# DC970 — Power tool battery and accessory compatibility

For DC970, system is DEWALT 18V/20V MAX; platform owner is DEWALT; subject type is tool model; condition / restriction is DCA1820 should not be used with DEWALT 20V premium batteries (DCB200, DCB204, DCB204BT, DCB205, or more than 4 AH Batteries ) in 18-Volt compact drills DC970, DC759 (instead, use DCB201, DCB203, DCB203BT or up to 3.0 AH Batteries), recorded from its source on 2026-08-11.

- **System:** DEWALT 18V/20V MAX _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Platform owner:** DEWALT _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Subject:** DC970 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Subject type:** tool model _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Condition / restriction:** DCA1820 should not be used with DEWALT 20V premium batteries (DCB200, DCB204, DCB204BT, DCB205, or more than 4 AH Batteries ) in 18-Volt compact drills DC970, DC759 (instead, use DCB201, DCB203, DCB203BT or up to 3.0 AH Batteries). _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> DCA1820 should not be used with DEWALT 20V premium batteries (DCB200, DCB204, DCB204BT, DCB205, or more than 4 AH Batteries ) in 18-Volt compact drills DC970, DC759 (instead, use DCB201, DCB203, DCB203BT or up to 3.0 AH Batteries).

## Source

- https://support.dewalt.com/hc/en-us/articles/360014537137-18v-Adapter-DCA1820-Compatibility-information

Last verified: 2026-08-11. Review by: 2027-08-11.
Part of [Power tool battery and accessory compatibility](https://referencesource.org/power-tool-battery-accessory-compatibility/).