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    Pixie (PXE) Question

    Hey folks, so im looking to purchase a PXE 80 (from autogeek of coarse) but I am a bit confused. Flex only shows the PXE 80 10.8 and Autogeek shows a PXE 80 12. That clearly is reflective of the batteries. It seems most of what I see in reviews is on the 10.8 but I'm just curious why Flex doesn't show it on their website and the only thing I see listed on Autogeek is the 12. Can someone shed a little light on this? Thank you!

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    Re: Pixie (PXE) Question

    I just got one about a month ago it’s marked 12 volt

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    Re: Pixie (PXE) Question

    Quote Originally Posted by tpr1634 View Post
    I just got one about a month ago it’s marked 12 volt
    Ok. So that just begs the question, why isn’t it shown on flex website. They just show the 10.8 and even when Mike did his review of the tool, it was also a 10.8. So where did this 12 come from?

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    Re: Pixie (PXE) Question

    Here are two screen shots from where Mike reviewed the 10.8 but then at the bottom it says 12??
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    Re: Pixie (PXE) Question

    My apologies, I read through the full 11 pages (as I should have originally) and the answer was at the end. It’s simply has to do with the European vs US spec ratings.

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    Re: Pixie (PXE) Question

    12 volt. I own one. So a bit of insight in to the battery thing I learned while working for a large internet tool sales company, in Europe something cannot be advertised as not being what it is. Example - the Dewalt 20v*. If you look up the same tool in a European website, it's an 18v tool. In America they can fluff it up to a 20v with the * to note the fine fine print.
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    Re: Pixie (PXE) Question

    Quote Originally Posted by Spikey Mike View Post
    12 volt. I own one. So a bit of insight in to the battery thing I learned while working for a large internet tool sales company, in Europe something cannot be advertised as not being what it is. Example - the Dewalt 20v*. If you look up the same tool in a European website, it's an 18v tool. In America they can fluff it up to a 20v with the * to note the fine fine print.
    Isn't there a "Truth in advertising" law in the US?

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    Re: Pixie (PXE) Question

    Quote Originally Posted by Rsurfer View Post
    Isn't there a "Truth in advertising" law in the US?
    The only truth is that there will be advertising.

    I remember when the tools were 10.8. My guess is that they’re now able to say they charge the battery at 12v even though the battery works starting at 10.8 volts. So I’m sure there is some truth but if you don’t put constraints on companies, they will push the envelope. Reminds me of TVs that at one point were measured by the panel size even if the edge of the panel was covered by a plastic bezel and unusable. Took a rule to fix that one. Caveat emptor, especially in overly capitalistic America.

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    Re: Pixie (PXE) Question

    I love my Pixie no matter what's written on the battery!

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    Re: Pixie (PXE) Question

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    I love my Pixie no matter what's written on the battery!

    There's been a lot of questions and confusion over the battery voltage for the FLEX PXE 80 and Chris Metcalf walked me through it a few times but even with a great explanation - the info is moot because at the end of the day you're going to insert a FLEX battery and the tool will operate as advertised.


    When this tool first came out I charged a battery to full charge and then my friend Jerry and I ran it non-stop until the battery stopped and it went 40 minute easy.


    Mike Phillips - 40 minutes battery run time for the NEW...


    So whatever the battery voltage is or isn't - it really doesn't matter except for your own head knowledge because at the end of the day you're going to insert the FLEX PXE 80 battery and go with it.



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