WRT to comments on how dangerous these things are - they are batteries. The 6.0AH flexvolts have 120Wh - so the Dewalt batteries have a travel clip that physically changes the wiring and turns them into 3 cells of 40Wh each. You may not ship these little bombs if they pack >100Watt-hours. Needs at least special (professional) packaging and not every carrier allows it.ĭeWalt have been very clever at getting around the battery transport limits - their '18/54V flexvolt' (US 20/60V). On another Note, Bosch's new 18V 12Ah ProCore exceeds limits of what can be shipped regularly.

And God beware, something happening to someone else while using/charging/storing self made or tampered with batteries. The $$($$) saved on some batteries or tools, is simply not worth loosing life, limb or $$$$($$) material possessions. This really is no joke and lithium ion batteries are nothing to play/experiment with in my humble opinion. A steel can/filter of a coffee machine looked like someone had hit it with a hammer. You're spot on.Ĭargo planes have crashed, cargo planes performed emergency landings because of 'funky stuff' happening with LiIon batteries/cells on board.Ī long time ago, long before those crashes, someone I briefly knew posted pictures of the aftermath when a lithium ion battery had exploded in his kitchen while charging. DeWalt does have a lot compatibility within their family, some of the chargers can accept both their 12 volt and their 20 volt packs, the 60 v packs shown in the video clip can be used on 20v tools and the chargers take both (60 and 20) batteries. Given the cost of my Festool stuff, I'm not inclined to experiment with it. Otherwise there is a lot of risk of blowing up the batteries.

They don't document any of that, so mixing successfully requires a lot of tearing things apart, and a lot of knowledge of what all the stuff you uncover is. While adapting is theoretically possible, and does work in limited cases, some manufacturers put the battery control circuitry in the tool, while others put it in the battery pack, and no doubt, some others do something in-between. Now I have 2 Festool, 2 Bosch, and still have the DeWalt. Up to a year ago, I had two battery/charger types, DeWalt and Ryobi, I retired all the Ryobi stuff, but in the meantime I added some new. Build a charging center to organize them.

Dewalt to hitachi battery adapter