Just checking my math against the reality of the situation since the war over cheap TVs is coming up, and I can probably score a drill+impact+2Ah set on sale, or at least a brushless drill and 2x 2Ah packs for the $100 sweet spot should I need it:
On the original NiCds, you had 3 capacities if my research is correct:
* 1.2Ah (base packs)/21.6Wh
* 3Ah (Upgrade)/54Wh
* 4Ah ("XR" range, but worked with the entire NiCd tool range without fuss)/72Wh
Now compare this to the 20V packs (which Dewalt confirmed is within the probable safe range):
* 1.5Ah (Previous base pack, no longer sold best I can tell)/30W
* 2AH (Current base pack/40Wh
* 3AH/60Wh
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* 4AH/80Wh -- this is probably the "safe point" I should stick to if I don't want to tempt fate since it's MARGINALLY over the highest packs ever sold under the 18V system.
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* 4AH/80Wh -- this is probably the "safe point" I should stick to if I don't want to tempt fate since it's MARGINALLY over the highest packs ever sold under the 18V system. 8Ah over is probably a rounding error.
* 5AH (what I mostly own)/100Wh -- I can use these on my native 20V tools if 4Ah is the safe point and grab some 3/4Ah packs, while getting my initial replacements in a black Friday drill discount as "safe packs" I can interchange.
Beyond 5Ah is NR if I have the right information from DeWalt, but that's all I got from them. I don't think they have much information on the adapter with the NiCd tools because they assume people will upgrade to new tools as I did, but I also like the drill as a knockaround and always have; I can have my favorite 20V tools, and keep my workhorse 18V going this way.
Just checking my math against the reality of the situation since the war over cheap TVs is coming up, and I can probably score a drill+impact+2Ah set on sale, or at least a brushless drill and 2x 2Ah packs for the $100 sweet spot should I need it:
On the original NiCds, you had 3 capacities if my research is correct:
* 1.2Ah (base packs)/21.6Wh
* 3Ah (Upgrade)/54Wh
* 4Ah ("XR" range, but worked with the entire NiCd tool range without fuss)/72Wh
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Now compare this to the 20V packs (which Dewalt confirmed is within the probable safe range):
* 1.5Ah (Previous base pack, no longer sold best I can tell)/30W
* 2AH (Current base pack/40Wh
* 3AH/60Wh
* 4AH/80Wh -- this is probably the "safe point" I should stick to if I don't want to tempt fate since it's MARGINALLY over the highest packs ever sold under the 18V system.
-
* 5AH (what I mostly own)/100Wh
-
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Beyond 5Ah is NR if I have the right information from DeWalt, but that's all I got out of them; I don't think they have much information on the adapter with the NiCd tools because they assume people will upgrade to new tools as I did, but I also like the drill as a knockaround and always have; I can have my favorite 20V tools and keep my workhorse 18V going this way.
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* 5AH (what I mostly own)/100Wh -- I can use these on my native 20V tools if 4Ah is the safe point and grab some 3/4Ah packs, while getting my initial replacements in a black Friday drill discount as "safe packs" I can interchange.
+
Beyond 5Ah is NR if I have the right information from DeWalt, but that's all I got from them. I don't think they have much information on the adapter with the NiCd tools because they assume people will upgrade to new tools as I did, but I also like the drill as a knockaround and always have; I can have my favorite 20V tools, and keep my workhorse 18V going this way.
Just checking my math against the reality of the situation since the war over cheap TVs is coming up, and I can probably score a drill+impact+2Ah set on sale, or at least a brushless drill and 2x 2Ah packs for the $100 sweet spot should I need it:
On the original NiCds, you had 3 capacities if my research is correct:
* 1.2Ah (base packs)/21.6Wh
* 3Ah (Upgrade)/54Wh
* 4Ah ("XR" range, but worked with the entire NiCd tool range without fuss)/72Wh
Now compare this to the 20V packs (which Dewalt confirmed is within the probable safe range):
* 1.5Ah (Previous base pack, no longer sold best I can tell)/30W
* 2AH (Current base pack/40Wh
* 3AH/60Wh
* 4AH/80Wh -- this is probably the "safe point" I should stick to if I don't want to tempt fate since it's MARGINALLY over the highest packs ever sold under the 18V system.
* 5AH (what I mostly own)/100Wh
Beyond 5Ah is NR if I have the right information from DeWalt, but that's all I got out of them; I don't think they have much information on the adapter with the NiCd tools because they assume people will upgrade to new tools as I did, but I also like the drill as a knockaround and always have; I can have my favorite 20V tools and keep my workhorse 18V going this way.