The other two are showing signs of age with their full-charge run time declining slightly. One recently decided it was time to retire and refused to take another charge. The introduction of this battery adapter is awesome now we can start transitioning towards newer technology, bit by bit, piece by piece. You can go to hardware store, home center, or today and get an 18 volt NiCd battery, or even a brand-new 18 volt tool. That's simply incredible, considering the modern system of 20V MAX tools has been out for 4-5 years. Was it an "engineered obsolescence" sales scheme? Although many people bought new cordless tool sets, lots left to shop elsewhere, swearing off the brand as they went out the door.ĭeWalt on the other hand, has supported tools that last for a seriously long time. People would end up purchasing new tools, rather than ordering older batteries from the factory. It was odd, even though each generation was a same voltage, NiCd battery, there would be a slight change to a a bump or ridge on its case, preventing interchange between versions. It was common that I'd bear the brunt of a shopper's frustration when they learned that each year's version of the store-brand tools had an battery configuration incompatible with the prior model. Years ago, I worked a second job, at a department store selling their popular exclusive brand of tools. They've outlasted and out performed any other brand of cordless tools I've owned by several years, leaving me a bit of a fan-boy. I've had my own set for about 8 years, and all the tools are still going strong. They're certainly the most common brand on the construction sites I've visited. It's been one of the most popular lines of professional-quality cordless tools, for a very long time. I believe DeWalt's 18 volt line of cordless tools has been in the market for about 20 years.
I've run it through its paces for a month on a variety of my tools. When DeWalt gave me an early-bird chance to try out their new battery adapter and bring modern battery technology to my older tools, I couldn't wait to put it in action. DeWALT DCB547-XJ cordless tool battery / charger, Rechargeable battery yellow/black, Battery, Lithium-Ion (Li-Ion), 9 Ah, 18 V, DeWalt, XR FLEXVOLT. Please confirm the battery style in SLIDE OR POD before you buy.Regular readers of this blog know that I've been personally wielding DeWalt 18 volt cordless tools on my projects for years. The truth is that there are 18v xr pod style lithium-ion batteries as well. But once a load is applied and that battery pack is put to use, the output will be 18V. If you measure the output of a 20V Max battery pack when it’s pulled right off a charger, it’ll measure somewhere around 20V. What is important is that users understand that 20V Max battery packs operate at 18V nominally. Which would you think is more powerful, an 18V power tool or 20V power tool? “Well duh, 20V,” is the default thinking of a lot of people, or at least many if not most Americans.
These tools and batteries didn’t exist until a few years after the 20V Max platform launched. Here in the USA, Dewalts more premium brushless tools and higher capacity battery packs have 20V Max XR branding. When Dewalt first launched their 20V Max lineup with 20V Max branding, their marketing exec said it was to “avoid confusion.” They said that the intent was to differentiate the new tools from previous 18V tools so that users would know they were not backwards compatible.Įverywhere outside North America, there is no “20V Max.” Dewalt’s current generation of Li-ion power tools are simply branded 18V XR. lots of people still assume 20V Max is more powerful than 18V. If you didn’t already know this, don’t worry, it’s not just you. These aren’t 20V battery packs, they’re 18V battery packs. There is still a lot of confusion about what Dewalt 20V Max really means.In the most simplistic terms, Dewalt 20V Max = 18V. KNOWN AS 20V MAX IN NORTH AMERICA,HOWEVER, THEY ARE CALLED 18V XR IN UK AND EURPOEAN COUNTRIES. The answer is that BOTH DEWALT 18V XR AND 20V XR SLIDE STYLE BATTERIES ARE THE SAME.
We have occasionally received similar emails that ask about if we made mistakes that their batteries may not compatible with our adapter ot tools. Just purchase them with an open mind, accept these ARE a substitute for the manufacturers out of production style and can allow many more years of using the old style Dewalt products without buying new drills, sanders, etc, just because the manufacturer changed battery his technology.
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