New Dewalt XR Drills

[gbu]

I have seen some of the dewalt XR drills at Screwfix and although the batteries are much better the Torque seems to be a lot less then the 'cheaper' drills.

I know you should always go for the Li-Ion batts over Ni-Cd but are you paying just for battery life compared to work rate of a drill.

The Torque spec for the more expensive XR drill is 35Nm
and the Torque for the cheaper Ni-Cd is 44Nm

So is the extra money being spent on battery life alone?

 

[big-all]

extra nm is gained by lower gearing perhaps the speed will be more useful overall

 

[noseall]

I know you should always go for the Li-Ion batts over Ni-Cd but are you paying just for battery life compared to work rate of a drill.
So is the extra money being spent on battery life alone?

You are Paying for a far superior power unit all round.

It is not just the battery life but the whole convenience of the battery and battery charging that is tuned to professional use.

 

[gbu]

Thanks for the replies

the thing i cant seem to decide on is wehther i get a cheaper ni-cd with higher torque or a more expensive Li-Ion.

I'm a plumber so although i do have to drill sometimes pipe brackets, radiators etc its not a big part of my job and sometimes can go a month without using a drill as im also a bit old fashioned and use a screwdriver rather then get the drill out everytime i come across something that needs to be unscrewed lol

So with that in mind would i really benefit having a battery life and performance that would take ages to run down over power as i need it in short periods?

i do understand the need for decent batteries but as i said its not a daily part of my working life using drills and when i do its seldom for more then an hour or so at a time.

 

[gregers]

i would go for the lithium 1 then,afaik they do not have a memory on the batteries,so having a ni-cd(could)end up been a tad expensive to you in the long run.

 

[gbu]

See is the cheaper model; at £100:-
http://www.screwfix.com/p/dewalt-dc...rill/73596?cm_sp=Homepage-_-MainSlide-_-73596

With smaller batteries but higher torque at 44Nm

Or there this one at £250:-
http://www.screwfix.com/p/dewalt-dcd785c2-gb-18v-1-5ah-xr-li-ion-compact-cordless-combi-drill/77101

With better batteries but the torque is only 35Nm

This is what i cant work out what exactly is the torque and where would i find it most noticable?

 

[muggles]

Buy a Bosch

 

[JimLoskot]

if you don't use the drill all the time, what you will find with ni-cad batteries is that they go flat even if you don't use them. Li batteries last longer and re-charge quicker.
+1 vote for get a bosch-blue drill
what do you want the drill for? drilling into wall for putting rawl plug in or using as a screwdriver?

 

[neds]

Didn't see the point in the new XR range. I have the XRP 55Nm drill, don't use it much as its my backup. I have the 80Nm Makita BHP451. The extra torque is great, saves me getting the impact driver out a lot, using it less and less these days as it makes a right racket!

 

[alumni]

Didn't see the point in the new XR range. I have the XRP 55Nm drill, don't use it much as its my backup. I have the 80Nm Makita BHP451. The extra torque is great, saves me getting the impact driver out a lot, using it less and less these days as it makes a right racket!

Yea, but it keeps the nosey parkers away from you. Makes you sound like someone not to be messed with.