Brushless motor cordless tools ... coming soon

^woody^ · 24 May 2012

Brushless motors are set to be the biggest thing in cordless tool technology for a long time.

Typically brushless motors will offer

more power
longer runtime
less maintenance
longer life

There are already a few tools from deWalt and Makita, but even more from other manufacturers are supposedly planned for later this year and 2013. Over time, brushless should become the norm

Here are a couple of quick links to expalin things

www.squidoo.com/brushless-motor-technology-is-the-major-new-trend

www.finehomebuilding.com/PDF/Free/021226018.pdf

If you are thinking of upgrading or investing in a new system, it may pay to wait a while

Deleted member 174758 · 24 May 2012

^woody^ said:
Brushless motors are set to be the biggest thing in cordless tool technology for a long time.

Typically brushless motors will offer

more power
longer runtime
less maintenance
longer life

Brushless motors have been the norm on industrial static machinery since the early days (pre-WWI), but have always suffered from being expensive to produce. They are, however, pretty unburstable with all the advantages stated. I already own a Makita cordless impact driver and yes, it does have much longer run-time (vattery life), subjectively seems to be about 20 to 25% more, than the brush-motor model it replaced as wel as being both slightly lighter and slightly smaller. I look forward to the day when manufacturers understand that a brushless induction motor on a double-bevel mitre saw would be no bad thing - to date Metabo stand alone in making these, and even that is 230 volt only. Why no 110 volt?

R5GTT · 28 May 2012

JobAndKnock said:
I look forward to the day when manufacturers understand that a brushless induction motor on a double-bevel mitre saw would be no bad thing - to date Metabo stand alone in making these, and even that is 230 volt only. Why no 110 volt?

They did produce it in 110v up until a couple of years ago when they withdrew it due to low sales. The model you're talking about is the old Elektra Beckum KGS300 which is still probably one of the best mitre saws ever made. The only draw back was that they could only make a single bevel version as the motor was so big that it wasn't possible for it to bevel both ways.

neds · 1 Jun 2012

This is why FESTOOL is so expensive, they are mostly brushless. Too expensive form me, I'm waiting for Makita to bring out more tools, there 18v drill doesn't look great.

Deleted member 174758 · 1 Jun 2012

neds said:
This is why FESTOOL is so expensive, they are mostly brushless.

I don't think so.......... I own or have used in work various saws (TS55, TS75, etc), sanders (ETS150, Rotex RO150e, etc), routers (OF900, OF1000e, OF1010e, OF1400e, etc) and other sundry tools (e.g. Dominos, Kapex mitre saws, etc) - and not one of them has a brushless motor....... Which tools do you think are brushless?

Norcon · 1 Jun 2012

Wht do you think of Festools domino system?

Deleted member 174758 · 1 Jun 2012

Norcon said:
Wht do you think of Festools domino system?

The DF500 is a bit on the small side for "proper" joinery work (e.g. repairing sash windows, making doors, gates, etc) IMHO, but seems a lot more rigid than using biscuits. Haven't tried a DF700XL yet, but a colleague who has says they work well for the larger stuff

speed · 2 Jun 2012

JobAndKnock said:
neds said:

This is why FESTOOL is so expensive, they are mostly brushless.

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I don't think so.......... I own or have used in work various saws (TS55, TS75, etc), sanders (ETS150, Rotex RO150e, etc), routers (OF900, OF1000e, OF1010e, OF1400e, etc) and other sundry tools (e.g. Dominos, Kapex mitre saws, etc) - and not one of them has a brushless motor....... Which tools do you think are brushless?

the drills are brushless ive had a brushless t15 since they came out in 2008

Belle427 · 4 Jun 2012

First Milwaukee drill I bought was brushless 10 years ago, superb piece of kit that only refused to die after being dropped in 3 foot of water!

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