On Tue, 11 Dec 2012 12:17:16 -0600, The Daring Dufas
wrote:

On 12/11/2012 8:16 AM, Percival P. Cassidy wrote:
I think it was here that I posted a few months back that I had
discovered that the allegedly 19.2-Volt "Craftsman" power tools use the
same five Li-Ion cells (3.6V per cell) as other manufacturers use in
their 18-Volt tools -- 5x3.6=18.

Now I see an ad in the latest Menards (mid-West "home improvement"
chain) flyer for "MasterForce" (a store brand, I think) power tools that
use a 20-Volt Li-Ion battery.

There is no combination of 3.6-Volt cells that will result in a
19.2-Volt or 20-Volt battery pack -- except, perhaps, if the voltage is
measured within a very short time after the charger is disconnected. And
if they were using six such cells (which Craftsman isn't), why wouldn't
they advertise the tools as 21.6-Volt tools?

I consider this to be false advertising.

Perce

Do you remember years ago when audio amplifiers were advertized with
inflated power outputs? It was measured when there was an instantaneous
peak in power output when lightning struck the power line. I think The
FTC stepped in with rules for the manufacturers of audio gear to put
true continuous power output test results in their advertizing. O_o

TDD
They are still ALLOWED to advertize "peak power output" but they MUST
also include the "rms" or "music power" output.