Chainsaws (Battery powered)

[Domenick]

We have a Direct Tools Outlet about 30 miles north off I-5. I travel the route rather often to visit friends with a farm on the Skagit River.
Thanks for the tip.

 

[flyingcheesehead]

On my Ryobi 18" 40V chain saw it is common on larger trees or a lot of hardwood for my 4AH and 5AH batteries to overheat and shut down till they cool off whereas the 8AH battery is an impressive beast. My buddy had a nice Echo and his battery was overheating and shutting down as well.

Ah. Well, that's why I have more than one battery. With my Black and Decker stuff, the only way I've gotten a battery overheat shutdown was when I was swapping one battery between my weedwhacker and my blower and running them almost constantly for a long time. The battery didn't overheat until it was almost dead anyway so it wasn't a big deal, I just had to quit being too lazy to go inside and get another one. Got another two like I should have in the first place!

Heat is one of the quickest ways to kill a lithium ion battery, so I'm glad the batteries are smarter than we are.

 

[SoonerAviator]

Ah. Well, that's why I have more than one battery. With my Black and Decker stuff, the only way I've gotten a battery overheat shutdown was when I was swapping one battery between my weedwhacker and my blower and running them almost constantly for a long time. The battery didn't overheat until it was almost dead anyway so it wasn't a big deal, I just had to quit being too lazy to go inside and get another one. Got another two like I should have in the first place!

Heat is one of the quickest ways to kill a lithium ion battery, so I'm glad the batteries are smarter than we are.

I've had the heat/overload trip using an EGO edger as well even though I hadn't been running it long. However, a high load (like doing the first edging of the year) will cause high amp draw and often trips the overload circuit. As the batteries age it's often a nuisance trip of the circuit than an actual fault. If I'm using power tools on the ground, it's no big deal. However, if I'm 30' up in a tree I'm going to get pretty ticked off if I have to climb down to get a spare battery.