AES
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Agree with Rorschach 100%, except mine is an 18V Li Po Aldi! ![Big grin :D :D](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)
RogerS":62l534a5 said:... Now the on/off slide switch is getting erratic to switch on and even more erratic to switch off. It's not had that much use.
Just4Fun":20nafx9n said:.... As an occasional DIY user I find the batteries are never charged when I come to use them and after being sat unused for months they just do not seem to recharge. ....
RogerS":38amrq92 said:Just4Fun":38amrq92 said:.... As an occasional DIY user I find the batteries are never charged when I come to use them and after being sat unused for months they just do not seem to recharge. ....
My old NiCad Makita battery-operated drills and screwdriver no longer hold their charge. Not surprising, I guess, as they are maybe 10 years old.
But here's the thing...I went to use my DeWalt right-angle driver/drill the other day..battery not used or charged for four years and it was still holding a charge and working perfectly. Similar age to Makita but before DeWalt sold out.
I don't know. It is a few years since I tried any cordless tools and I don't recall what the battery technology was - if I ever knew that.Rorschach":1ud281a6 said:Have you used a cheap Li-ion drill?
Just4Fun":3cdtyzcf said:I don't know. It is a few years since I tried any cordless tools and I don't recall what the battery technology was - if I ever knew that.Rorschach":3cdtyzcf said:Have you used a cheap Li-ion drill?
I know I had 2 drills that were disappointing. I also had 2 electric screwdrivers, one of which was impressive when new but rubbish when I went back to it later. Those experiences put me off cordless tools and I have avoided them since.
AES":1vw9q3ug said:I'm not 100% sure on this Distinterior, but if you go ahead and change those NiMh for LiPo you may ALSO have to change the charger too.
No doubt someone more knowledgeable than I am will be along soon to confirm/deny, but worth a double check anyway before splashing the cash (that's IF you can buy a stand-alone charger that is).
But yeah, my limited experience with both battery tools and laptops is than that LiPo is MILES better than NiMh (which was miles better than NiCad).
If you go that way Just4Fun, you're in for a big (positive) surprise.
AFFF":1q4g4at5 said:Second post here, just my thoughts about tools. I retired from my IT consultancy job a few years ago and decided, as a reasonably competent carpenter (all hand tools, as taught to use by my father), to try my hand at raising my game. So, bought myself a sliding mitre saw, a table saw, a router table. All fairly cheap stuff. Got sucked in by the cheap price and marketing. I now realise cheap tools never work properly. Now matter how much you try to tune them they never give you the result your after. There is no substitute for quality tools, there is no short cut
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