Bremon Posted September 4, 2016 Report Share Posted September 4, 2016 Agreed. That grinder is likely to be my first FlexVolt kit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hugh Jass Posted September 4, 2016 Report Share Posted September 4, 2016 2 hours ago, Bremon said: Agreed. That grinder is likely to be my first FlexVolt kit. Well if CPO gets their head out of their ass I'll give my critical review and let you know how it is. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bremon Posted September 4, 2016 Report Share Posted September 4, 2016 Sounds good! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnarlyCarl Posted September 5, 2016 Report Share Posted September 5, 2016 21 hours ago, jeffmcmillan said: There are so many asterisks on that page I thought for a moment the Dewalt trademark was for 20V MAX* instead of 20V MAX. There are: ************************************ (36) total * ****************************** (30) point to a reference ******** (8) are doubled ****** (6) are the reference **** (4) point from one reference to another Hilariuos!!!!* *terms and conditions apply 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bremon Posted September 5, 2016 Report Share Posted September 5, 2016 Most humorous part is the majority of the asterisks apply to being honest about voltage: 18, 54, 108. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craigh9916 Posted September 5, 2016 Report Share Posted September 5, 2016 Has any of you lot wall mounted your dewalt tough system boxes ? Is there brackets available for this in the UK ? I want to screw some to the rack in my van but the only brackets I can find are spare ones for the trolley ! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bremon Posted September 5, 2016 Report Share Posted September 5, 2016 I'm not sure if the wall brackets are available in Canada yet either but they are coming. I'm counting on them for my workshop setup. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hugh Jass Posted September 5, 2016 Report Share Posted September 5, 2016 8 minutes ago, Bremon said: I'm not sure if the wall brackets are available in Canada yet either but they are coming. I'm counting on them for my workshop setup. After what I posted here during the 60v leak I haven't heard a single word about the wall brackets. I'm looking forward to pricing so I can decide if I'm going to do a rack in my trailer or not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bremon Posted September 11, 2016 Report Share Posted September 11, 2016 Just an update, thought this was Milwaukee vs Dewalt worthy: 20v Max 6.0 drop in November. They are a bit bigger than a 5.0. I'm assuming because they use high discharge cells like the FlexVolt batteries. I'd bet money on them being a better price than Milwaukee crackhead pricing on the M18 6.0. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimboS1ice Posted September 11, 2016 Report Share Posted September 11, 2016 Just an update, thought this was Milwaukee vs Dewalt worthy: 20v Max 6.0 drop in November. They are a bit bigger than a 5.0. I'm assuming because they use high discharge cells like the FlexVolt batteries. I'd bet money on them being a better price than Milwaukee crackhead pricing on the M18 6.0. That's interesting, let's see what price they put on itSent from my iPad using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hugh Jass Posted September 11, 2016 Report Share Posted September 11, 2016 Interesting...It's not clear to me what the plan is here, I'd figure they'd abandon the 6ah 20v and make people buy the flexvolt so the groundwork is there for people to buy tools from both platforms. Only thing I can figure is they're going to drop prices for all 20v batteries to leave room to make it cheaper than the flexvolt, but that still doesn't make as much sense to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bremon Posted September 11, 2016 Report Share Posted September 11, 2016 Makes sense to me. Some people won't branch out into FlexVolt at all. Maybe someone else wants maximum runtime in their Tough System radio, where a FlexVolt battery won't fit. Some people, like me, probably think it's crazy to stick a FlexVolt battery on the majority of tools: I don't want a 15 cell pack for most things if I can use 10 instead. I was a bit surprised yesterday at how large the FlexVolt packs are, and the 9.0 will be even bigger. I'm sure part of it is just keeping up with the Jones': every other color is doing it. I like that they are giving the end user more solutions and leaving it to us to decide what makes sense for our needs. I doubt we see a price drop. A 5.0 is $80-90 CAD FlexVolt is $115-200 depending on how and where you buy it. If this comes out at $100-120 I'll be both impressed and happy. I'll also laugh at Milwaukee. