Cordless power rant....what we NEED

Posted by Rudy on June 9, 2008, 12:49 am

.. come up with a simple rig that

> says "we have a product that is all rechargable such as a lawn mower, weed
> eater,chainsaw, small cultivator ....and.... WILL ALL USE THE SAME
> BATTERY!...They could set some kind of standard...I'll buy like 10
> batterys to have on charge and use whatever product I want to use... I'd
> buy their entire product that has anything that will run their
> batteries....thoughts?... I mean it only makes sense...

Next, get them to make compatible: Spark plugs, fuel/oil filters.
Think how cheap they'd be if there was one that "fits all"

Posted by Bill on June 9, 2008, 11:00 am

"Jimi" wrote in message

> ...you would thing a company would come up with ONE rechargable
> battery that would work for ALL their outdoor stuff...

But then you would not have to buy replacement or additional batteries from
a specific company. These companies are motivated by GREED.

Posted by Jim Yanik on June 9, 2008, 12:01 pm

> "Jimi" wrote in message

>> ...you would thing a company would come up with ONE rechargable
>> battery that would work for ALL their outdoor stuff...

>
> But then you would not have to buy replacement or additional batteries
> from a specific company. These companies are motivated by GREED.
>
>
>

What CRAP!
different tools have different power needs.
for portable tools,too heavy a battery makes too much strain in using it.
Too small a battery,and no useful run-time,or not enough power to do the
task.

Hitachi made a drill-driver that had a coiled cord adapter to connect to a
belt power-pack for more run time. Since it wasn't very popular,they
stopped making it,and other companies did not copy the idea.

--
Jim Yanik
jyanik
at
kua.net

Posted by HeyBub on June 9, 2008, 12:08 pm

Bill wrote:

> "Jimi" wrote in message

>> ...you would thing a company would come up with ONE rechargable
>> battery that would work for ALL their outdoor stuff...

> But then you would not have to buy replacement or additional
> batteries from a specific company. These companies are motivated by
> GREED.

Greed is good.

Posted by ransley on June 9, 2008, 11:28 am

> =A0 =A0 Y'know I own slobbering 2 stroke =A0 chainsaws tillers, and 4 stro=

ke push

> lawn mowers.Given the price of gasoline you would thing a company would co=

> up with ONE rechargable battery that would work for ALL their outdoor stuf=

> such as lawnmowers, weed eaters.... I am waiting for it to happen....Do yo=

> think Makita or Dewalt or Black & Decker can come up with a simple rig tha=

> says "we have a product that is all rechargable such as a lawn mower, weed=

> eater,chainsaw, small cultivator ....and.... WILL ALL USE THE SAME
> BATTERY!...They could set some kind of standard...I'll buy like 10 battery=

> to have on charge and use whatever product I want to use... I'd buy their
> entire product that has anything that will run their
> batteries....thoughts?... I mean it only makes sense...

At 100$ for a LiIon 18v Ridgid battery you would buy 10, and they
might last only 3 years.

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