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Lion batteries have no doubt done amazing things but aside from the connivance they absolutely suck for power tools. I’m not even that old and nearly all my li
by whatwhaaaaat 3y ago
Lion batteries have no doubt done amazing things but aside from the connivance they absolutely suck for power tools. I’m not even that old and nearly all my lion power tools original batteries are dead. Knock off replacements are available but as batteries improved companies stopped selling branded batteries. It’s a constant exercise keeping everything even just usable much less usable for any lengths of time.
Meanwhile my 50+ year old inherited drills and saws work flawlessly.
None of this battery shit is sustainable in any sort of way when the batteries last 3-5 years. You can be sure you won’t be handing any of those tools down.
- Dylan16807 3y agoHow can a company stop selling branded batteries for tools they're still selling, without losing tons of business? But it sounds like standardization of the battery packs would fix a lot of your issues.
- regularfry 3y agoThere already is standardisation, of a sort. A lot of these things will just be a bunch of 18650's in a fancy box. As long as you can get into the box, you can replace the cells. Rather than standardised boxes, I'd settle for manufacturers just using accessible screws to hold the battery together.
- whatwhaaaaat 3y agoHow long does your avg heavy use 18650 last? 9 months? 18650s are the absolute perfect example of this. Great little batteries.. for a few months.
- whatwhaaaaat 3y agoThey are not selling the tools anymore. They have new versions with new batteries. In most cases higher voltage so at least there is some technical reasoning behind it but not always.