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frontpage Posted by jgilbs • Mar 19, 2024
Mar 19, 2024 4:25 PM
DeWALT Powerstack 20V 5.0Ah MAX Compact Battery
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The PS 5a has an output management circuit, that works in conjunction with their battery management controller to not fry the BMC & subsequently the older tools.
Of the 2 PS batteries, it is only preventing overcurrent on the 5a model, the 1.7 does not behave this way.
Some vendors are updating their products to work with the 5ah. Specifically I've had dms with Mellif on reddit when 1st posting about the PS5 incompatibilities. They are working on it w their next gen products.
I can confirm 4 products of theirs I own, help gun, blower, hot melt gun & solder pencil, all work fine with the 1.7ah. Ditto for my Dyson V6 stick vac with adapter. The 5ah, no.
Now those using the PS w hopes of driving 24 , 27.5 & up tools, will have to wait until those adapter makers reverse engineer their buck convertor circuits to work with current protected outputs of the PS5ah.
Or you can go 18v Milwaukee forge & wait even longer.
Summation: the 1.7 will drive most existing adapters & devices; you need to look for new adapters or wait for manufacturers to upgrade their electronics to be PS5 compatible.