Dewalt doesn’t make those batteries anymore, but they do make a couple adapters that let you use the new style batteries with old tools. There’s a couple different ones though that don’t necessarily fit everything, so you might have to try a few before you find ones that work with each tool.
Ryobi introduced the ONE+ battery format in the mid 90s and all subsequent batteries are compatible with any tool for that format. Newer batteries use newer materials and better charges and whatnot, but it is similar to how AA batteries fit in AA battery slots whether they are lithium or whatever else they make batteries out of.
So that is one company that has had a stable battery format for about 3 decades. They do have different versions that have more stored energy, which are thicker packs, but every one fits every tool because the connection is the same.
Dewalt doesn’t make those batteries anymore, but they do make a couple adapters that let you use the new style batteries with old tools. There’s a couple different ones though that don’t necessarily fit everything, so you might have to try a few before you find ones that work with each tool.
Power tool batteries seem like a racket.
Have they stabilized and standardized in recent years? Or do they change every few years?
It seems like a common industry wide standard is in order at this point. But I’m just an outside viewer who buys such things every 7-10 years
Ryobi introduced the ONE+ battery format in the mid 90s and all subsequent batteries are compatible with any tool for that format. Newer batteries use newer materials and better charges and whatnot, but it is similar to how AA batteries fit in AA battery slots whether they are lithium or whatever else they make batteries out of.
So that is one company that has had a stable battery format for about 3 decades. They do have different versions that have more stored energy, which are thicker packs, but every one fits every tool because the connection is the same.