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This EGO backpack blower stands out as a cordless fall cleanup option with the battery and charger included, and the battery alone has recently cost more than this price. The backpack format is praised for reducing arm fatigue, and runtime around 30 minutes is reported for fairly continuous use. The main drawback is raw power, especially on wet leaves, where it trails gas blowers and stronger high CFM models. Battery cost and EGO's auto discharge behavior also come up as concerns, making it a practical but not especially powerful pick.
Homeowners with a leveled yard and lots of trees, because it is useful for fall cleanup and the backpack design reduces arm fatigue during longer sessions.
It is not as powerful as a gas blower and can struggle with wet leaves. It is also described as underpowered compared with other EGO offerings, though it is still useful for fall cleanup on leveled lawns with lots of trees.
The battery alone has been paid for at more than this deal price, so the bundle is viewed as strong value if you need the battery. The blower-only version has also been seen around $214.99, which matters if you already own compatible EGO batteries.
Yes. The batteries are reported to discharge themselves after about 30 days of non-use, which can leave casual users with a depleted battery when they need it again.
It can run about 30 minutes of fairly continuous use, and longer with intermittent use. That makes it practical for typical yard cleanup, but not ideal if you need sustained high-power blowing.
I've made a huge mistake by investing a couple of grand into the EGO system. There's a fatal flaw!
The batteries are programmed to discharge themselves from full to near empty if you haven't used them in 30 days. For a casual user it means you've got a bunch of dead batteries every time you try to use your equipment. I never asked for this "feature" and would've never bought this garbage had I known!
I own at least half a dozen other power tool systems and none of them behave in such manner.
I agree, that is an obnoxious "feature"! I caught one of my batteries doing this once and stopped it. Nobody wants to babysit their batteries and ego is the only brand I know of that auto discharges their batteries. They are supposed to discharge to 50% for storage reasons but a half dead battery is only half useful.
I've made a huge mistake by investing a couple of grand into the EGO system. There's a fatal flaw! The batteries are programmed to discharge themselves from full to near empty if you haven't used them in 30 days. For a casual user it means you've got a bunch of dead batteries every time you try to use your equipment. I never asked for this "feature" and would've never bought this garbage had I known! I own at least half a dozen other power tool systems and none of them behave in such manner.
Non sense. All lithium need the same discharge cycle. Check your phone, it will be discharged to zero for few days. Do you ask for that?
Non sense. All lithium need the same discharge cycle. Check your phone, it will be discharged to zero for few days. Do you ask for that?
Instead of blabbing, why don't you do some research. Your phone doesn't discharge to zero because it's lithium. It does so because it's always on. A lithium battery that's not in use can hold its charge for years. EGO programs their batteries to run a discharge cycle after 30 days. They get extremely hot in the process.
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This EGO backpack blower stands out as a cordless fall cleanup option with the battery and charger included, and the battery alone has recently cost more than this price. The backpack format is praised for reducing arm fatigue, and runtime around 30 minutes is reported for fairly continuous use. The main drawback is raw power, especially on wet leaves, where it trails gas blowers and stronger high CFM models. Battery cost and EGO's auto discharge behavior also come up as concerns, making it a practical but not especially powerful pick.
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It is not as powerful as a gas blower and can struggle with wet leaves. It is also described as underpowered compared with other EGO offerings, though it is still useful for fall cleanup on leveled lawns with lots of trees.
The battery alone has been paid for at more than this deal price, so the bundle is viewed as strong value if you need the battery. The blower-only version has also been seen around $214.99, which matters if you already own compatible EGO batteries.
Yes. The batteries are reported to discharge themselves after about 30 days of non-use, which can leave casual users with a depleted battery when they need it again.
It can run about 30 minutes of fairly continuous use, and longer with intermittent use. That makes it practical for typical yard cleanup, but not ideal if you need sustained high-power blowing.
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The batteries are programmed to discharge themselves from full to near empty if you haven't used them in 30 days. For a casual user it means you've got a bunch of dead batteries every time you try to use your equipment. I never asked for this "feature" and would've never bought this garbage had I known!
I own at least half a dozen other power tool systems and none of them behave in such manner.
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