A Byzantine mess of cords on your desk is surely an botheration , but on a construction site it can be a true safe chance . Limits in battery applied science have meant that large dick still need to get their magnate from an AC outlet , butDewalthas finally found a way to make almost every tool cordless .
The innovation is a new 60 - volt electric battery and power system called Flexvolt that ’s able-bodied to power some of the large pecker you ’ll witness on a construction website or in a workshop , reducing the number of cord / tripping hazards that are mess about underfoot .
Dewalt ’s current battery technology maxes out at 40 - volts and is primarily designed for use in outdoor pecker that often rely on gas engines for big businessman — think leafage blower and weed trimmers . But the young Flexvolt batteries go well beyond those limits . They can now power 60 - volt pecker like grinders and table saws , but can also be doubled up to provide enough succus to keep 120 - volt tools like mitre saw run without the need for cord or a loud on - site generator running nearby .
The most interesting feature of the new Flexvolt shelling system , as its name implies , is that it can actually be used on a wide-cut variety of tools , not just the most power - hungry unity on a construction site . The new batteries are rated at 60 - volts , but when connect to smaller tools like a hand-held drill , they ’ll mechanically step down to just 20 - volts of big businessman and run four time longer than similarly - give away batteries . The Flexvolt scheme have in mind you could quickly swop batteries in the midsection of a project without have to doubled - chip that the refreshful one is secure enough to power the tool you ’re using , or not too firm that it will damage it .
The new Flexvolt battery will also work with Dewalt ’s existing 20V MAX cock and chargers , so you do n’t take to upgrade your entire shop . But to take advantage of the $ 150 batteries ’ 60 - V potentiality , in October Dewalt is also introducing five new 60V MAX tools and two new 120V MAX putz including a orbitual proverb , a Cuban sandwich , a reciprocate saw , practice , and two dissimilar miter saws . Just recall , your workshop might become totally wireless before your place does .
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