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Originally Posted by flatbutt
The thing I have found with HD is that they often have branded items made to their own specs. I once bout a washer from them that was branded GE but made to HD's inferior specs.
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I know they do that with appliances for sure and tools also. Not sure about tools nowadays. I did some weekend work for Bosch way back in college for their demo days. Many of their tools has a B in their number. It was called the B line tool made especifically for home centers to compete at a certain price point. They look identical as their regular industrial grade tools bought at tool shops but the guts were modify for mfg savings. I took one apart only to find that the gear was plastic instead of alum like in the industrial tools. It was a drill.
I don't think I would worry about batteries coming from Home Depot or any of the large stores. E bay or places, I question their quality.