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submitted 2 months ago by Postmortal_Pop@lemmy.world to c/diy@slrpnk.net

I want to turn all my power tools and batteries a universal connector like USB-C. I have a 3d printerand skills so getting the manual interface is easy enough, but I don't a lot about ports and tech. I'm learning fast, but I'm not quite there yet.

From what I understand, I'd need to put a female port on the battery which isn't difficult and has been done plenty for charging.

I'd need to put a male plug on the tools to interface with it, and my initial research says I can't just solder the power pins to the cables in the tool, I'll need a circuit board that requests the 20v from the usb source? Is that doable? It looks like I can pick them up on AliExpress. But I need a qualified adult to verify that's what I need to do.

From there, would I be able to cord them with this method or would I need to build a better usb charger port?

Is there a better port to use? Usb-C is nice and small so I can fit it in wherever I like, but can it handle tool use? Would it be better to do usb or something else?

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[-] Postmortal_Pop@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

Yeah I'm picking up that usb-C isn't the option.

I'm basically looking to take a contact adapter to the next level and just replace the contacts on all current and future tools with something that's easy to buy in bulk and reliable. The xt## may be what I'm looking for.

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