Cordless SDS for £40?

[Deluks]

http://www.ikea.com/gb/en/catalog/products/50232899/

They never cease to amaze me.

 

[Belboz]

Probably fine for occasional work but I would be concerned that:

(a) Only 1.5 Ah

(b) Long charge time (5-7 hours)

(c) Battery only lasts for 500 charges (okay - that may be considered a fair lifespan...)

Still, as you say, always amazing to see how they can produce these items for that retail price.

 

[Deluks]

I did notice in the instructions, It recommends removing the batteries prior to disposal, just a few screws gets you in, and it's only got 4 li-ion cells in it.
Might be easy enough to replace. Anyway, I wouldn't buy one, but for the budget conscious DIYer could be handy.

 

[crank39]

Only it's not an SDS!

 

[cajar]

it is sds mate, you can see the splines on the bits

 

[crank39]

Sorry can't tell on this phone, doesn't mention it on the description though?

 

[cajar]

yes it does

 

[crank39]

Can't see sds anywhere?

 

[Belboz]

In the downloadable manual its says:

Toolholder : SDS plus

Not obvious in the description though (unless I missed it as well)

B

 

[BigSnoopy01]

500 charges is ok for a cheap lion cell. most 10.8v stuff has this sort of lifespan in its cells.

prob a poor drill tho lol.

 

[ringi]

Don’t think of this as a SDS drill, it will just not be up to what you expect a SDS drill to do. However I expect it will be OK for drilling small holes in walls for putting up shelves etc.

However do you already own drill bits, if so are there SDS?

(I could be tempted just so I don’t have to swap the drill bit and screw bit in my current cordless drill all the time when fixing lots of wall plugs.)