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I'm the same, but I have read people asking questions like 'are 20v better than 18v volt better than 18v (insert different brand) so there are some people that do get confused and even the question above points to that confusion. I personally find the nee dewalt cordless tools exceptionally reliable, (apart from 2 chargers, 1 was definitely my fault) I have never had a dewalt tool break. That being said there R & D, or lack of at some times in the past (which I strongly suspect was driven in part by short term profit maximisation) has driven me very close to switching cordless brands and almost killed the brand in NZ. People had the choice of nicd dewalt vs lithium Makita, Hitachi Bosch etc for many years and Dewalt got a reputation for extreme underperformance and unreliability, many people and some shops won't touch it anymore. They seem to be on a better track now though. Don't worry I exalt the virtues of the tools now days but the corporate management (largely) in the past has been questionable. That is pretty off topic lol

as a general point neither fast charging of fast discharging are good for life span a lithium battery

Makita make some lovely tools but boy I see a lot of dead Makita batteries. I don't know if it's just because I see more Makita stuff or of they break more but the batteries definitely seem to crap out a lot.

Literally the only difference literally the only difference is the sticker. The 54v battery can read up to 60v (max) on a voltmeter when fully charged and not under load. In reality it is just a 54v battery with some marketing b.s. In New Zealand and many other countries I.e. the UK, Australia etc there are laws which prevent companies making statements with the intention of misleading or which are likely to mislead, it is under the Fair Trading Act. Although saying 60v (max) 20v (max) is truthful by the exact wording, it is a statement that is made to try to manipulate the labeling to differentiate the product from competitors and create a false impression of being more powerful tool, for example a 20v max being more powerful than an 18v tool when in fact it is the same. Outside the state's it is quite possibly illegal (the specific case hasnt been tested in court) to label their tools 60v max as it is an attempt to create a false impression to the consumer. Anyway mix and match to your hearts content they are exactly the same tools with a different sticker. I

worm drives are quite inefficient when it comes to energy use, that doesn't mean they are bad it just means that when you have a limited energy supply i.e. a battery instead of mains power you are better to run a direct drive saw without a gear box etc. When you are running off mains you don't have to worry about the reduced efficiency because you have an unlimited supply of energy. Anyway that as a long winded way of saying direct drive is better with batteries

I have enough batteries that charging is never really an issue, so to be honest I don't really worry about charge times within reason. I generally drop some batteries on the chargers when I get home and don't worry about it. I actually use the 4ah more as it doesn't buzz away in the garage like the 8ah one esoecially if im doing things nearby. I also try to charge my batteries ehen the get to around 40% give or take (a lot) to orotect the cells But I can see if you are trying to cycle through one or two batteries and you were draining them super quick it would matter.

the only dewalt charger that is 'shit in my view is the 1.25 ah one and that isn't really shit it is just only really designed for the 12v 21wh batteries so for what it is designed for it is fine it just isn't the best if you drop a 4ah plus battery on it, and I guarantee you the kit won't come with that charger. I have the 1.25 the 4ah and the 8ah charger and both the 4 and the 8 are just fine. I often use the 4 just because it is quite. I would goes it will come with the 4

I've never used it so I can't say to much. But at least at the moment I find a cordless track saw a nice idea but sort of odd. when you use a track saw it is almost always connected to a vacuum which requires a power connection for the auto on off function and the cordless track saw doesn't seem to have Bluetooth functionality or anything to solve this problem in the future. Secondly when you are already connected to a vacuum for extraction ( which isnt cordless powered anyway) I don't really see much gain in the saw being cordless. I see why the made it because it is a relatively minor development on the circular saw( I.e cheap to develop) but at the same time I can't see any point in replacing the Makita for a tool that just seems to be cordless for the sake of it without creating many benefits, but which creates a major negative in terms of auto on/off extraction not working

the great thing with an electric gun is that it is easier to run a consistent bead of silicon as you don't have release and squeeze the trigger like a manually gun, you just hold the trigger at the desired pressure.and you get a continuous flow rate and even bead

I'm pretty much just stoked dewalt are putting out a decent 18v angle grinder about 15 years after every other brand😂

7 yes. I was just making my point that if a tool that runs on two of the same batteries is a different platform then so is a tool that runs on 4. I would argue that a platform is defined as 'a group of tools that can all be run off the same style of battery and charger'. Otherwise you get silly like what I was saying above

wow that's crazy most places around the world run 240v on site. You are just required to have and RCD which is no hassle as you almost always need a multi box on site anyway and they are pretty much the same size as a standard multi box. It is good practice to run and RCD at either voltage anyway plus modern electrical switchboards have RCDs in them.

is the 240v power station a different platform?

If you normally use Makita 18v and you own a 2 times 18v circular saw as part of your 18v collection do you have another platform or are you just using two of your 18v batteries at the same time. so is dewalt 240v also a platform with just one tool?.?.?

yes that is exactly what it is. It's not like there are special 120v batteries and chargers it's just an extension of the flexvolt platform