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So saw these batteries. I assume the non XR 5ah is the older Bluetooth and the XR 5ah is the new tool connect battery.? The XR 5ah looks bigger, is that for electronics ? I don’t think it’s larger cells …..
Meant to say the small “xr “ is older…the Larger “ R” is tool connect ?
I believe they are the same, no size change, just different stickers, same model #.
They’re sure doing everything they can to make this more complicated, aren’t they? I just hope they keep the option to opt out of this crap personally.
no idea if there is a difference but can’t wait to try smart tools out. I can’t wait till every tool is smart.
Same exact battery, no changes but the decal is updated. The battery is a little taller than the standard 5.0ah as it has a much larger circuit board in the battery.
I believe you are correct. The difference is the old Bluetooth lockout batteries and the new tool connect ones. I used to have a few of the Bluetooth batteries before because they sometimes go on clearance for next to nothing and I doubt they are the same electronics as the tool connect, but I have been wrong before. It might just be a sticker and a name change.
If you are asking about identification of the batteries, the top picture with the logo in the blue rectangle is the Bluetooth logo. The bottom left picture has the small logo on the left side of the battery with 3 one quarter arcs is DeWALT’s Tool Connect logo. Their numbering system is reasonably understandable. Reading DCB205BT-2, DC is for DeWALT Cordless, the B is for Battery, 20 (12, 40 and 60 are also used is for voltage), the 5 position is the Amp/Hrs and is where it gets a little arbitrary, for the 20 V MAX line a 0 is 3.0, a 1 is 1.5, a 3 is 2.0, a 4 is 4.0, a 5 is 5.0 and a 6 is 6.0. The BT is for Bluetooth, a normal battery has nothing there and the -2 means it is a 2 pack of batteries. I am going to guess that eventually all the Bluetooth batteries and the tools with Tool Connect will end up wearing the Tool Connect logo. This time around it appears that DeWALT will have a tool connect adapter, to allow changes to tools you already have, available more quickly than the 18V XRP/ 20V MAX adapter. Maybe they learned from that mess.
Ya to me it’s just weird they make the new “5ah bt “ label look like the the newish 6ah label non bt….except for the little blue symbol. You’d figure a completely new label would be in order emphasizing the tool connect ability…as in a easy to spot label differentiating it from all others…..
….but what do I know….thanks
i just dont understand the point of bluetooth on batteries and tools.
framer wrote:
8 hours ago, framer said:i just dont understand the point of bluetooth on batteries and tools.
coolness factor, repetitive tasks, and maybe some cost savings? I would think in the case of the one key recip saw that it would save a guy cutting metal pipe all day money by determining the most efficient settings to cut the metal to extend blade life and reduce time it takes to cut the metal.
That way that guy doesn’t have to learn the right way. It’s just programmed for him. Smart tools dumb workers.
Pretty much the only justification I hear for the one-key sawzall is metal cutting. We don’t need Bluetooth, just put some preset modes on recip saws like with impact drivers. Just keep it simple.
Bluetooth on tools is a solution looking for a problem.
GPS or Bust
they need lasers and a drink dispenser instead of bluetooth.