We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. The realm of handheld power tools has been firmly in the court of battery power for over a decade now. After all, why constrain yourself to a ...

Power tool battery adapters offer a lot of promises but do they really offer the convenience they promise? Here's what you ...

Every major hardware brand, from Makita to Ryobi to DeWalt, maintains its own exclusive battery pack framework. Every brand's ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. When you work with tools for long enough, an unusual thing eventually happens: No matter how much you try to stick exclusively to a single ...

We’re officially living in the future: No longer are your e-bike batteries just for your e-bikes and your power tool batteries just for your drills and string trimmers. Now you can actually mix and ...

Some power tool users might be tired of getting the third degree about using third-party replacement batteries. But maybe they should consider how they might be headed for third-degree burns — or ...

Cutting the cord is easy. Choosing a cordless battery platform, however can be much more difficult. From 12-volt to 18-volt and prosumer to professional, here's a handy guide for selecting the battery ...

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