One battery platform, from drill to extractor

When every machine on site takes the same battery, a charged pack is no longer tied to the tool it came with. The drill that finished early hands its pack to the saw, and the extractor runs on whatever is charged.

One pack, many machines

The old way of working cordless meant one battery for one tool, and a pile of chargers to match. A shared platform turns the batteries into a pool. You stop asking which pack belongs to which machine and start asking only how many are charged.

What changes on site

• Fewer chargers to carry. Two or three chargers serve the whole kit instead of one per machine.
• No tool waits for its own battery. Any charged pack fits, so a flat battery stops one job for minutes, not for the rest of the morning.
• Extraction goes cordless too. When the extractor runs on the same packs, it follows the tool around the room instead of the nearest socket, and dust gets caught at work that used to be done without it.

Sizing a set of packs for a working day

Start from the hungriest job of the day, not the average one. Sawing, routing and extraction draw far more than driving screws, so they decide how many packs you need.

A simple rule works for most crews: one pack in each machine that is running, one on the charger, and one spare for the heaviest hour of the day. Larger packs go to the saws and the extractor; compact ones go to drills and drivers, especially for overhead work where weight is felt in the shoulder by noon.

Looking after the packs

Batteries last longest when they are not left in a freezing or overheated van overnight, and when they are charged at room temperature. Rotate them so the same two packs do not do all the work while the rest sit idle.