It is the unspoken law of cordless tools – eventually ... facing this dilemma with a Makita battery from a broken angle grinder and decided to make a USB charger out of it.

Ryobi's 18V system uses interchangeable lithium batteries that can power tools both small and large. Here's six devices worth ...

Whether you implemented the circuit yourself, or took the easy way out and picked up one of the dirt cheap modules available online, the battery management IC is simple to work with and gets the ...

Consumers should stop using the product immediately unless otherwise instructed. Distributor: Alltrade Tools LLC, of Long Beach, Calif. Hazard: When used with an incompatible charger, the battery pack ...

Luckily, products exist to address them. But what are those problems and what, exactly, is a battery maintainer or charger doing to help reduce their effects? Batteries have existed in multiple forms ...