Cordless combi

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I have to buy a new combi,
Anybody’s comments on the benefits of Li ON, Ni Mh or Ni Cad
14.4 Or 18 volt & whats the best buy.
 
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need to know your planed use !!!!!!
your requirwments diy semi pro pro and your budget!!!!

nicads are relativly heavy and need to be fully cycled every time for optimum life

ion batteries are a lot lot lighter around 40% i believe and can be recharge any where through the cycle no probs

as this is new tecknoligy you will pay roughly twice as much for the same capacity as nicads
 
Philiph said:
Thanks Big Al, pro use reley, just want to buy tool

ok what is your trade and how much would you like to pay

if its day in day out heavy use the makita dewalt bosch hitachi ect are good options

if its medium to light trade the ryobi is worth a good look
 
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All general builder, my last drill was a Ryobi but slowly all 3 batteries
have failed. It was voltage & battery type's I am interested in comments
Phil.
 
Philiph said:
All general builder, my last drill was a Ryobi but slowly all 3 batteries
have failed. It was voltage & battery type's I am interested in comments
Phil.

Generally the higher the voltage and the higher the Ah the better the battery.

As mentioned previously too, the Li Ion batteries are better.

Regards

Fred
 
The other thing to bear in mind is weight. If you are fitting kitchens or putting up false ceilings the extra weight in a 14.4v or 18v over a 9.6v or 12v can make a significant difference. Working inside a cabinet with an 18v drill quickly becomes tiresome and they are too darned big to get into smaller corners anyway.

Scrit
 
Philiph said:
All general builder, my last drill was a Ryobi but slowly all 3 batteries
have failed. It was voltage & battery type's I am interested in comments
Phil.

cant realy help you as all my battery stuff is 18 or 24v :D ;)
 
Philiph said:
All general builder, my last drill was a Ryobi but slowly all 3 batteries
have failed. It was voltage & battery type's I am interested in comments
Phil.

Were you disciplined with the charging routine. ie: never charge straight from the tool, always let battery cool down after charging before using, and never part charge. Wait until the tool just starts to lose power then swap batts out. Never run them right down to the end.

If you have 18v ryobi then you might find that the one+ batteries fit, you can 4 new ones for a ton.
 
If you don't mind paying out a bit more then the new Panasonic Li-Ion are the best around I am told by someone who is a complete and utter tool snob - good power / weight / longevity package.
 
Philiph said:
Ah! I was led to believe you should always run them dead flat & then
recharge?

Phil

Apparently that's bad. Imagine going jogging for a hour every day until you are properly knackered, how long would you take to recover. Now imagine going jogging every day until you collapse with exhaustion, you'd never recover!

Ok, dodgy analogy but I think my point came across.

linky

linky2
 
I borrowed this of my father inlaw , Dewalt Dc759ka 18v Cordless Drill Driver


Thanks.
 
special stage said:
I borrowed this of my father inlaw , Dewalt Dc759ka 18v Cordless Drill Driver


Thanks.

You're quite welcome. :?: :confused:
 

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