Makita Compatible Battery with Balance Charging Function — Popular YouTuber "Satoshi's Hobby Room" Supervised 'VOLT LAB BALANCE CORE 18V 6.0Ah' Released
Shade Inc. has launched 'VOLT LAB BALANCE CORE 18V 6.0Ah,' a Makita compatible battery co-developed with popular YouTuber 'Satoshi's Hobby Room,' on May 9, 2026. It features functions surpassing genuine products, such as balance charging and PD65W USB Type-C input/output, aiming to redefine the image of compatible batteries.
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Shade Inc. (Headquarters: Nishi-Gotanda, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo) has launched the next-generation Makita compatible battery "VOLT LAB BALANCE CORE 18V 6.0Ah," co-developed with popular YouTuber "Satoshi's Hobby Room," who has gained overwhelming support in the compatible battery verification genre. This product, from the company's newly established power tool battery brand "VOLT LAB," was released on Friday, May 9, 2026.
VOLT LAB BALANCE CORE 18V 6.0Ah
■ Popular YouTuber "Satoshi's Hobby Room" spent approximately 2 years seriously developing this compatible battery
YouTube Channel "Satoshi's Hobby Room"
"Satoshi's Hobby Room" is a popular YouTube channel that has earned immense trust from users considering purchasing compatible batteries, thanks to its thorough verification style of actually using, testing, and even disassembling genuine Makita, compatible power tools, and compatible batteries to check their internal components. It has become a respected presence in the industry as a "verification channel you must watch before buying."
Mr. Satoshi, with the desire to "create a truly usable compatible battery from a user's perspective," teamed up with Shade Inc. for approximately two years. This product was completed after repeated verifications with Waitley's technical department. It is not merely a collaborative product borrowing the name of a famous YouTuber, but a product seriously developed from the perspective of a verifier who knows compatible batteries inside out.
The video "[Must See] Finally equipped with balance charging! The ultimate Makita compatible battery 'BALANCE CORE' born from 'Satoshi's Hobby Room' collaboration!!" is also available on the channel.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wa0-izt3ZXs
■ Key Features of the Product 1. Balance Charging Function — Equipped with a function not even found in genuine products
About the balance charging function
It automatically corrects cell imbalance, the biggest cause of compatible battery failure, by discharging cells with higher voltage using a 10Ω bypass resistor. This function, not even installed in genuine Makita batteries, achieves a longer lifespan.
■ Key Features of the Product 2. PD65W USB Type-C Input/Output Support
Supports Type-C input/output
Enables PD65W rapid charging without a dedicated charger. Conversely, it can also be used as a large mobile power source to charge smartphones, tablets, and laptops, making it useful for job sites, car camping, camping, and disaster prevention.
■ Key Features of the Product 3. Low Voltage Cut-off Function
Equipped with a cut-off function
Automatically shuts off when the voltage per cell drops below 2.5V or the entire pack below 12.5V. This prevents over-discharge problems common with compatible batteries.
■ Key Features of the Product 4. High Output of 40A Rated and 100A Instantaneous Max
Uses cells manufactured by SUNPOWER
Uses SUNPOWER-made INR18650-3000mAh cells, 18V 6.0Ah (108Wh). It delivers stable power even with high-load tools.
■ Key Features of the Product 5. Strict Quality Control
Inspected by a domestic third-party organization
Clears strict cell selection at the factory + functional and safety inspections by a domestic third-party organization.
Product Specifications
■ "VOLT LAB" — Shade's new battery brand pursuing functions and quality beyond genuine products
VOLT LAB Logo
"VOLT LAB" is a new brand of power tool batteries newly launched by Shade Inc., which also develops the "AERO TOOLS" series of ultra-powerful electric blowers. The concept is to pursue functions not found in genuine batteries and quality/performance that surpasses genuine products, rather than the traditional value proposition of compatible batteries being "cheaper than genuine." By doing so, it aims to fundamentally overturn the image of "compatible = cheap and poor quality" and deliver next-generation batteries that users truly want to use. The first flagship model is this product, "BALANCE CORE 18V 6.0Ah."
