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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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Mine both came with one bar remaining on the charge indicator. One is currently on the basic (and ubiquitous) DCB107 and the other is on a revised DCB118 (two-stage fan-cooled 8AH fast charger). Both were charging fine when I left to work.
Always charge a fully drained battery ASAP! Lots of people leaving fully drained batteries over the winter find they won't take a charge when they need to use the blower, trimmer, or mower for the first time in months.
The Home Depot just might be silly enough to move 'em out for style/rebranding but that's a huge hit to take. There's a fresh round of claims that they are dropping DeWALT all together but I've been hearing that for two years now.
20V Max, XR, Flexvolt, Flexvolt Advantage, Power Detect, PowerStack, PowerPack, and the 20V is the same as the 18V, just using peak vs nominal voltage.
From what I understand, DeWalt's revamping all their battery lines. I THINK this is the new setup, but don't quote me...
- All the current batteries (with 18650s?) will lose the XR name and be 20V Max.
- There's something about dropping the Home Depot - Lowes specific tool lines lines (Power Detect vs Flexvolt Advantage) and relabeling those tools XR. (I wonder if this ruffled HD's feathers)
- The PowerPack (21700 cells?) and PowerStack (pouch cells) will all get the XR moniker (no PowerStack batteries, just PowerStack XR).
- Flexvolt (which I guess is actually "Flexvolt Max"), will stay the same.
- So...
- There will be no "plain" 20V batteries, only 20V Max.
- So, "Max" means nothing, as it's the lowest "level" of the battery lines.
- The XR is now about power/current level (based on the battery type) and not "eXtended Runtime," and gets tagged on the the PS and PP lines.
- The "plain" PowerStack and PowerPack will become PowerStack XR and PowerPack XR.
- So, "XR" means nothing, since these are already named differently.
- XR tools will get a boost from XR batteries, while Max tools will not.
- XR tools might get a bigger boost from Flexvolt batteries than XR batteries, even though they aren't "Flexvolt" tools.
Does anyone know if this is right?I look forward to the upcoming 20V Max XR PowerStackPack Max XR Flexvolt Max XR Tournament Edition Director's Cut Max XR batteries with Kung-Fu Grip! (And here I thought that CPU naming was peak stupidity. Little did I know...)
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20V Max, XR, Flexvolt, Flexvolt Advantage, Power Detect, PowerStack, PowerPack, and the 20V is the same as the 18V, just using peak vs nominal voltage.
From what I understand, DeWalt's revamping all their battery lines. I THINK this is the new setup, but don't quote me...
- All the current batteries (with 18650s?) will lose the XR name and be 20V Max.
- There's something about dropping the Home Depot - Lowes specific tool lines lines (Power Detect vs Flexvolt Advantage) and relabeling those tools XR. (I wonder if this ruffled HD's feathers)
- The PowerPack (21700 cells?) and PowerStack (pouch cells) will all get the XR moniker (no PowerStack batteries, just PowerStack XR).
- Flexvolt (which I guess is actually "Flexvolt Max"), will stay the same.
- So...
- There will be no "plain" 20V batteries, only 20V Max.
- So, "Max" means nothing, as it's the lowest "level" of the battery lines.
- The XR is now about power/current level (based on the battery type) and not "eXtended Runtime," and gets tagged on the the PS and PP lines.
- The "plain" PowerStack and PowerPack will become PowerStack XR and PowerPack XR.
- So, "XR" means nothing, since these are already named differently.
- XR tools will get a boost from XR batteries, while Max tools will not.
- XR tools might get a bigger boost from Flexvolt batteries than XR batteries, even though they aren't "Flexvolt" tools.
Does anyone know if this is right?I look forward to the upcoming 20V Max XR PowerStackPack Max XR Flexvolt Max XR Tournament Edition Director's Cut Max XR batteries with Kung-Fu Grip! (And here I thought that CPU naming was peak stupidity. Little did I know...)
The moniker and its accompanying asterisk is what allows them to advertise stuff as being a higher voltage even though it really isn't. This is the text behind the asterisk for "20v" tools:This 20v/18v confusion (now expanded to 60v and 12v) started as a way to distinguish between their Ni-Cd and Li-ion batteries, with the bonus of many consumers incorrectly assuming that their 20v Max* Li-ion batteries were higher power than other companies' 18v Li-ion batteries.
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20V Max, XR, Flexvolt, Flexvolt Advantage, Power Detect, PowerStack, PowerPack, and the 20V is the same as the 18V, just using peak vs nominal voltage.
From what I understand, DeWalt's revamping all their battery lines. I THINK this is the new setup, but don't quote me...
- All the current batteries (with 18650s?) will lose the XR name and be 20V Max.
- There's something about dropping the Home Depot - Lowes specific tool lines lines (Power Detect vs Flexvolt Advantage) and relabeling those tools XR. (I wonder if this ruffled HD's feathers)
- The PowerPack (21700 cells?) and PowerStack (pouch cells) will all get the XR moniker (no PowerStack batteries, just PowerStack XR).
- Flexvolt (which I guess is actually "Flexvolt Max"), will stay the same.
- So...
- There will be no "plain" 20V batteries, only 20V Max.
- So, "Max" means nothing, as it's the lowest "level" of the battery lines.
- The XR is now about power/current level (based on the battery type) and not "eXtended Runtime," and gets tagged on the the PS and PP lines.
- The "plain" PowerStack and PowerPack will become PowerStack XR and PowerPack XR.
- So, "XR" means nothing, since these are already named differently.
- XR tools will get a boost from XR batteries, while Max tools will not.
- XR tools might get a bigger boost from Flexvolt batteries than XR batteries, even though they aren't "Flexvolt" tools.
Does anyone know if this is right?I look forward to the upcoming 20V Max XR PowerStackPack Max XR Flexvolt Max XR Tournament Edition Director's Cut Max XR batteries with Kung-Fu Grip! (And here I thought that CPU naming was peak stupidity. Little did I know...)
"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!
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.
...old 8AH XR for sure.
Before long 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!
I tried repping you again, but SD won't allow it (too soon after initially repping you). 😯
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