AnonymousJoe Posted February 19, 2017 Report Share Posted February 19, 2017 Anyone seen these new 22v batteries? Backwards compatible with their 18v tools. Is this going to be the trend now, everyone going to some type of flexvolt tools and batteries? I think so in order to get some more powerful tools Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bremon Posted February 19, 2017 Report Share Posted February 19, 2017 Isn't it partially a rebranding of their 18v because their 18v were never 18v to begin with? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biggie Posted February 19, 2017 Report Share Posted February 19, 2017 I thought they were always 22v and just called them 18v because that was the market they were competing with. Sounds like a lot of marketing bs to me. They've probably improved their batteries but I don't think they've changed the voltage which is why they're backwards compatible. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BMack37 Posted February 19, 2017 Report Share Posted February 19, 2017 It doesn't really matter, it's an electric motor. As long as the electronics can handle the voltage you could put 60v on it, and it would increase speed and power...and heat, wearing out the motor faster. Even if the voltage is 18v, putting 22v on it isn't really going to do much. All the electrical components should be rated for 35v or more just for heat and reliability, that's just a general rule of electronics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HiltiWpg Posted February 20, 2017 Report Share Posted February 20, 2017 The batteries were always 21.6v. They were called 22v in Europe. They seem to be unifying the lines.Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dwain Posted February 20, 2017 Report Share Posted February 20, 2017 yep, 22V here in Aus too. You could tell by the Watt Hours that they were never 18V 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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