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Re:Home Depot is introducing power tools that won’t work if ... by hedora on Monday August 02, 2021 @11:34AM (#28038004)
Most tools are battery operated these days. The batteries have a computer in them. You could have it refuse to deliver power if the tool isn’t properly activated. Similarly, the vario-resistor in the trigger could be replaced with a computer.
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Re:Home Depot is introducing power tools that won’t work if ... by jbluepolarbear on Monday August 02, 2021 @11:54AM (#28038295)
They’re not going to throw their existing batteries away, so the computer will be on the switch. The switch is a variable resistor and easy to bypass to remove the anti theft. This will have the same consumer push back as the last time Milwaukee tried to put anti theft in their tools.
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