We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. When cordless power tools initially became mainstream, their batteries were made of nickel cadmium (NiCd). One of their biggest limitations is ...

There is a DeWalt power tool for basically any home or work site need, but you may have noticed that none of them have 18V ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. In 2011, DeWalt introduced its 20V MAX* System, and the 20V MAX* XR line came along two years later in 2013. The 20V marketing strategy also ...

When cordless power tools initially became mainstream, their batteries were made of nickel cadmium (NiCd). One of their biggest limitations is the so-called memory effect, where batteries could no ...

There are several important decisions you make in your life: Coke or Pepsi; vi or emacs; PC or Mac. But, lately, you need to pick a battery ecosystem for your tools. DeWalt? Black & Decker? Or just ...

Cordless tools took a leap forward this summer with the introduction of the first cordless miter saws from Milwaukee and DeWalt and a cordless table saw from DeWalt. Not long ago it was unthinkable ...

When you are working on a project at home or in the garden, the last thing you want to have is a dead battery that brings your momentum to a screeching halt. With so many power tool brands on the ...

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It's when we look at full-size tools that the batteries get more interesting. The first thing many people will note is that ...

A few years ago I bought several Black & Decker garden tools which run off the same 18v NiCd batteries - see photos in this post. I thought I was doing an intelligent thing when I acquired these tools ...