#BATTERIES 18V DEWALT PC#

From what I read it was more to differentiate their newer battery platform form the older 18v system. I don't understand why so many people get so worked up over the '20V' name. Whether 20v Max, M18, or just plain 18v, today's tools and batteries work perfectly for me. Now I have well over 100Ah worth of batteries (30Ah in Ridgid, 43Ah in Milwaukee, and over 74Ah in DeWalt) and can work all weekend nonstop.

#BATTERIES 18V DEWALT PC#

Three years ago I'd arrive with my PC tools, complete with a whopping five 1.3Ah batteries (for a total of 6.5Ah), usually exhausting them before noon. In an hour I'll be back at the project house, which has been without power since we have owned it. The DeWalt, Milwaukee, and Ridgid tools I now own make the old 1.3Ah batteries and unwieldy brushed tools seem archaic at best. While I was initially upset over Porter Cable's abandonment of their 18v platform, I am now glad I was forced to upgrade. Porter Cable and Black and Decker each took yet another direction, updating their batteries and tools and maintaining the slide-on packs while eliminating the possibility of interchangeability. Before Kobalt scrapped both systems in favor of 24v Max, they used 20v Max to signify newer battery and tool technology while compatible with 18v tools and batteries, 20v Max offered 2Ah and 4Ah batteries as opposed to the 18v line's 1.3Ah and 3Ah(?) offerings. DeWalt still sells 20v Max tools alongside 18v XRP tools here in the US, so it helps consumers to differentiate the two systems. One reason for the change in nomenclature (for some companies) was to indicate new battery systems, often with higher capacity batteries. From what you posted above, I believe you are correct in your interpretation of the reviews on YouTube.

The marketing strategy behind '20v Max' versus 18v has been known to most users of this forum for years, but it does not diminish the amount of anger it arouses in some. I will love to know what you tink about and be corrected if I did not fully get what that youtube reviews are saying about 18v and 20v batteries that practically are always 18v, the 20v is just a ' Strategy market operation' that in some country is allowed in some other dont. More important, I have a dewalt 10v to 18v charger, what about charging 20v battery with a charger rated maximum 18v ? Have you never tried ? If the youtube reviews are correct it should not be any problem about. If what I just told is correct what about using a dewalt 20v hammer drill as exp (I just bought a dewalt dcd996 in ebay, only new bare tool, no batttery and charger) with 18v battery? Some body out there has never tried it ? Cause I am not a born English speaker may I miss understand what youtube reviews are saying therefore please corrrect me if what I just said is wrong. Inside the battery, no matter if it is rated 18v or 20v, there are always 5 batteries 3.5v each, ( 3.5x5 =17.5) 18v, exp for 'entry level' 1.5 - 2a battery. That explain why in Europe, and Thailand (i am italian living in Thailand) I can not find 20v tools and batteries, only 18v, Lows are different, in USA it is allowed to rate a nominal value 'Max 20v', in Europe or here in Thailand only the effective power can be rated, not the nominal one. Basically that works for every brands that has adopted 'the 20v battery Strategy', I mentioned dewalt just cause its the brand that I use, 20v nominal batteries are practically 18v. Watching reviews on you tube about dewalt power tools batteries, I found out that between 18v and 20v batteries there is not difference at all.

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