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@dwain Dwain if you'd had to take a guess and you would do these tests on the flexvolt grinder.  What You'd think the results would be ? ( Like guessing hypothetically 😛 )

 

id assume you'd score the power more like 25 ? ( Compared to 20 for the 18v deWalt grinder for example ).

 

how would the runtime go ? Logically I'd think the flexvolt grinder would have less runtime then their 18v grinder you tested right ? :)

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On 9/10/2018 at 8:50 PM, kornomaniac said:

@dwain Dwain if you'd had to take a guess and you would do these tests on the flexvolt grinder.  What You'd think the results would be ? ( Like guessing hypothetically 😛 )

 

id assume you'd score the power more like 25 ? ( Compared to 20 for the 18v deWalt grinder for example ).

 

how would the runtime go ? Logically I'd think the flexvolt grinder would have less runtime then their 18v grinder you tested right ? :)

 

Hi korno.

 

If it's pure guesswork, I reckon the flexvolt would probably be around 27-30 for power by comparison.

 

No idea on runtime. It may win because the test would be far easier for it and hence not heat up the cells too much....

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22 minutes ago, dwain said:

 

Hi korno.

 

If it's pure guesswork, I reckon the flexvolt would probably be around 27-30 for power by comparison.

 

No idea on runtime. It may win because the test would be far easier for it and hence not heat up the cells too much....

Aha! :) That alot of power difference.

 

Unless their was a thermal shutdown on a battery do we think that a hotter running battery looses runtime ?

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1 hour ago, kornomaniac said:

Aha! :) That alot of power difference.

 

Unless their was a thermal shutdown on a battery do we think that a hotter running battery looses runtime ?

 

Yep. As I understand it, heat causes cells to lose efficiency quite markedly. Seems that cold also affects performance - https://batteryuniversity.com/learn/article/discharging_at_high_and_low_temperatures

 

This is why you will never get half the runtime of a 4ah battery on a grinder using a 2Ah battery. 

 

EDIT: hmm perhaps I'm wrong and increased temp only hurts the lifecycle of the cell, not it's immediate performance ...

 

EDIT 2: It seems that batteries can have increase 'performance' (meaning amperes out) in high temp, but it also significantly increases the self-discharge rate.

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