DeWalt brushless 18v drill driver.

[Phil Pascoe]

ITS tools have the DeWalt DCD790D2 for £99.99 + VAT - brushless, 18v, 2 x 2ah batteries and 35min. charger.

 

[Random Orbital Bob]

I reckon its the 2ah battery that's bringing the price so low.

 

[Phil Pascoe]

Maybe - but I've a Hitachi with 1.5ah batteries that are perfectly adequate so I wouldn't envisage 2ah being a problem for most people. I don't use it for work, but it does get used from 100% to flat occasionally.

 

[Random Orbital Bob]

Yup...my post did seem a bit negative, unintentionally. I've had a couple of Dewalt 12v drill drivers now for donkeys years and they just sit on the bench and handle all manner of light duty jobs so (especially as there are 2) I'm sure they'll be good value at that price. Only snag I've found with the older batteries is a moderately lengthy charge time as I've been spoilt by my 18v Lith ion 22 minute charger.

 

[Dee J]

Given the way my old 18v Dewalt behaves, brushless is the way to go. My machine regularly throws out sparks and glowing carbon particles from the commutator. Definitely not for use in any vaguely flammable environment.....

 

[Woody2Shoes]

Given the way my old 18v Dewalt behaves, brushless is the way to go. My machine regularly throws out sparks and glowing carbon particles from the commutator. Definitely not for use in any vaguely flammable environment.....

I love the smell of ozone in the morning....