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Having done a bunch of research into top-end Milwaukee, DeWalt, Makita, Bosch, Hilti, etc tools I've learned that the tools themselves have management circuitry
by mikece 3y ago
Having done a bunch of research into top-end Milwaukee, DeWalt, Makita, Bosch, Hilti, etc tools I've learned that the tools themselves have management circuitry that talks to the circuitry in the battery (which is monitoring remaining charge, temperature, and a lot of other variables) and the tool and battery can negotiate bursts of electrical current based on the work that is happening (like hammer drilling into concrete, hard wood, steel, etc) giving noticeable boosts of torque at times. While I suppose it's possible that a generic battery management/demand API could be built to allow any number of tools make use of it's electrical reserve that hasn't happened yet. I'm kinda surprised that Tesla hasn't pushed for an idea like that... aren't they just a battery company that sells cars as a way to sell their batteries? Why not create a kick-ass line of power tools and outdoor power equipment made to use Tesla batteries on any manufacturer's equipment that is API compliant.
(Oh and Japan mandates a particular kind of battery-to-device interface that isn't required anywhere else in the world which is why Makita batteries look different than everyone else's...)
- criddell 3y agoThat's true, but there really aren't that many power tool companies: https://www.protoolreviews.com/power-tool-manufacturers-who-owns-them/ https://www.protoolreviews.com/power-tool-manufacturers-who-...
- mikece 3y agoAnd that doesn't account for brands like Harbor Freight who clearly are having their tools made by someone else but they refuse to say who is making their Bauer and Hercules lines.
- obscurette 3y agoAnd it doesn't seem to account many brands from Europe and Asia.
- xnzakg 3y ago> (Oh and Japan mandates a particular kind of battery-to-device interface that isn't required anywhere else in the world which is why Makita batteries look different than everyone else's...) This is interesting, got any sources?