16 points | by toomuchtodo 3 days ago ago
7 comments
This uses 1-wire protocol and is very specific for Makita power tool batteries.
Other battery types, like laptop batteries (uses I2C) are not supported.
This info should really be in the top-level README
I love how the "read this before you start" safety warning is about two pagedowns from the shiny "Get started" button.
Cool, is there any commercial product that does this? I'd pay for that.
If you're interested, at https://infinite-battery.com we're building a repairable battery that you can connect to, it gives alerts, data, and is compatible with many e-bike controllers (Bosch, Bafang, etc)
Is there any list of what kind of batteries are supported?
I couldn't find it on a short inspection.
Very interesting. I have several battery based Stihl tools. One battery seems problematic and this hopefully give more details.
Discovered via comments in https://hackaday.com/2026/08/11/fixing-a-dead-makita-battery...
This uses 1-wire protocol and is very specific for Makita power tool batteries.
Other battery types, like laptop batteries (uses I2C) are not supported.
This info should really be in the top-level README
I love how the "read this before you start" safety warning is about two pagedowns from the shiny "Get started" button.
Cool, is there any commercial product that does this? I'd pay for that.
If you're interested, at https://infinite-battery.com we're building a repairable battery that you can connect to, it gives alerts, data, and is compatible with many e-bike controllers (Bosch, Bafang, etc)
Is there any list of what kind of batteries are supported?
I couldn't find it on a short inspection.
Very interesting. I have several battery based Stihl tools. One battery seems problematic and this hopefully give more details.
Discovered via comments in https://hackaday.com/2026/08/11/fixing-a-dead-makita-battery...