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jronman Posted September 11, 2016 Report Share Posted September 11, 2016 Milwaukee sometimes has decent deals on batteries but at their normal price they seem quite high for a battery. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnarlyCarl Posted September 11, 2016 Report Share Posted September 11, 2016 So both the m18 9ah packs and the fkexvolt are 15 cell? But the fkexvolt is 20(18) volt is 6ah right? Seems like they could have easily made it a 20v max 9ah tho bc it has the same number of cells...? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnarlyCarl Posted September 11, 2016 Report Share Posted September 11, 2016 Good grief my phone is STILL autocorrect to fkexvolt for whatever reason lol . Flexvolt I meant Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnarlyCarl Posted September 11, 2016 Report Share Posted September 11, 2016 F#**volt ?? ? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimboS1ice Posted September 11, 2016 Report Share Posted September 11, 2016 Interesting...It's not clear to me what the plan is here, I'd figure they'd abandon the 6ah 20v and make people buy the flexvolt so the groundwork is there for people to buy tools from both platforms. Only thing I can figure is they're going to drop prices for all 20v batteries to leave room to make it cheaper than the flexvolt, but that still doesn't make as much sense to me. Ya seems a tad redundant JimboSent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bremon Posted September 11, 2016 Report Share Posted September 11, 2016 17 minutes ago, KnarlyCarl said: So both the m18 9ah packs and the fkexvolt are 15 cell? But the fkexvolt is 20(18) volt is 6ah right? Seems like they could have easily made it a 20v max 9ah tho bc it has the same number of cells...? The basic FlexVolt pack has 15 2.0 ah cells for the higher discharge rate. They are 18650. The M18 9.0 is 15 3.0 18650. The 9.0 FlexVolt and 6.0 20v Max both use 3.0 cells but they are bigger form factor for higher discharge rate to avoid the issues Bosch had with their 6.0 being worse than a 5.0 when taxed heavily. I may be misremembering but I believe the 9.0 was the plan all along but was taking more time and they didn't want to delay the entire system so the basic 2.0/6.0 was the decided solution. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bremon Posted September 11, 2016 Report Share Posted September 11, 2016 11 minutes ago, JimboS1ice said: Ya seems a tad redundant Jimbo Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Until you see how ridiculous an 887 or even 996 looks with a FlexVolt pack hanging off its backside 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hugh Jass Posted September 11, 2016 Report Share Posted September 11, 2016 2 hours ago, Bremon said: Until you see how ridiculous an 887 or even 996 looks with a FlexVolt pack hanging off its backside Anyone who would put one on said tool would be a fool to do so in the first place. 2.0 is the only battery that should be on small, workhorse tools IMO. I can go decking all day with my 887 and 3 2.0ah batteries without the added weight and size of anything bigger. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bremon Posted September 11, 2016 Report Share Posted September 11, 2016 Yeah, I agree but I don't mind the 10 cell packs for extra grunt. 15 is ridiculous. Btw Hugh, I believe my grinder shipped last Thursday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hugh Jass Posted September 11, 2016 Report Share Posted September 11, 2016 1 minute ago, Bremon said: Yeah, I agree but I don't mind the 10 cell packs for extra grunt. 15 is ridiculous. Btw Hugh, I believe my grinder shipped last Thursday. CPO? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bremon Posted September 11, 2016 Report Share Posted September 11, 2016 Nope. All I get is an extra battery, not a free tool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hugh Jass Posted September 12, 2016 Report Share Posted September 12, 2016 1 hour ago, Bremon said: Nope. All I get is an extra battery, not a free tool. Then rejoice, since you probably will get yours before I get mine, despite HD having many in stock all around me I could have today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnarlyCarl Posted September 12, 2016 Report Share Posted September 12, 2016 1 hour ago, Hugh Jass said: Then rejoice, since you probably will get yours before I get mine, despite HD having many in stock all around me I could have today. Cancel your order and take your business to HD? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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