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[clogsParticipant @clogs]

as my Hitachi battery stuff dies I now buy Milwukee…expensive but prof qual….18v fuel…..

I just bought the 1/2 nut gun, already having the 3/8's model…..

Mine came from Germany at around 1/2 the UK price…..

so u can have the best for a good price if u shop around…..

Shame we cant buy their stuff at American prices….blxxxx government……..

[BazyleParticipant @bazyle]

Are the 18v and 20v batteries actually those voltages? It seems typical Lion batteries like the 18650 are 3.6v each so how do you get a 2v difference between packs? And 16v?
Simple maths … 3.6, 7.2, 10.8, 14.4, 18.0, 21.6. So the 16v and 20v don't fit in the sequence. Of course the individual batteries have a range so is it a question of the marketing bending things a bit?

[HacksawParticipant @hacksaw]

I opened the old 16 v battery earlier today . It has a printed circuit board , packed with i.c.'s inside . ..so i thought I'll just put that back together….I can't fix that .but I'm sure it had 4 cells.. I've used it a bit , it was 16v .

And the new 20v one fully charged …………20v ..go figure !

[pgk pgkParticipant @pgkpgk17461]

There’s an upcoming offer UK for a cordless compressor for just under £30.
https://www.lidl.co.uk/p/auto-shop/ultimate-speed-portable-cordless-compressor/p49064

Whether this may be useful for test or demo running engines remains to be seen but I shall be trialling it for the assorted bits of kit I have that slowly lose air and tend to be stored in shed away from a handy power point that ends up needing extension leads and dragging a bigger compressor along – including petrol wood chipper and genny. May be useful to get enough air into vehicle to make it safer to drive to the main compressor.

pgk

[Adrian R2Participant @adrianr2]

Cordless compressor? Didn't that used to be called a foot pump? Anyway, let us know. I would guess it's only really designed for topping up tyres or emergency use for one flat so you would have to be careful with duty cycles, but the 2Ah of battery capacity might help regulate that.

[Ady1Participant @ady1]

I got the gun version and it's been used about 500% more than I ever expected

unblocking drains(female deterius) slow punctures(female and male owned cars)airbed

These things always seem to happen at silly times like 8am on a sunday morning or when its raining and having an insta-go compressor makes things much easier

Must admit that when I got it I was very sceptical about its usefulness

Would buy a replacement one in a heartbeat now, I'm getting too old for getting mucked about

Stripped it down and lubed it a few months back to keep it reliable

Edited By Ady1 on 06/01/2022 10:17:18

[Neil WyattModerator @neilwyatt]

Posted by Neil Wyatt on 06/05/2017 12:16:50:

Posted by not done it yet on 06/05/2017 04:37:58:

Presumably one cannot over-discharge the battery? That would likely be the reason for it cutting out at stall – over-current dragged the battery voltage down to the max discharge level (and the protection circuit told it to shut down!).

More likely over-current protection. The lithium packs will also be protected against over-discharge.

Saw Fatmax drills with two 18v packs for £80 in Tradepoint – tempted. But then Makita for £100…

I ended up with the Fatmax, The hammer function got dulled out drilling holes in ridiculously hard flint-filled 1930s concrete, but it and the two battery packs are still going strong after… I was going to say many charges,, but the capacity is so great hat it's not actually as many charges as you would expect! Very rare to run one flat, I just swap over and top up after a certain amount of use.

My ancient B&D varispeed mains hammer drill (rescued when you could still take things away from the tip and cleaned of clogging gypsum dust) is still going strong for the heavy duty work, such as a 1" hole right through my workshop wall and many dozens of 6mmand 7mm holes for rawlplugs.

Neil

[Neil WyattModerator @neilwyatt]

I have been remarkably impressed by a Macallister (B&Q own brand) electric screwdriver. Only about £14. No separate battery pack, but charges quickly, runs for ages, plenty of torque (although modest speed). Includes a torch in the swivel handle. Seems tough as old boots. If you pull the trigger in just a little it seems to lock the bit allowing you to loosen up very tight screws that make the motor stall if you pull the trigger right in, a handy undocumented feature.

When working on the workshop I've had a masonry bit in the mains drill, a countersink wood bit in the pistol drill and a PZ2 in the screwdriver, and this has sped up the rate of work by almost eliminating bit-swapping.

Neil

[BazyleParticipant @bazyle]

I should have googled before my post. They can go up to 4.2v per cell so with a bit of electronics they can be set for a constant max output.
Since 20v packs seem to be common now I wonder if it would be worth making an adaptor for my 14.4v drill with long defunct battery.

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