I have 3 cordless drills and one cordless jigsaw (all Makita) all of which use the same 18V 2.6Ah Ni MH batteries
[All the amounts that follow are in euro before vat.]
I am now down to 2 good batteries (bought with a drill and jigsaw kit for 350) in March '09 so have recently been exploring purchasing new batteries with my regular suppliers.
[All the figures that follow are in euro before vat.]
1 new Ni MH battery on its own is 120
A kit with 2 new drills and 3 new Ni MH batteries and charger is 350
All the tool merchants are advocating investing in the Li Ion kit.
(Time to 'moving on' Bud
[ Lighter, 3 Amp hr, no memory issues, 20 min recharge, better quality tool.....etc etc ]
Basic cordless drill with 2 Li Ion batteries and charger is 300
1 std drill + small impact drill with hex "chuck' and 2 batteries and charger is 399
[ Am being told that using the impact drill is THE way to drive big screws: with no torque control I am skeptical.... there is also the 'need' to upgrade to 'impact' type screw driving bits....)
I use the drills more than the jigsaw but the saw is very useful, particularly when working in attic spaces etc so one option is to retire the drills and 'move on' to Li for them.
Would welcome your opinions/suggestions please.
[All the amounts that follow are in euro before vat.]
I am now down to 2 good batteries (bought with a drill and jigsaw kit for 350) in March '09 so have recently been exploring purchasing new batteries with my regular suppliers.
[All the figures that follow are in euro before vat.]
1 new Ni MH battery on its own is 120
A kit with 2 new drills and 3 new Ni MH batteries and charger is 350
All the tool merchants are advocating investing in the Li Ion kit.
(Time to 'moving on' Bud
[ Lighter, 3 Amp hr, no memory issues, 20 min recharge, better quality tool.....etc etc ]
Basic cordless drill with 2 Li Ion batteries and charger is 300
1 std drill + small impact drill with hex "chuck' and 2 batteries and charger is 399
[ Am being told that using the impact drill is THE way to drive big screws: with no torque control I am skeptical.... there is also the 'need' to upgrade to 'impact' type screw driving bits....)
I use the drills more than the jigsaw but the saw is very useful, particularly when working in attic spaces etc so one option is to retire the drills and 'move on' to Li for them.
Would welcome your opinions/suggestions please.