On 18/10/2019 14:51, Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
In article ,
John Rumm wrote:
There is a big market for "body only" tools these days, since many
people will buy into a battery platform, and then share it between all
their tools.

Until you decide to expand that collection, and discover they've upped the
voltage on the current system. ;-)

Even if they introduce a new higher voltage battery, it would not make
any sense to discontinue the current 18V range since its vast (the
largest range of 18V tools from any manufacturer). Even if they stopped
producing them, they would just open up space for a massive clone market.

Plus Makita seem to keep battery platforms for a considerable period[1].
Their first cordless tool was released in 1969, and the current
remaining range of NiCd/Nimh tools are still using the same battery
connector, and a modern charger could still charge that original battery.

[1] If you gloss over those first LiIon tools that can't use some of the
the higher capacity LCT batteries now available.



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Cheers,

John.

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