[SEL] Cordless Tools (Semi-OT)

[Alan]

Interesting,
In March I bought a Ridgid 18 Volt kit with the bag, drill, sawzall and a nice little radio that has a cord to plug into my MP3 player.
It came with two 18 Volt Lithium Ion batteries and one other very sweet accessory,,,
The whole kit is guaranteed for life.
Even the batteries.
That drill is powerfuf!!!!
The batteries are full power right up to the point where they give a little click sound and shut off.   It takes a simple 20 minutes to charge them up again. 
 
I made a trip into Home Despot for the company I work for and just happened to see a sale on this kit. Bag and all the price was $199.00.
The last time I was in there the drill with one battery and a charger was $249.99 and was only guaranteed for three years.

Alan in Michigan

--- On Wed, 12/30/09, germoamer at aol.com <germoamer at aol.com> wrote:


From: germoamer at aol.com <germoamer at aol.com>
Subject: Re: [SEL] Cordless Tools (Semi-OT)
To: sel at lists.stationary-engine.com
Date: Wednesday, December 30, 2009, 7:55 PM


Arnie,

Do not know of any adapters for the DeWalts.  But winter has set in  and 
good time for OT's.  I have a bunch of DeWalt tools and seem to have  better 
luck with the life of 12 volt batteries lasting longer than 18  volt.  I have 
had 12 volt batteries last for years and for some reason the  18 volts do 
not last any time. Some in less than a year. The best luck  I ever had was 
with a 15 volt Craftsman drill.  The batteries lasted for 7  years before 
going bad.  If you take them to a battery rebuilder, they want  3/4 the price of 
new batteries. And if you catch the 2-pack 18 volt on sale can  buy new 
ones cheaper than rebuilds.  Probably would be a smart idea to  learn to 
rebuild them myself!  

Tom  Schmutz
Concord,  Va.
germoamer at AOL.com
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