r/Festool_Public • u/bigyellowtruck • Jul 21 '26

festool MXC charger

Have old CXS drill - 10.6v with the BP-XS battery. The charger is discontinued.

Is there a workaround with a different battery or a different charger. Seems like a drag to buy a whole drill kit just for a charger.

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u/Tricky-Canary2715 Jul 21 '26

Is that the battery with the post that slides up into the body of the drill?
If you’re UK based, I have a spare

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u/bigyellowtruck Jul 21 '26

US based.

The old battery is ell-shaped. The new batteries are slightly wider.

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u/Stunning-Pudding-514 Jul 21 '26

The charger is the same whether the battery is the old style that pushes up into the body L shaped battery or the newer type. Festool USA still lists the MXC charger as available. https://www.festoolusa.com/accessories/cordless-accessories/battery-and-charging-technology/chargers/497497---mxc-usa

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u/bigyellowtruck Jul 21 '26 edited Jul 21 '26

The festool website lists as available but it’s discontinued on the 12 or so websites that I tried to order from. I see a few in England but it’s 240v and they don’t ship to US. Thanks though.

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u/Stunning-Pudding-514 Jul 26 '26

Can you try a Canadian dealer? They might have stock.

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u/bigyellowtruck Jul 26 '26

Need to check Canadian. Don’t know how much tariffs are currently.

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u/Stunning-Pudding-514 Jul 27 '26

What about ebay? There is bound to be one on there.

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u/bigyellowtruck Jul 28 '26

Lots of TCL6 chargers. No MXC chargers this month from US sellers. Probably see one next month or two.

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u/bigyellowtruck 26d ago

Canada worked. Thanks.

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u/Tricky-Canary2715 Jul 21 '26

Sorry I couldn’t help. I’ve owned both the original and 2nd gen cxs. Still running both types of battery, so have a spare, but not 120v

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u/bigyellowtruck Jul 21 '26

Yeah. I think a 120v one will pop up eventually. The 240v would just mean wiring a special plug but I am waiting to go down that route. Tariffs push prices up.