Walk around Home Depot’s battery aisle, and three packs share one peg. All three read 18V. Two carry a 5Ah stamp. You’d expect the third to match. It doesn’t even try. Ryobi never put a 5Ah pack on US shelves, and that missing number is your first hint that the figure on the front sells the battery more than it measures it.
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