Question about that conversation that made me switch from cordless back to corded tools

I was at a job site last week in Austin and my battery died after just 2 cuts on a 4x4 post. My coworker handed me his corded circular saw and I finished the whole fence line without stopping once. Now I'm thinking I wasted $300 on two extra batteries and a charger when I could have just used an extension cord. Has anyone else switched back to corded for heavy work after going cordless?

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marywilson26d ago

What kind of batteries was it, a 2 amp hour?

taylor.reese26d ago

Two cuts on a full battery is wild, what brand were you even using?

jana_jones26d ago

Oh man I've been there. What finally worked for me was switching to the Ryobi 6ah batteries, they last way longer even on something like a recip saw or circular saw. I used to get like three cuts out of a little 2ah battery on my sawzall and it was driving me crazy.