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FM-14: FM-14 RUNTIME IS MUCH SHORTER THAN A MATCHED KNOWN-GOOD BATTERY

FM-14

Diagnostic overview

FM-14

Likely Root Causes

  • Normal aging has reduced cell capacity
  • A weak cell group reaches cutoff early
  • High resistance wastes energy as heat
  • The comparison used different charge, temperature, tool or task conditions

Quick Checks

  1. The original delivers comparable usable work under matched conditions, or repeatable reduced capacity is objectively proven.

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Related symptoms

  • Runtime is much shorter than a matched known-good battery

    FM-14 RUNTIME IS MUCH SHORTER THAN A MATCHED FM-20 OUTER HOUSING IS CRACKED, SPLIT, PUNCTURED, OR

  • After a normal full charge, the battery delivers usable power but substantially less work than a comparable known-good pack in the same tool, task and conditions.

    After a normal full charge, the battery delivers usable power 1. Charge both packs to normal completion in a proven compatible charger and let

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