/diy/ - Do It Yourself

>>1612956
That Bosch 12V with the interchangeable tips looks like a neat tool too. They have that offset screwdriver attachment which is neat if you need to drive screws in corners.

Also I’m super tempted to take apart these new Octane batteries but I don’t want to void a warranty. They’re larger than the 18650 packs so I assumed they were larger cells, but then reading online somebody said the 6.0 and 9.0 have 18650s.

I think the 3.0Ah has larger cells because they couldn’t get the current draw from one row of 3000mAh 18650s. But then they say the 6.0 uses 10 and 9.0 is 15x 3000mAh 18650s, but each row is offset a little bit and spaced farther apart for better cooling and they can get the current from the paralleled cells no problem. Makes sense because the 6.0Ah Octane pack felt about the same weight as the 4.0Ah pack, it would be noticeable heavier with larger cells.

I think the same reason is why the smaller M12 batteries are only 1.5Ah, any larger cells could never put out the power for the Hackzall and Fuel tools.

>>1610292
>tfw still kinda want a 1.5Ah pack for the impact driver and drill
That 3Ah is still 5 cells I think, but they aren’t 18650s. It weighs about the same as the 10 cell 4.0, and it’s far larger than regular 5 cell packs, even dwarfs Kobalt with 6 cells.