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by westurner 1159 days ago
From "USB-C is about to go from 100W to 240W, enough to power beefier laptops" https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27295621 :

> What are the costs to add a USB PD module to an electronic device? https://hackaday.com/2021/04/21/easy-usb%E2%80%91c-power-for...

> - [ ] Create an industry standard interface for charging and using [power tool,] battery packs; and adapters

From "Zero energy ready homes are coming" https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35065366 :

  # USB power specs (DC)
    7.5w = 1.5amp * 5volts  # USB
   15w   = 3a * 5v  # USB-C
  100w   = 5a * 20v # USB-C PD
  240w   = 5a * 48v # USB-C PD 3.1
Others could also send emails to power tool manufacturers about USB-C PD support and evolving the spec to support power tool battery packs.
1 comments

Anything but USB-C.
Hopefully the counter-proposal doesn't involve a custom barrel jack, eh?