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I was pleased to see recently that a couple of different brands at my local DIY store had interoperable batteries. I bought a small lawnmower which now uses the
by woeh 4y ago
I was pleased to see recently that a couple of different brands at my local DIY store had interoperable batteries. I bought a small lawnmower which now uses the same battery as a cordless drill from another brand. The brands that joined are listed on their marketing site[0].
Edit: One of the companies has a slightly less obnoxious website which also lists brands[1]
[0]https://www.powerforall-alliance.com/en/#technology https://www.powerforall-alliance.com/en/#technology
[1]https://www.gardena.com/int/products/powerforall/ https://www.gardena.com/int/products/powerforall/
- Semaphor 4y agoOh cool, so there are two competing battery pack standards :D https://www.cordless-alliance-system.com https://www.cordless-alliance-system.com
- mdiesel 4y agoObligatory xkcd: https://xkcd.com/927/ https://xkcd.com/927/
- edgyquant 4y agoThis is why the EU is right we have to regulate these things. There just aren’t right answers here, each battery has pros and cons, so it’s a political matter full stop.
- bmicraft 4y agoI've never even heard of a power tool from any of those companies
- Semaphor 4y agoThere are a lot of German niche companies in that list. Like seriously "one specific job" niches ;) Metabo (the one I know for their powertools, though Fischer is famous for their dowels and Edding for their markers) is known for drills as well as gardening power tools. I think this is more a non-consumer area (though Metabo certainly dabbles in consumer devices)
- Kerbonut 4y agoI’m glad we’re finally working towards standard batteries for power tools. I have to say that website is terrible.
- pmx 4y agoIt plays absolute havoc with the browser history, how did they think that was a good idea?
- franciscop 4y agowow this is very interesting, and the main reason I hadn't bought many cordless tools, because I didn't want 2-5 years down the road to have a bunch of chargers and batteries that are all incompatible among each other! I'll reconsider it whenever I need new tools, thanks for sharing!
- dml2135 4y agoWow this is a great idea. I do have to say I'm disappointed, but not surprised, that none of the bigger brands in power tools look to be participating. The only name I recognize there is Bosch, I've never had any of their tools but my perception is that they are a mid-tier brand. It would be great to see players like DeWalt, Milwaukee, and Makita do something like this.
- mrks_hy 4y agoBosch segments its own market into the "green" and "blue" parts, the latter being for professional use. They're very well-made and costly, on-par and competitive with the other brands you mentioned. But of course they are not in this Power4All alliance thing and are incompatible with the "green" consumer stuff.