RickyMcGrath Posted October 15, 2016 Report Share Posted October 15, 2016 Got my hands on a Flexvolt battery today. I'm extremely curious as to how it works so I took some voltage readings on the terminals of the battery. B+/B- is 19.23vB+/C3 is 7.69vB+/C1 is 15.38vC3/B- is 11.54vC1/B- is 3.85vC1/C3 is 7.7vTH/C1 is 15.37vTH/B- is 19.21vAny other combination yields no voltage. My probes don't fit into ID, C2 and C4 so I need to get some wire and alligator clamps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comp56 Posted October 15, 2016 Report Share Posted October 15, 2016 I think the battery by itself is not going show much, I think the new flex tool has the electronics to open it up 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffmcmillan Posted October 15, 2016 Report Share Posted October 15, 2016 The shipping clip is supposed to be a physical disconnect but doesn't look like it actually disconnects anything so the connection must be initiated by the tool. Wrap foil on your probe tips to stick it where it won't fit. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bremon Posted October 16, 2016 Report Share Posted October 16, 2016 Yeah the clip literally looks like it does nothing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickyMcGrath Posted October 16, 2016 Author Report Share Posted October 16, 2016 The red shipping cap absolutely does something. B+/B- goes down to zero Volts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hugh Jass Posted October 16, 2016 Report Share Posted October 16, 2016 2 hours ago, Bremon said: Yeah the clip literally looks like it does nothing. That's actually not even an option, it's required by law. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DR99 Posted October 16, 2016 Report Share Posted October 16, 2016 If Dewalt didn't have the clip no flex tools could be shipped by air. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bremon Posted October 16, 2016 Report Share Posted October 16, 2016 ...I know that it's functional, and what a gamechanger it is for Dewalt for shipping. I'm saying, having a couple of them on hand here it's hard to believe that this clip is such a big deal. It LOOKS like it does nothing Browsing Dewalt media it seems it pushes a spring-loaded bar back, breaking a connection. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rossi7x Posted October 21, 2016 Report Share Posted October 21, 2016 If you look at the battery photo in the OP, there are 2 recesses, lower down and to the left and right of terminals B+ and B-.. The Red transport clip has two tags that locate into these, and push them inwards, thus initiating the 'disconnect' within the battery... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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