I got my ryobi L-ion set on sale for I think $60CND.... two batteries, driver and drill. I keep that stuff on the boat and bring a battery home every now and then for a charge. At home I use a Bosch set that's proven to be very reliable, lots of use over four years including lots of masonry (hammer) and even work on the car with the driver.
Ten years ago they would have likely been nicad batteries and those really did suck. The current gen of lithium ion powered stuff is great as far as I can tell. Steve Suhana, C&C32 Toronto On Tue, Jun 16, 2015 at 3:43 PM, Marek Dziedzic via CnC-List < [email protected]> wrote: > I +1 on the Ryobi 18 V (but it has to be Li-ion). They may not be the > “professional grade”, but I don’t use it for work. They last much longer > than the cordless of the past (unless you murder the battery; they don’t > die by themselves, like our boat batteries) and they do keep charge for > months, when not in use (that last comment applies to most of the Li-ion > batteries). I haven’t found any 12 V chargers, though (not that I would > need one). > > Look for a sale at Home Depot. They happen very rarely, but I bought my > set at 50% off (model year change). > > Marek > > *From:* Bill Bina - gmail via CnC-List <[email protected]> > *Sent:* Tuesday, June 16, 2015 11:41 AM > *To:* [email protected] > *Cc:* Bill Bina - gmail <[email protected]> > *Subject:* Re: Stus-List 12 volt cordless drill > > I would change course, and go for an 18 volt, 1/2 inch Ryobi with one of > the new lightweight lithium Ion batteries. They are variable speed, and > those new batteries run a LONG time on a charge, and then charge back up in > an hour. Plug the 110 volt charger into an inverter when onboard, or get > two batteries and rotate them from home. You'll be getting so much more > "tool" than anything like what you described can provide. > > Bill Bina > > On 6/16/2015 11:15 AM, John Russo via CnC-List wrote: > > I am looking for a small light duty light weight 3/8 max bit size, 12 > volt cordless drill that has a 110 volt charger and also has a 12 volt cord > with cigarette lighter adaptor that can be used directly connected to the > house batteries. > > > > Does anyone have any recommendations? > > > > John > > Arpeggio C&C 32 > > Norwalk, CT > > > _______________________________________________ > > Email address:[email protected] > To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the bottom > of page at:http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com > > > ------------------------------ > _______________________________________________ > > Email address: > [email protected] > To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the > bottom of page at: > http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com > > > _______________________________________________ > > Email address: > [email protected] > To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the > bottom of page at: > http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com > > >
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