Tag: batteries

Bosch 4.0 Ah “Cool Pack” Batteries Aspire to Greatness

Although they are a bit late to the party, Bosch has announced that they will be jumping on the 4.0 Ah battery bandwagon in early 2013 with the European release of the 18V Cool Pack. While releases of thins kind have lost their novelty after Metabo, Milwaukee and Dewalt have all announced 4.0 Ah batteries, the thing that really sets …

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Bosch 18V HC FatPack BAT619G vs Bosch 18V FatPack BAT618

A short time ago Bosch began converting their 18 volt cordless batteries over to the new 3.0Ah HC batteries which have been shipping with their Second Generation Drills. The new batteries not only bump Ah rating from 2.6 to 3.0 but also lower the cold temperature working range to 20 degrees Fahrenheit, a big step for lithium ion. Another new …

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Recycle Power Tool Batteries, Cheap & Easy

After using your power tools continuously for several years the batteries are probably more useful as a paper weights than they are at powering your tools. This is of course to be expected from any battery and even with longer running lithium ion technology; they will eventually stop holding a charge as well. At that point you may want to …

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