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(for various reasons I needed to join a mismatched pair of 18v drill and battery, annoyed at how much fun it was)

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[–] [email protected] 15 points 4 months ago (7 children)

I thought there was communication between the drill and battery that would keep this from working.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 4 months ago

On higher end ones maybe, but this works fine so idk - it's conceivable they both use the same internals just with a different battery mounting geometry

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