Well...
The revised/reprinted Makita to Ferrex adapter works...'ish.First mistake was not tinning the copper blades prior to inserting them into the plastic. I put too much heat on one of the blades and it "sunk" into the print. Tbh that's just aesthetics.In use...the hedge trimmer works fine...for about 2 seconds then stops. Release & pull the front handle again and you get another 2 seconds. Makita (clone) battery is fine and charged. I tried 2 3Ah batteries, then 2 5Ah, same issue. It's actually useable as in you cut on one pass, stop, then go again. I wonder why.....some intelligence in the tool or battery?
The hedge trimmer manual say to only use Ferrex 20V 2Ah or Ferrex 20/40V 2.5Ah batteries.