Power tool battery compatibility

I am wanting to buy a circular saw that is compatible with Worx 20v lithium ion batteries I already use… Do these batteries work with Black & Decker’s 20volt Li-ion saw? Or any other brand?

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Unfortunately your pretty much going to have to switch battery platforms to get into a cordless saw. While it is technically possible to modify some tools to work with different batteries I think Worx to X brand would be quite a significant undertaking and probably cost prohibitive.

I have modded very successfully Black and Decker batteries to Porter Cable and vice versa. It’s quite easy to do and they are both made by Stanley Black and Decker.

I think your assessment is absolutely correct.
The only tool battery adapters that I recall having seen are this one from Dewalt "

https://www.amazon.com/DEWALT-DCA1820-Dewalt-Battery-Adapter/dp/B016K1UD0E

That helps some older Dewalt tools work with newer Dealt batteries.

and one from a third-party vendor for Makita:

https://www.amazon.com/Makita-Battery-Adapter-Replace-Lithium/dp/B005S6Y4A8

or this one

https://www.amazon.com/Metapo-Makita-Battery-Adapter-Slide-style/dp/B01JQX5MFY/ref=pd_cp_469_2?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=B01JQX5MFY&pd_rd_r=8Y06TBJZV9J6VC2G7PN9&pd_rd_w=uzUiw&pd_rd_wg=7V2Vz&psc=1&refRID=8Y06TBJZV9J6VC2G7PN9

The veracity of what you say is also supported by the lack (as far as I know) of 3rd party vendors selling adapters to let you plug Brand X batteries into Brand Y tools. I suppose that if it were remotely easy someone would be doing it.

Stuart had a discussion about this last year - and I don’t think much has changed

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Here are some previous discussions: