DEWALT 20V MAX LITHIUM ION PLUS
DEWALT 20V MAX LITHIUM ION SERIES

DEWALT 20V MAX LITHIUM ION PLUS

You might not mind the bulkier FlexVolt battery on reciprocating saws or circular saws, but Metabo HPTвЂ™s lower weight and size is a huge plus on some of its drills and impact wrenches, especially with that slim pack. However, one of the key features of both systems is the ability for these higher voltage packs to also power tools requiring 20V Max or 18V batteries. DeWalt even has a 15Ah FlexVolt battery on the market. When youвЂ™re running tools such as table saws and miter saws, DeWaltвЂ™s higher capacity and power can be a big advantage. Its 36V system doesnвЂ™t have as much power potential as the 60V Max line. Metabo HPTвЂ™s MultiVolt is a smaller, lighter pack with a lower capacity than the 3.0/9.0Ah and 4.0/12.0Ah FlexVolt batteries. DeWaltвЂ™s FlexVolt is larger and heavier, but it has higher energy capacity in its two larger packs and 60V Max is potentially more powerful than 36V. Currently, DeWalt has FlexVolt batteries that run 2Ah/6Ah, 3Ah/9Ah, and 4Ah/12Ah*. That requires the battery packs to contain 15 cells. Once thatвЂ™s in place, electronic communication between the tool and the battery tells the pack which connections to use to get the right voltage for the tool itвЂ™s on.ДeWaltвЂ™s FlexVolt system switches between 20V Max and 60V Max (18V and 54V nominal). A pack that switches between 18V and 54VВ (20V and 60V Max) needs sets of 15 cells. To make a pack that switches between 18V and 36V, you can use 10, 20, 30 cells or more, as long as theyвЂ™re in groups of 10. For example, you can make either an 18V, 5.0Ah battery or 36V, 2.5Ah battery out of the same 10 cells. To make a pack that switches voltage, you need to start with a number of cells that work in both. Even though you can change the wiring to adjust the voltage or amp-hours, you get the same total watt-hours from those cells. Series connections increase voltage and parallel connections increase amp-hours.

DEWALT 20V MAX LITHIUM ION SERIES

When you build a lithium-ion battery pack, you connect individual cells with either series or parallel connections, or a combination of the two. How Does a Voltage-Switching Battery Work? The MultiVolt battery was announced in 2018 at the same time Hitachi Power Tools announced the name change to Metabo HPT. Since then, only Metabo HPT has decided to follow DeWalt down this path. DeWalt FlexVolt technology was a huge surprise for us sitting in the room at that launch event. Wrenches, Drivers, Pliers & Socket ReviewsДeWalt FlexVolt vs Metabo HPT MultiVolt Battery Which Came First?ДeWalt was the first to launch its voltage-switching pack back in 2016.

Dewalt 20v max lithium ion