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by k8sToGo 1469 days ago
Honestly, the more and more things I have, the more annoyed I am by this. I just bought a cheapish foldable e-bike, but since it is some Chinese brand, I am pretty sure it will be just trash once I use up most of my batteries cycles. The same thing goes for my battery run drill etc.

Sure, I could open it up and probably replace the cells, but that is not really feasible for most people.
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filoleg 1469 days ago
Why would it be the case for your battery-run drill? Even the cheapest most basic battery-run drills that I managed to find at Home Depot had hot-swappable batteries.

I got a slightly-above-the-cheapest Ryu battery drill, and it came with 2 separate batteries and a charger for them (so that i can use one while the other is charging). Swapping the batteries is as easy as holding the eject button, detaching the battery (which is mounted externally to the bottom of the handle), and then sliding in the new battery until it clicks. If one of the batteries died due to used up battery cycles, you can just buy another battery for cheap.

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filoleg 1469 days ago
*small correction, it was a Ryobi drill, not Ryu.
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k8sToGo 1469 days ago
It isn't one of those with the big bulky battery. I bought this at a discounter (Aldi).
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dfadsadsf 1469 days ago
Cheapish ebikes often have standard batteries that you can buy on ali or some random website. Check what motor and controller you have and you should be able to find battery.
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