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Select Home Depot Stores (link is for reference only) have
DeWALT Powerstack 20V 5.0Ah Battery (DCBP520) for
$75.
In store purchase only.
Note: Availability for pickup may vary by location.
Thanks to Community Member
JulianT24 for finding this deal.
Features:- Battery is 50% more efficient making it DEWALT's most efficient battery in its class
- Durable design: the non-marring over-molded rubber base also helps to protect finished surfaces
- Long-lasting: 2X lifespan provides more overall investment value
- At-a-glance-charge-status: quickly check state-of-charge with 3-LED fuel gauge
- Battery works with all DEWALT 20V MAX tools and chargers
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"XR" was always supposed to be for their top tools/batteries. New tech has shifted the battery tiers so relabeling makes sense.
Originally "XR" on a tool meant pro grade brushless for extra runtime and reliability (daily use). In a battery it originally meant higher current and capacity, often from a second parallel set of 18650 cylindrical cells ("2P5S" = 10 cells).
The 8AH PowerPack XR (DCB2108) is using 21700 cylindrical cells but so was the 8AH XR (DCB208) it replaces. The Samsung INR21700-40T cells in the DCB208 are switched out for some new "tab-less" cells in the DCB2108. The "tabs" it refers to are internal to the cell so they should be the same physical size (21700) and capacity (8AH total) but higher current. Maybe now it'll finally hit harder than the 6AH XR with 10x INR21700-30T cells.
Yes, 30T is lower capacity, higher current compared to 40T. Those same monster 30T cells are in the 9AH FlexVolt (3P5S; 15 cells), which explains why it does even better in 20V Max tools.
One minor correction: PowerPack is launching with XR branding, not rebranding with it. Ignoring the "PowerDetect" and "FlexVolt Advantage" nonsense that's on the way out, the "boost" any tool might get from an XR battery is usually just that they could've used the extra current all along.
For increasing current at the same voltage:
Different formulas in the same physical cell size can trade capacity for current (30T>40T>50S).
Physically larger cells increase current (21700 vs 18650).
More parallel cells increase current (6P5S 15AH FlexVolt with 30x 18650 cells versus 2P5S 5AH XR with a third of the same cells).
Tab-less cells increase current (8AH PowerPack XR versus 8AH XR).
Stacks of pouch cells with their wide tabs increase current (PowerStack).
There is an ID pin that distinguishes old 1P batteries from higher current (generally 2P+) batteries but even that doesn't align with the XR/non-XR badging or any of the PDetect/FV Advantage stuff. Heavy duty tools probably use it to reject a 1.3AH battery from a Black Friday drill bundle.
Distilling all that down:
6AH XR, 9AH FlexVolt, and 5AH PowerStack have been the beasts of the 20V Max line for a couple years now. We'll see if the new 8AH PowerPack XR will join them.
Eventually we'll get the AI-enhanced Pro Plus Max Ultra HD Double-X Platinum S 5G Red Edition Prime and it'll blow everything out of the water!
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Edit - Just checked several around me (Atlanta OTP south). In addition to Newnan, GA ($75) I found:
Carrollton, GA (no go)
Villa Rica, GA ($75)
Douglassville, GA ($75)
Lithia Springs, GA ($75)
Peachtree City, GA ($75)
Fayetteville, GA ($75)
Morrow, GA ($75)
Riverdale, GA ($75)
Jonesboro, GA ($75)
Hit rate is pretty good on the ATL GMA south side.
Thanks OP.
Thanks OP.
My store had one in the clearance section at the back and the rest were still in the big cage at the front. The power tool display aisle had another cage with the more expensive double pack. There is yet another DeWALT battery cage by the outdoor power equipment (mowers, blowers, and trimmers) but no PowerStacks.
Maybe that one in the clearance section was a return/go-back.
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Maybe that one in the clearance section was a return/go-back.
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