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StueyGuyd
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StueyGuyd
3y ago
The challenge with adapters is that different batteries communicate different things to a tool, such as internal temperature, in different ways. You cannot just connect + to + and - to -. What could work is a battery with a new standardized
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StueyGuyd
3y ago
Are you drilling 1/8" holes or driving in small screws a couple of times a year? The batteries that came with your tool should last many years. Every type of user wants less expensive batteries and more opportunities to save money
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StueyGuyd
3y ago
I hadn't heard about that until now, but also am not surprised to see sourcing vary. A lot of time this seems to have as much to do with volume as it does with cost. A brand has wire strippers on the shelf at Home Depot year-round, and
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StueyGuyd
3y ago
>Personally, myself nor anyone I know who uses power tools more than just buying a 12v drill once, would do this research on our phone in the aisle of Home Depot. If I see three batteries all rated the same, it would be a price decision
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StueyGuyd
3y ago
I'm guessing it has drastically less power and drastically reduced runtime Yes, pretty much. A lot of people don't realize this and have no reason to assume otherwise. Let's say you can lift up to 50 pounds, and your friend
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StueyGuyd
3y ago
It's not that I wanted to give brands the benefit of the doubt, but that I believe there are other hurdles and significant obstacles independent of corporate profit considerations. Many consumers are familiar with the concept of Ah (am