[SEL] Cordless Tools (Semi-OT)

[Ed stoller]

Hi Arnie,

When the 12 Volt battery on my drill went dead, I removed the cells and hooked up a red and a black wire with battery clips on the other end and use a 12 Volt tractor battery.

Ed Stoller
New Fairfield, CT
http://home.earthlink.net/~edstoller/ 
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Arnie Fero 
  To: stationary-engine at oldengine.org ; slick at toltbbs.com ; sel at lists.stationary-engine.com 
  Sent: Wednesday, December 30, 2009 1:15 PM
  Subject: Cordless Tools (Semi-OT)


  Hi Folks,

  The beauty of cordless tools is that they're, well..., cordless.
  Duh...

  However, sometimes, you would really like to plug the sumbitch
  into a wall socket for long, heavy-duty running.

  Clearly, one solution is to buy double tools.  Not elegant, but
  gets it done.

  I'm not the first bloke to express this need.
  http://www.ridgidforum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=16762

  I did run across this 24v AC/DC adapter for DeWalt.
  http://www.dewalt.com/us/articles/article_cordless.asp?Site=cordless&ID=194

  And then there's the Robopak...  (seriously pricy)
  http://www.aircraftdynamics.com/165.htm?parentid=79
  Probably cheaper to buy double tools.

  Does anyone know of an 18v AC/DC adapter that would fit the
  DeWalt line of tools and plug into a wall socket?

  Thanks!

  See ya,  Arnie

  Arnie Fero
  Pittsburgh, PA
  fero_ah at city-net.com