It seems that owners of the original Strikemaster Lithium got burnt(literally, then recalled), and now the 50V owners are getting a bit of a kick in the pants.
I LOVE my strikemaster gas auger, but I will never buy an electric strikemaster based on problems with their initial models. Just not worth the risk. I don’t know if they rushed to market or what, but it seems like there are way more complaints/issues with Strikemaster than with the ION.
Which is interesting, because I would absolutely choose a gas strikemaster before a gas Eskimo.