I have a fair bit of construction tools (DeWalt brand) but the batteries are damn expensive

Is it unethical to buy the cheaper compatible batteries

  • DomeGuy@lemmy.world
    18·
    7 days ago

    What sort of circumstance could possibly make buying cheaper compatible batteries unethical?

    1. Did you make an express promise to only buy brand-name batteries? (I.e., are they paying you money to showcase their brand? Did you lease or rent tools with a contract that specified brand-name-only batteries? )
    2. Are you spending someone else’s money who wants name brand batteries?
    3. Are the third-party batteries illegal in your country?
    4. Is there a known greater ecological harm in the manufacture of the third-party batteries?
    5. Are you expecting to have your power tools be harmed by the third party batteries and returning them for warranty repair you caused?

    For a typical consumer in America, and likely most professional contractors, the answer is “no” to all of these. And DeWalt apparently only offers a one year warranty that specifically excludes “normal wear and tear”.

    https://www.dewalt.com/en-us/support/warranty

    Anything up to and including prying open the proprietary casing and swapping in new cells is entirely ethical.