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Having an ecosystem of batteries + tools is great. The question is which of the endless ecosystem options (ryobi, dewalt, milwaukee, bosch, etc.) to pick

by rexf 5y ago

2muchcoffeeman 5y ago
I bet you can make adaptors for those different batteries.
- danuker 5y ago
  Just don't short them accidentally. And check the voltage and charge/discharge power. And maybe check the thermal probe still works.
jcims 5y ago
https://youtube.com/c/ProjectFarm https://youtube.com/c/ProjectFarm Tons of reviews of battery powered tools. My priorities led me to Milwaukee for power tools (not hand tools), YMMV. Great channel though.
- hadlock 5y ago
  Nthing this. ProjectFarm is an impressive, objective, numbers based review of all sorts of tools and lubricants. The guy looks like your average farmer, but he covers pretty much every real world use case and is always impressively thorough, with the knowledge of someone who has actually used tools/products like that in the field. He also does some amusing things like lubricating a lawn mower with bananas.
gumby 5y ago
Surprised the EU hasn’t addressed this.
- sofixa 5y ago
  Yeah, they've addressed phone and car chargers, that'd be a logical next step.
- MisterTea 5y ago
  This problem isn't on the political radar yet. Give it time.
newyankee 5y ago
Also portable solar panels for direct DC charging of these batteries.
timrichard 5y ago
Just a personal recommendation for domestic use. I use two Bosch 36V 4.0AH batteries for their mower, strimmer, and leaf blower. For long tasks, I put the first battery on charge as soon as depleted and switch to the second one. I haven't been without juice so far.
nonford150 5y ago
What I did when I needed to bridge the gap: https://www.stlfinder.com/3dmodels/milwaukee-to-ryobi-adapter/ https://www.stlfinder.com/3dmodels/milwaukee-to-ryobi-adapte...
- avhon1 5y ago
  Be wary of, or careful when using, these dumb adapters. Lithium batteries require protection electronics, in particular ones to shut off the tool when the battery reaches too high a temperature or the cells reach too low a voltage. Most manufacturers put the electronics in the tool, using the connector's other conductors to sense the battery's condition. Since these cheap adapters don't also adapt the sensing electronics and conductors, the electronic safety is substantially or completely disabled. If the battery's user doesn't take as much care as the tool's electronics would have, there is a great increase in the probability of premature, and possibly incindiary, battery failure.
throwaway0a5e 5y ago
> Having an ecosystem of batteries + tools is great. The question is which of the endless ecosystem options (ryobi, dewalt, milwaukee, bosch, etc.) to pick Dead dinosaurs is basically the universal tool battery for larger tools.
throwaway894345 5y ago
Like everything, in a few years we'll standardize around the most mediocre option.

Having an ecosystem of batteries + tools is great. The question is which of the endless ecosystem options (ryobi, dewalt, milwaukee, bosch, etc.) to pick

by rexf 5y ago

Having an ecosystem of batteries + tools is great. The question is which of the endless ecosystem options (ryobi, dewalt, milwaukee, bosch, etc.) to pick

2muchcoffeeman 5y ago

I bet you can make adaptors for those different batteries.

danuker 5y ago
Just don't short them accidentally. And check the voltage and charge/discharge power. And maybe check the thermal probe still works.

jcims 5y ago

https://youtube.com/c/ProjectFarm https://youtube.com/c/ProjectFarm Tons of reviews of battery powered tools. My priorities led me to Milwaukee for power tools (not hand tools), YMMV. Great channel though.

hadlock 5y ago
Nthing this. ProjectFarm is an impressive, objective, numbers based review of all sorts of tools and lubricants. The guy looks like your average farmer, but he covers pretty much every real world use case and is always impressively thorough, with the knowledge of someone who has actually used tools/products like that in the field. He also does some amusing things like lubricating a lawn mower with bananas.

gumby 5y ago

Surprised the EU hasn’t addressed this.

sofixa 5y ago
Yeah, they've addressed phone and car chargers, that'd be a logical next step.
MisterTea 5y ago
This problem isn't on the political radar yet. Give it time.

newyankee 5y ago

Also portable solar panels for direct DC charging of these batteries.

timrichard 5y ago

Just a personal recommendation for domestic use. I use two Bosch 36V 4.0AH batteries for their mower, strimmer, and leaf blower. For long tasks, I put the first battery on charge as soon as depleted and switch to the second one. I haven't been without juice so far.

nonford150 5y ago

What I did when I needed to bridge the gap: https://www.stlfinder.com/3dmodels/milwaukee-to-ryobi-adapter/ https://www.stlfinder.com/3dmodels/milwaukee-to-ryobi-adapte...

avhon1 5y ago
Be wary of, or careful when using, these dumb adapters. Lithium batteries require protection electronics, in particular ones to shut off the tool when the battery reaches too high a temperature or the cells reach too low a voltage. Most manufacturers put the electronics in the tool, using the connector's other conductors to sense the battery's condition. Since these cheap adapters don't also adapt the sensing electronics and conductors, the electronic safety is substantially or completely disabled. If the battery's user doesn't take as much care as the tool's electronics would have, there is a great increase in the probability of premature, and possibly incindiary, battery failure.

throwaway0a5e 5y ago

> Having an ecosystem of batteries + tools is great. The question is which of the endless ecosystem options (ryobi, dewalt, milwaukee, bosch, etc.) to pick Dead dinosaurs is basically the universal tool battery for larger tools.

throwaway894345 5y ago

Like everything, in a few years we'll standardize around the most mediocre option.