AERO TOOLS MK-2 Image
■ Release Overview and Sales Channels
Release Date: Friday, May 9, 2026
Product Name: VOLT LAB BALANCE CORE 18V 6.0Ah
Amazon "Shade Direct"
https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B0GZSLRQNW?th=1
Rakuten Ichiba "Tool Style"
https://item.rakuten.co.jp/shade02/he-bat11volt101/
Rakuten Ichiba "Monozuki"
https://item.rakuten.co.jp/willgo/he-bat11volt101/
Yahoo! Shopping "
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VOLT LAB BALANCE CORE 18V 6.0Ah
■ Popular YouTuber "Satoshi's Hobby Room" spent approximately 2 years seriously developing this compatible battery
YouTube Channel "Satoshi's Hobby Room"
"Satoshi's Hobby Room" is a popular YouTube channel that has earned immense trust from users considering purchasing compatible batteries, thanks to its thorough verification style of actually using, testing, and even disassembling genuine Makita, compatible power tools, and compatible batteries to check their internal components. It has become a respected presence in the industry as a "verification channel you must watch before buying."
Mr. Satoshi, with the desire to "create a truly usable compatible battery from a user's perspective," teamed up with Shade Inc. for approximately two years. This product was completed after repeated verifications with Waitley's technical department. It is not merely a collaborative product borrowing the name of a famous YouTuber, but a product seriously developed from the perspective of a verifier who knows compatible batteries inside out.
The video "[Must See] Finally equipped with balance charging! The ultimate Makita compatible battery 'BALANCE CORE' born from 'Satoshi's Hobby Room' collaboration!!" is also available on the channel.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wa0-izt3ZXs
■ Key Features of the Product 1. Balance Charging Function — Equipped with a function not even found in genuine products
About the balance charging function
It automatically corrects cell imbalance, the biggest cause of compatible battery failure, by discharging cells with higher voltage using a 10Ω bypass resistor. This function, not even installed in genuine Makita batteries, achieves a longer lifespan.
■ Key Features of the Product 2. PD65W USB Type-C Input/Output Support
Supports Type-C input/output
Enables PD65W rapid charging without a dedicated charger. Conversely, it can also be used as a large mobile power source to charge smartphones, tablets, and laptops, making it useful for job sites, car camping, camping, and disaster prevention.
■ Key Features of the Product 3. Low Voltage Cut-off Function
Equipped with a cut-off function
Automatically shuts off when the voltage per cell drops below 2.5V or the entire pack below 12.5V. This prevents over-discharge problems common with compatible batteries.
■ Key Features of the Product 4. High Output of 40A Rated and 100A Instantaneous Max
Uses cells manufactured by SUNPOWER
Uses SUNPOWER-made INR18650-3000mAh cells, 18V 6.0Ah (108Wh). It delivers stable power even with high-load tools.
■ Key Features of the Product 5. Strict Quality Control
Inspected by a domestic third-party organization
Clears strict cell selection at the factory + functional and safety inspections by a domestic third-party organization.
Product Specifications
■ "VOLT LAB" — Shade's new battery brand pursuing functions and quality beyond genuine products
VOLT LAB Logo
"VOLT LAB" is a new brand of power tool batteries newly launched by Shade Inc., which also develops the "AERO TOOLS" series of ultra-powerful electric blowers. The concept is to pursue functions not found in genuine batteries and quality/performance that surpasses genuine products, rather than the traditional value proposition of compatible batteries being "cheaper than genuine." By doing so, it aims to fundamentally overturn the image of "compatible = cheap and poor quality" and deliver next-generation batteries that users truly want to use. The first flagship model is this product, "BALANCE CORE 18V 6.0Ah."
AERO TOOLS MK-2 Image
■ Release Overview and Sales Channels
Release Date: Friday, May 9, 2026
Product Name: VOLT LAB BALANCE CORE 18V 6.0Ah
Amazon "Shade Direct"
https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B0GZSLRQNW?th=1
Rakuten Ichiba "Tool Style"
https://item.rakuten.co.jp/shade02/he-bat11volt101/
Rakuten Ichiba "Monozuki"
https://item.rakuten.co.jp/willgo/he-bat11volt101/
Yahoo! Shopping "
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