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From: Bob La Londe <none@none.com99>
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Subject: Re: Got 4Ah, not 5Ah, battery 18V (20V) - done right thing?
Date: Sun, 19 May 2024 12:16:57 -0700
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On 5/18/2024 8:04 PM, Jim Wilkins wrote:
> "Bob La Londe"  wrote in message news:v2bokb$36cch$1@dont-email.me...
> 
> On 5/17/2024 11:23 PM, Richard Smith wrote:
>> Hi all
>> Thanks for comment.
>> At the time I needed it there were only 4Ah batteries in stock, and I
>> got what I got.
>>
>> I must be doing something right, because I got into the
>> meet/introduce/interview event of a local mine which is re-opening.
>>
>> For light tools 4Ah is fine and I now have two.
>> If I do lot-lot-lot of bigger drilling, might stock-up on higher Ah
>> batteries.  Come that time there could be some "new" battery I am glad
>> it is my option to get.
>>
>> Comment / reminder - I got the biggest drill using "small tool" 
>> batteries.
> 
> To be fair... My experience is that you still get useful power out of
> the "moderately" large batteries like your 4AH as opposed to 5AH.  It
> just may not be "as powerful."  Where you see huge differences in base
> power even over a very very short time is the smaller batteries.  Often
> the "cheap" batteries packaged with an all in one kit.
> Tool/battery/charger...  They don't give you full power for a short
> time.  They just don't give you full power at all.
> Bob La Londe
> CNC Molds N Stuff
> 
> ----------------------------
> If you could access the electrical circuit a PZEM-051 meter would give 
> you all the useful data. For under $20 they measure DC up to 100V and 
> 100A, calculate the power and the total energy in Watt-hours.
> 

Torque Test Channel does some decent testing using a load.  I don't need 
to be an expert on the details.  I just need to know the results, and 
remember my anecdotal, but not irrelevant, direct experience.

-- 
Bob La Londe
CNC Molds N Stuff


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