From: no@no.no   
      
   Snag  wrote:   
   > On 9/23/2024 6:02 PM, Bob La Londe wrote:   
   >> On 9/23/2024 3:39 PM, Bob La Londe wrote:   
   >>> My preferred cordless tool line for a long time was Milwaukee.   
   [...]   
   >>> I just spent $700(+) dollars on four legit (not Amazon or eBay knock   
   >>> offs) 8ah DeWalt batteries.  I figure after dropping real coin on   
   >>> batteries I'll walk in the shop tomorrow and find melted pools of   
   >>> yellow DeWalt plastic everywhere there used to be a DeWalt cordless tool.   
   >> [...]   
      
   >   DeWalt has been my go-to for many years for battery tools . When I   
   > was building cabinets I used the 12 volt drills because they were   
   > lighter and had plenty of power . I'm using the 18 volt stuff now except   
   > for one 20V drill I picked up at a yard sale .   
      
   Re 20V Max vs 18, the working voltage is the same, ~18 volts, because   
   20V Max batteries typically have units of 5 Li ions in series, so   
   5x3.6 = 18V working vs 15x1.2 nominal for NiCad or NiMH.  Fresh from the   
   charger 20V Max may read 20 but for most of the discharge cycle, ~18. See   
      
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   If you have 18V XRP batteries with stems vs the flat tops of 18V XR or   
   20V Max batteries you can get $10-$15 adapters - contacts in a plastic   
   shell - that let you use 20V Max batteries on 18V XRP. Eg google for   
   `adapt 20v max to 18v`.  I got one adapter, needing another 18V XRP to   
   avoid moving batteries from tool to tool during a project.   
      
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