Craftsman V20 3Ah Advanced Battery Starter Kit

[pafire]

Has anyone tried this new battery from craftsman or is it just more hype, to sell more product, There are many trade in locations for this to happen, however there is nothing close to me to make it worthwhile. Looking to hear those opinions good or bad.

 

[dcg9381]

This thing?

V20* 3ah Advanced Battery Starter Kit

Built for DIYers who always think ahead, the V20* 3ah advanced battery starter kit includes a V20* 3ah advanced battery and a V20* charger. When your battery is designed to let you cut fast, drill fast, and work fast you have a true project powerhouse. Engineered with state-of-the-art tabless...

www.craftsman.com

"starter kit" implied that it could be used as a jump box, but that doesn't seem to be the case.

20V is the new branding for 18V (if I understand correctly) - nothing new here in terms of tech other than form factor..

 

[darkzero]

Has anyone tried this new battery from craftsman

Yes

or is it just more hype, to sell more product,

And yes

I got 5 of these "starter kits" along with 5 of $50 coupons (had) they came with.

They haven't been out long enough for people likely to have put them through extensive use. From what I have seen not very many people are into the CM V20 stuff & those who are mostly for home/DYI use. That and when the first Advanced battery came out (6ah) with the high price I can't imagine that many people bought em.

The Advanced packs have "tabless" 18650s in them. AFAIK, they are the first of the common known tool brands to use em. Everyone else is using 21700 cells for tabless packs.

I have used a few of mine. But not heavily & not long enough to tell how much better they are (if at all) than my other standard non tabless packs. And I may never know, I've been a MW user for the past 10+ yrs. I use MW at work and at home.

Before I got these Advanced batteries, the only CM V20 tools I had was the V20 screwdriver & handheld vac. With all those $50 coupons I now have much more V20 tools than I ever would have expected or wanted but they still will all be for home use & not used heavily.

May seem like a waste to others but they were free & with the coupons I got unbeatable deals on stuff I never would have purchased otherwise. In the end their batt swap promo did do what they intended.

 

[Cruzan80]

Also asking here, in case others see it easier.

Quick question for the people who redeemed batteries @ Ace Hardware. Is the $50 off coupon only for Ace Hardware locations, or Lowes? Looks like Lowes has a much larger selection, with ACE more focusing on OPE offerings. They are doing another event semi-near me next week, so debating about swapping some other small batteries.

 

[JerseyBoatBuilder]

My wife is using it to power the 650cfm fan in her mail truck
The fan stays on high the entire day. The battery lasts 2 full work days for her.
2ah battery 1 day , 3ah and 4ah two days.
She has been using it for three weeks now with no issue's.