Comment on The world was a nicer place before the advent of leaf blowers

• humorlessrepost@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  And uses the same battery as my pressure washer, lawn mower, weed eater, edger (giggity), misting fan, and chainsaw. It really is a great line of products.

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  • Juvyn00b@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    I love the idea behind this. Overall I’ve been burned about 3 times in my home ownership time by committing to a brand like this. The brands seem to change batteries (voltage or connectors or both) on a 5 to 10 year cycle, meaning I either have to rebuild packs (fun with newer BMS etc) or deal with China sourced minimum lifetime packs. Even bigger things do this - but I did recently bought a Ryobi ride on mower that originally had lead acid that I covered myself to a single 48v lifepo4. Their newer ride ons have large 80v “packs” that I’m sure cost an arm and a leg for a proper “official” pack.

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    • humorlessrepost@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Luckily Ego has stuck with the same 56 volt batteries, just offering them in different capacities but all interchangeable. When they need more, they just take more of them; my pressure washer requires two batteries, and their riding lawn mowers take four.

      The limit of that, however, is that they can’t make small devices, so I have to use a different ecosystem for things like drills, drivers, and sanders. But Ego is so much better than the alternatives for lawn care that it’s worth the extra chargers.

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