I don't think people realize that the 12Ah 20V Dewalt batteries are not legal for airline travel because they are 240Wh. People can only travel with the 5Ah batteries (100Wh), which only have 50 minutes of cruise run time per their website.
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I think you are mistaken on this point:I don't think people realize that the 12Ah 20V Dewalt batteries are not legal for airline travel because they are 240Wh. People can only travel with the 5Ah batteries (100Wh), which only have 50 minutes of cruise run time per their website.
I've been using a Piranha P1 for hauling my arse around wrecks for the past 3 years and a DX Sierra for the 6 years prior to that. The runtimes have never caused me problems as I'm seldom on the trigger for long.So who is doing the best battery for this scooter? And what does the 'Best' mean?? reliability, pure power, longer run-times etc.
For me reliability would be the key metric as I only need it for wrecks, so long run times and speed are not as important as reliability.
I think the product cycle with cordless power tools has changed over the years.
Now everyone is selling huge line of tools around a battery system instead of dedicated batteries for each tool. This should make long term availability of compatible batteries better.
Specs are always misleading. I speak as a dive X Sierra ownerI would use it to blow sand and to pull me. Different dives. Different needs. But, for the things I have been doing, the published specs seem like they would be adequate for what I would use it for. Even if I carried extra batteries and swapped between every dive.
Here's a question. I have so many drills that over the years I can't use anymore because battery packs died and when I searched for new ones you can't find the size or the right attachment point to fit the drill. So how does dive extras get around that. What if I have their scooter in 5 years and the battery packs die. How can I ensure I'll be able to find one that works with they attachment point fitting? I'm assuming just like a drill it's set up for the battery pack to just slide in