DeWalt PowerShift Plate Compactor Demonstration

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This step demonstrates the DeWalt PowerShift Plate Compactor (DCPS7154). The presenter showcases its operation on a bed of gravel, emphasizing that it delivers the power of a gas compactor but with the ease of a push-button start. Key features include an impressive run-time of 1300 linear feet on a single charge and a rapid 55-minute recharge time. The compactor also boasts a convenient transport mode, where the handle quickly folds and locks, and wheels engage for effortless movement around the job site or onto a trailer.

Goal: Observe the operation, features, and advantages of the PowerShift Plate Compactor.

Tools and materials

DeWalt PowerShift 554 Wh Battery DeWalt — Powering the plate compactor
DeWalt PowerShift Plate Compactor DeWalt — Compacting soil, gravel, and other ground materials
Gravel N/A — Material being compacted during the demonstration

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walk me through this will you yeah so this new battery platform it's going to operate all the new products that you're going to see here today the plate compactor the rammer uh the core drill over here uh speed everything everything you have all the power of gas but the conveni the B simply push a button and you go okay so we know about the convenience but the real thing that comes up is what is the run run time on it what's the recharge time and how much does a battery cost because sometimes this new battery Tech is just cost prohibitive and it's just like everybody's playing a me too game in my opinion like oh they've got a battery they've got a battery they've got a battery I've got to have a battery what's wrong with gas I love gas I love the smell of gas I love the cost of gas I don't like anything else like the taste of gas right right right right right yeah so re really really with this though a lot of this is convenient so these these units they're put in the back of a truck they're put on the back of a fi they get TI on the side they don't start very good the problem with these small carburetors little jets in the carburetor they're hard to start especially with ethanol in the fuel nowadays so that's part of the that's part of the issue the beauty with the battery though that you know for years a year people would say oh it has the it has the power of gas but it had the run time you know it didn't have the now we have the run time in fact with this battery here you have 30% more run time than you do with the the gas unit the same exact unit the same one G one gas can full you're going to run 30% longer are these the same unit yeah same unit here so you know just kind this hits about the same as 150 lb plate Packer yeah so this is a little heavier 238 lb 2383 the battery though that we're talking about here uh this is our this is our new power shift battery okay this is this is this uses a pouch system just like on your cell phone fast charging the charge 55 minute run time or 55 minute charge time I should said 55 minute charge time how long is it going to run so depending depending on the substrate uh it's going to be between 30 and 45 minutes of run you're going to get you're going to get 1,300 linear feet on a single charge okay okay the nice the nice thing about it too is um there's an adapter with our Flex volt batteries so if you're if have a cuto off saw or you're using other uh DeWalt flexible tools there's an adapter you can pop in and…

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