I went to Lowes today and noticed they had the new Bostitch 20v nailers on display. They were incredibly similar to my Dewalt nailers so I started comparing the battery compartment to a Dewalt 20v impact driver they had near by.
From the bottom, the battery slots look pretty much identical. The terminals look the same and they have the same markings. I found a loose Dewalt battery and tried to insert it. It went in all but about 1/4" and it stopped.
I compared the Dewalt battery to a Bostitch one in a blister package and it has a step in it that the Dewalt doesn't have.
I really didn't have much time, but my guess is that very minor modifications would allow the Bostitch tool to accept a Dewalt batttery. This is very unlike other SBD tools where the entire battery slots are completely different.
I may revisit this in the future with some calipers and a bit more time to understand the differences more.
See some cell pictures below...
From the bottom, the battery slots look pretty much identical. The terminals look the same and they have the same markings. I found a loose Dewalt battery and tried to insert it. It went in all but about 1/4" and it stopped.
I compared the Dewalt battery to a Bostitch one in a blister package and it has a step in it that the Dewalt doesn't have.
I really didn't have much time, but my guess is that very minor modifications would allow the Bostitch tool to accept a Dewalt batttery. This is very unlike other SBD tools where the entire battery slots are completely different.
I may revisit this in the future with some calipers and a bit more time to understand the differences more.
See some cell pictures below...
