Neat items you've bought recently? - eviltoast

Looking for some neat ideas/quality of life improvements aka lifehacks I guess

  • hperrin@lemmy.world
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    8 months ago

    Oh I’ve got a really good one. If you’ve got a Dyson vacuum, eventually the battery will die. Don’t replace it with another Dyson battery! Instead get one of these:

    https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09W2K4SVT

    And get a couple Dewalt 20V batteries (20V is important, don’t use 18V batteries).

    Boom, you’ve got an interchangeable battery system for your Dyson!

    • Seaguy05@lemmy.world
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      8 months ago

      I just got one of these recently too. What a dream!!! No more half the house on a single charge nonsense. No more proprietary garbage. Just makes sense

    • craig9@lemm.ee
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      8 months ago

      I believe 18V and 20V lithium batteries are two ways of talking about the same thing (5 lithium cells in series, making up the battery). One refers to the nominal voltage of the pack, and the other refers to the maximum voltage of the pack. I think certain manufacturers (DeWalt, and possibly others) started using the max voltage as a marketing tactic.

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        8 months ago

        Some of the reviews say that the 18V batteries can’t sustain the max suction mode, so I would be wary to use them. The Dyson’s battery is 21.6 volts.

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          8 months ago

          Thanks that’s good to know. I’ve got a Dyson V8 and I also have a fair sized collection of Bosch blue 18V stuff. But my point was really that DeWalt 20V and Bosch 18V (for example) is the same number of cells and same pack voltage at different points in the charge cycle. It’s just that one is marketed differently.

    • BedSharkPal@lemmy.ca
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      8 months ago

      Wow this is amazing.

      As crazy as it sounds I wish there was also a kit to add a cord to the thing. Love the vacuum hate the ewaste.