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Originally Posted by Topspinmo
Well, my craftmans C3s are 19.2 volts!  |
All, yes ALL, lithium battery cells charge up to 4.2 volts per cell and cut off power at three volts.
You can call a six cell battery pack 18, or 19.3 or 20 or 20.3 volts. It is all the same.
What matters is the milliamps of the cell and the quality of the cell. Craftsman, a.k.a. black and decker uses a lower quality of cell than Makita. Simple, that is why makita costs more.
Makita does not offer the equivalent of Sears line of Craftsman lithium and the Lowe's line of Craftsman lithium. Neither are compatible. It doesn't interest Stanley aka black and decker, aka craftsman, aka dewalt, aka porter cable to support the craftsman sold at sears (they are still in business).
These sort of decisions by bean counters is what ruined General Motors, and Sears for that matter. What you don't want is a dead battery and no way to buy a replacement. Stanley does not have a good track record.