• apfelwoiSchoppen@lemmy.world
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    4 months ago

    VCCs are why the industry has gone so hard into the battery craze. Iterative ongoing sales. Should make a skeptic out of anyone.

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      4 months ago

      It should. My cow-orker and I chatted about this today and he brought up the loss-leader battery sales tactic: Here are two batteries, charger and a free tool to get you going!

      After that, you’re locked in to their system unless you don’t care about having four different chargers and battery systems lying about. I did make that twin battery purchase for the DeWalt stuff I already have, but it’ll age out eventually just like the last one did. I was able to use an adapter on my oldest drill to convert it. Otherwise it would’ve been junk too.