>>2921818
> 10.8 V
More like 11.1.
However, it’s a generally accepted practice to call 3 li-ion cells “12 V”
The reason why, is because 12 V tools using NiCd had 10 cells rated at a nominal 1.2 volts—so that 12 V. The NiCd era was ultimately responsible for the whole 12 V “class” of tools, and 3 li-ion cells at 3.7 volts is as close as you can get.
NiCd also created the 18 V class of tools with 15 cells working out exactly to 18 V.
With li-ion, that’s generally accepted to be 5 cells, which works out to 18.5 V. It’s been like that for decades.
Then these know-nothing marketing/mba grads running dewalt bumped that up to 20 V, which is 100% bullshit.
Except in europe, where they have actual consumer protection laws and anti-fraud laws.

As someone said, why not 21 volts? Or 22? 10 million? It just proves that it’s over-inflated lying like those 100,000 mAh 18650 cells you buy on e-bay, or those chinese 1,000,000 lumen flashlights.
And, it seems likely that the chinese side of SB&D is probably running the show.

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