Sell Gas and Buy Battery Chainsaw?

[Grumpycat]

However, all lithium batteries do loose their charge over time, even during time that your not using them. I recommend every 2 months putting a full charge on the batteries to avoid permanent damage.

For maximum life a lithium battery should be stored with a 50% charge.

EGo's internal BCU will intentionally self-discharge battery to 30% if it sets for 30 days.

 

[ovrszd]

I can adjust the timeline on my Drone batteries. I have them set on 3 days to begin discharge to 50%. All the Drone Gurus say that's optimum.

 

[rademamj1]

Well I certainly learned something significant from this thread about Lithium-Ion batteries. I always assumed these needed to be at full charge for long term storage, but after fact checking all the comments, the optimum charge for storage is right about 50%.

 

[ultrarunner]

I need to revamp my charging...

I use mostly weekends and before I leave I put the Stihl AP battery on charger and lock up... often on charger all week... not sure how smart the Stihl charger is.

 

[RustyA]

Bought a Menards masterforce drill/impact combo lithium over 15 years ago. Instruction book said never charge batteries over 50% before storing. Still using two original batteries and the impact will loosen super duty 160 ft/lb lug nuts today. Best battery tool I've ever owned.

 

[BrokeFarmerJohn]

Dang you John. Got an email from tooltopia 4 batteries, dual charger and the 14" saw (makita) $379 + free shipping.
I'll let you know how it works in a week or so. :laughing:

Lmao, I have been very tempted so far but haven’t pulled the trigger yet on one.

4 batteries, a charger and the tool for $380 is a good price. In the past I gave $100 for a 3 amp hour battery without charger. These newer 5amp batteries are much stronger. Single battery charger was $100 also around 2012.

From what I have seen a set of batteries cuts about as much as a tank of fuel on my stihl.

 

[Rustyiron]

That's along with my thinking, it's about the normal retail price of just the batteries. Saw and charger are free if you twist logic around a little. I've got batteries 5 years old and they seem to have a little less performance than they used to. I hope that it will take a "normal" chain, that's one thing that I couldn't find out.

 

[Industrial Toys]

I would buy a battery saw but see no reason to "sell" a well running gas saw. Put some of that Optima (?) (Storebought gas that doesn't go bad) in it and park it somewhere.

 

[Rustyiron]

Heck I won't even sell any of my not so well running saws.

 

[ovrszd]

Heck I won't even sell any of my not so well running saws.

I own four. You can't have enough....