools. I particularly like DeWalt's 54V 'FlexVolt' tools when these are available - more power and reliability compared to Ryobi tools or even DeWalt's own 18V tools - but they do cost lots to buy. If you think Ryobi batteries are expensive how about £200 for a 9 A/h FlexVolt battery or any eye watering £284 for a 12A/h at 18V or 4A/h at 54V battery? Yes, 9A/h variant can do 3A at 54 Volts or 9 A at 18 Volts (depending on the tools requirements) but that's just a simple series / parallel arrangement so doesn't in an way justify the huge increase in cost. FlexVolt is still under patent though so DeWalt are cashing in whilst they can!!! It does however make a £75 Ryobi 5A/h batteries seem rather cheap. Having said that, the DeWalt tools really are different class. Ryobi are more serious DIY whilst DeWalt are more mainstream trade tools (Though they're not Hilti standard. You're talking eye watering money for Hilti though).At the end of the day you pays your money and makes your choice.Comment on 19/10/2020.I have noticed that the Vanon batteries are no longer available from the trader who I bought mine from on here. He seems to have been having lots of problems with failing batteries. I have also seen some other longer term reviews where the Vanon's have failed after just a few cycles.

Great purchase and good quality product. Fits the Ryobi One+ range as the original fits.I've only used the one battery of the 2 I bought but didn't charge it. Inserted it into my newly purchased Ryobi Strimmer and worked for 25 minutes without losing power.I highly recommend these batteries if you don't want to purchase originals. They also come with an 18 month warranty. Another bonus.After using these for several weeks I can honestly say they live up to anything else out there.I used one battery from a full charge to remove 40 lengths of decking with the Ryobi R18IDBL-0 driver. Decking had been down for 12+ years so was not so easy to unscrew.I then used same battery to lay another 15 lengths of decking and build a decking frame using 75mm decking screws before it decided to start to give up.For me these are with buying over the Ryobi original.Update: I purchased another 2 batteries and over a year later they are still going strong. They take some punishment from me back they have to be good.

These aftermarket batteries for Ryboi tools are much much cheaper than the genuine Ryobi version but are a real sod to get out of the charger and the tool that are used in because the pressure pads are too stiff. Plus to get them to engage with the charger terminals requires some wriggling and jiggling about with battery until the green charging light comes on. They do have a button to check how much charge the battery has left but I'm not too sure how accurate it is!

2 x batteries would not charge. contacted seller who immediately sent 2 replacements which work fine. very helpful.

These have worked fine for 18 months, sadly now one has died and will not charge! 2nd one is still OK, but we will see as time goes on. Think the quality may be an issue with these looking at the reviews. Still have original ryobi batteries working after 5 years+

So far they are just as good as the original ones. The big one is more difficult than the small one to release with one hand, again the same as the original batteries. So far used on a drill, leaf blower, strimmer, jig saw, and hedge cutter without problems. Three years on and they are still working fine in regular use through the summer. Lasting better than the originals, where I've had two fail.