Ryobi Doesn't Want You To Know

I go on a journey to understand how Ryobi 18V batteries work and figure out what is causing good batteries to fail. It is a firmware lockout that is being incorrectly triggered. I also figure out how to reverse the lockout to revive the "dead" batteries.

Chapters

0:00 Intro
0:23 The Backstory
0:53 Initial Testing
2:38 Gathering Data
3:22 Verifying the Hypothesis
4:19 False Lockout Triggering
4:58 Concluding Thoughts
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