Ridgid drill/driver kit with 2, 2.0AH batteries

[sternwake]

The Ridgid and Makita battery holders/hangers arrived today.



Like the Makita 'power wheels' adapter, and makita to ridgid adapter, they are 3d printed., not injection molded.
The ridgid ones are pretty burley, and really lock to battery tightly, tighter than the baTtery does to Ridgid tool body.

Shipped out of California, I wonder if they were printed there too.

There were 'Ship from china' options for about 50% less $$.

A 3d printer takes the labor factor out.

I'd like to think that they are printed here.
Dont recall seeing that in the description though.

Edit uodate, checked listings again and both claim made in the USA.


One thing i like about the ridgid batteries vs makita, is the 4 led SOC lights are always 'right side up', in my usage.

In the makita tool, or in adapter in ridgid tool, i usually have to flip it over to press button and see general state of charge.
Same will occur on hangers. I will be able to walk by and press button on Ridgid batteries and see SOC, the Makitas, unless i mount them backwards and slide battery in from back, the soc LEDs will be in the back.

Kind of wonder which 18650 cells makita uses. I guess i coukd see which 4.0 ah pack maintains the highest voltage under the same load, but my project/experiment list is already too long.

Maintaining a 34 year old van is less work than a 35 year old house.
The people my dad hired.....
EFFING FLORIDA.
it really is like the characters and plot lines from a Carl Hiassen paperback, without the Humor, only the self serving stupidity.

[sternwake]

Did some more Ridgid battery charging while closely watching inline ammeter via wall wart.

While it started at 20.43v unloaded, after refilling 2.23ah into a 4.0ah battery, which measured 18.01 immediately before, it was hitting as much as 2!.37v in absorption.
When it quit charging, checking voltage immediately, 20.71v. Hot wall wart at this point.

If i pulled battery from cradle, while it was stilll accepting 1.09 amps at 21.21v, the pluggeded battery back in, it did nothing for a few seconds, then flashed green light and refused to continue charging.

Different battery, with warmed/hot power supply no load voltage 21.37, 2.0 amps raised voltage to 21.37, and when amps tapered somewhere under 0.23, green light , no more charging. Measure battery V ure Dmm on terminals, 20.73.


While i can, and will use a dc to dc power supply to recharge, faster than 40 watts,, and formerly stated the wall wart is just a dumb power supply, there appears to be a bit more logic involved the charge algorithm, or i am mistaken, again.

I have been trying to attempt to prevent 100% recharges anyway. Seems my dc to dc voltages booater set above 20.499 v causes an orange flashing error LED, the oem wallwart will go as high as 21.38 and amps tPer to nearer zero, ajd it quits/green lights at a higher resting voltage.

If/when i move back i to Van the ridgid batteries are coming, the maKita batteries staying.

If i already had a good PSW inverter and a 12vdc nominal charging surplus, it would be a slightly more difficult choice.

The itty bitty toylike Rdgid comlact jobsite blower is way more Van sized than the Makita blower, but the Makita puts all my other DC fans to shame, and they make one with nearly 2x the volume.

All hail sheer velocity, and finger trigger speed control.

[Cammalu]

I have too many cool Ryobi toys to ever switch but do wonder how they compare with the other brands.

We needed to buy or built some kind of racks to keep them together and probably a battery charging station.

John got a pretty cool new tool he uses a lot and loves. Maybe he will do a post on it.

Be careful about the ladders Stern. I know I sure don’t just bounce right up from a fall anymore!

[sternwake]

Ryobi is more than good enough for most.

But replacement ryobi  batteries are still big coin.

The ridgid 2 4.0ah battery with charger deal, often  appears for 100$, or less, on home despoot website, and if registered within 90 days, is basically free replacement batteries for life.

The ~20$ Ridgid to ryobi battery adapter will allow one to use the ridgud bTtery, to power ryobi tools.

The ridgid charger can also be fed  20.5v from a dc to dc booster from a 12vdc nominal system., no inverter required

No inverter needed, but the charger warranty will be  voided in the  in process.

My neighbors garbaged  cabinet door got,  modded with ridgid and makita battery hangers today.

   

They are now  @ 76f in laundry room instead of 92f inside garage

More refinement to come but actual use will define the refine.
Heat degrades all batteries.

I certainly dont disregard the warnings on the  step ladder's top steps, the same way I used to, but thankfully i still have good balance and agility. The age induced knowledge that i am no longer 18, and indestructible, is thankfully something not I've not learned the hard way.

Im also managing to keep  slowly losing the remaining belly fat and strengthening shoukders, legs and core muscles, while eating healthier..
Ive stopped surfing, for now, but not forever.

[sternwake]

I modded the Makita 'power wheels adapter.' Installed a digital voltmeter and 2 14 Awg anderson powerpole outputs.
I have 4 Ridgid batteries, 2 2.0 ah and 2 4.0ah batteries, and 4 Makita  4.0 ah batteries. And one 4.9ah ryobi battery, and soon, a 4.0 dewalt battery.

