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…
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…
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…
>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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
>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…
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…
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…