Product category:
Portable power tools
News Release from: Metabo | Subject: Power tool batteries
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 23 January 2006
Power tool batteries' performance
extended 40%
Metabo has introduced new lithium-ion batteries for its cordless power tools, and offer 40% higher performance and 40% less weight than traditional rechargeable batteries.
Metabo, a leading international manufacturer of professional grade portable electric power tools and abrasives for industrial, construction and welding applications, has introduced new lithium-ion batteries for its cordless power tools The new batteries feature 40% higher performance and 40% less weight than traditional rechargeable batteries
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 29 Mar 2002 at 8.00am (UK)
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Lithium-ion batteries do not have a memory effect.
They can be charged at the user's convenience without either waiting for the battery to fully discharge or losing some of the battery's charging capability.
The new batteries can be stored up to 18 months without losing any charge, compared to four to six months for traditional batteries.
The batteries are more environmentally friendly and can be easily disposed of because they are not made with any heavy metals.
The new batteries utilise Metabo's patented air-cooled battery charging system to increase performance and keep the tool working longer between charges.
The system cools both the battery and the charger, keeping the battery at the optimum charging temperature.
This results in 30% faster charging and an increased service life of up to 1,500 charges.
The lithium-ion battery pack features a multi-functional display, which includes overload warning, temperature monitoring, battery capacity monitor and low capacity warning.
Electronic overcharge and over-discharge protection stop the charging and discharging processes when they are complete to protect the battery, while an integrated temperature sensor shuts the battery down if it gets too hot.
The battery pack also features solid cage construction to hold the batteries securely, cushion the cells, and increase shock protection.
Heavy duty lead plates guarantee maximum conductivity and connectivity between batteries.
Metabo's new lithium-ion batteries operate at a temperature range of -20 deg C (-4 deg F) to +70 deg C (158 deg F).
* About Metabo - Metabo, a leading international manufacturer of professional grade portable electric power tools and abrasives for industrial, construction and welding applications, has international headquarters in Nurtingen, Germany and U.S.
headquarters in West Chester, Pennsylvania, USA.
The company has focused its product development on technological advancements in electronic circuitry and mechanical design, which has resulted in high performance, durable electric power tools.
The name Metabo is German for 'metal-boring' symbolic of the first tool - a metal-boring tool - manufactured by the company in 1924.
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