The ridgid powerwheels adapter  is my favirite. The mKuta  2 bay charger is huge. I can travel with the ridgid cradle and walk wart, and use the walk wart instead kf the battery to oower whaT i need.
Dads older weak  Ryobi leaf blower and the ryobi 4.0 battery are not likely to get much if any more use
The maKita blower is just better in each and every way.
   

[sternwake]

Cam,
If you are in need of more Ryobi batteries, here is a short lived link and deal, two 4 0 ah .batteries and charger for 99$.


It could disappear in hours

[sternwake]

Hmmm, s a link would have been helpful.

https://www.homedepot.com/p/RYOBI-ONE-18.../315424283

[sternwake]

So i picked up the '20v max' Dewalt 8" polesaw today.

Old man did not notice the ship to home vs ship to store option on online checkout, but i needed some lumber, so no huge deal.

The 4.0ah battery does claim 80watt hours, not 72 like the MaKita, Ridgid, or Ryobi 18v 4.0 batteries.

It is false advertising, in my opinion.
Right off the charger, and spinning the chain for less than a second unloaded, it read 20.6v.
Basically same as maKita and Ridgid.
5 lithium cells in series, at 4.2v each is 21volts.
So all of them refuse to truly fully charge the battery, which is good for lithium, but makes a liar of the true useable capacity, unless the 10 cells are over 2000mah each, which is certainly possible.

For the dewalt 4.0 ah 20v battery to truly be 80 watt hours, it would require 10 special lithium cells with a nominal voltage of 4.0 v, instead of 3.6v.
So, Marketing lies. 20v printed on tools and batteries has to be superior to 18v right?


The dewalt charger itself has 3 red lights. Just solid red when done. The AC/DC voltage converter is inside the cradle, and is generally the same amount of bulk/volume as the RIDGID wall wart and smaller charge cradle but much smaller than the dual bay Makita charger.

I did not check charge rate of the dewalt charger, nor check battery voltage out of the box.
The Dewalt battery has 3 LED lights to indicate battery state of charge, not 4 like makita and ridgid, and ryobi. Lights oriented like makita will require removal from hanger to see the lights, something i dislike in actual use.

The Makita batteries have a slightly smaller footprint than ridgid or dewalt, but Makita is taller. The ryobi are taller and wider, and a smidge longer. Least pocketable, by far.

I've not used the polesaw yet.
I had already sweat enough, before going to the depot.

There's a Floridiot built fence. 8' tall in back yard, 10' 4x4.posts every 6 feet, into sand. Have not yet found concrete around any of them.

Fence is leaning inwards, and bowed/stretched up top, a good amount, after Hurricane Ian. At worst, 14" out of vertical.

Fence was rebuilt after Irma knocked it over in 2017.
It's starting to lean more and more, so I've got to stop it before it falls entirely from time or the next inevitable storm.

Lost 2.5lbs sweating, in 2 hours, in 93f heat and 82% humidity, investigating and planning the fence lift.
But no mosquitoes out midday , like morning or evening, which are not much cooler anyway.

While i am sure it is possible to bypass the internal acdc converter on dewLt ryobi and maKita chargers, i really like the Ridgid wall wart and small cradle. Fits in small ba kpa k nicely.
Im using it now to power the 60mm delta pocketfan and its 8-23vdc input 15watt USB-C source, which is charging a SoFirn HS-40 headlamp.

I think the Ridgid battery warranty , occasional battery deals, like two for 99$ with chaRger,and the ability to feed the cradle via a dc to dc charger, no inverter needed, make it the DIY'ing Vandweller friendliest power tool battery system.

The Battery adapters mean one does not have to stick with one tool brand anymore, or just toss perfectly good tools because 2 new bTteries with charger, and 2 new tools are just 20$ more tha 2 new batteries alone.

I wish i knew of the adapters before i abandoned my maKita drill driver and worthless batts but good charger in California, but then i would not have had reason to go with Ridgid and there is no regrets regarding that decision.
Shame i could not have waited a bit more as the subcompact brushless drill and Impact driver2x battery & charger combo kit are just 10$ more than my brushed veraions via a HD 'special buy' currently offered.

[Scott7022]

I wish I knew the herb name of the sprig crazy Englishmen toss in their Gin…it became popular with a nYC series chick sitcom in the girls Cosmos. It turns the gin a purplish pink colour. When I was last in California and sweeting like a pig and was down near the dunes and the mozzies came out in force. I pulled into a beach side bar and ordered one. My nephew asked me if it came with a Pap smear. But when twilight hit they weren’t biting me and were eating him alive.
Two Oz gin and this sprig seems to work if your sweating heavy. Worth a try.


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[sternwake]

The history of gin and tonic was ann interesting rabbithole.

I do enjoy them in hot weather.

Been adding huge amounts of garlic to my fire salads, but the mozziez still love me, and there have been reported cases of malaria in this county, firat time in 50 years, or since the '50s.

I gotta stick to beers and buds though and summertime beer swillling can become an ha itual issue
In winter, red wine comes into the mix.