Timeline for Are there any cordless power tool systems that offer a corded option?
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Nov 21, 2021 at 15:05 | comment | added | Atario | I'm not a pro. To me, a cordless tool just means I'll go get it and find the battery inevitably flat because it's been a long time since I used it, and now I have to wait to charge it before I can do whatever it was I wanted to do. That's if it still takes a charge. If not, now I have to go buy another for a steep price. "Just buy corded then"? Easy enough to say. Not so easy when faced with a tool aisle that has three items corded and 329 cordless. | |
May 22, 2020 at 15:23 | comment | added | FreeMan | @shirlockhomes 8 years later and I keep getting new DeWalt batteries & chargers for exactly the same reason! I want/need a new tool and it's $10 more to buy a "kit" with 1 or more batteries, a charger and a carry bag than it is to buy just the tool. Or, I want a couple of extra batteries, so for the price of 1 battery and a spare $20, I can buy a kit with 2 batteries, a charger, a bag and a tool! I wonder if this is a DeWalt only thing or if all brands do this... I've only got 3 drills and 2 drivers, so I've got some catching up to do! :) | |
Jul 24, 2014 at 17:00 | comment | added | KeithS | We'll have to agree to disagree, I'm afraid. I've pulled out my drill, popped in a battery sitting next to it - dead. Stick it in the charger, and it takes up to three hours for the smart charger to move to trickle mode indicating a usable charge. I've resorted to mounting the charger on my garage wall and keeping the batteries in it at all times when they're not being used. I've got an upgrade to the latest-gen Lithium cells on my Christmas list. | |
Jul 24, 2014 at 16:24 | comment | added | Doresoom | @KeithS: I disagree. I've got 6 of the same lithium ion batteries and 3 chargers. The batteries charge in under 30 minutes. Even with only 3 batteries and 2 chargers, I can keep using my tools indefinitely if they completely discharge after only 15 minutes of use. | |
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May 2, 2012 at 19:39 | comment | added | ShoeMaker | I ran a business remodeling early-mid 20th century homes for ~7 years, and my back ran out before my batteries did. I never waited on batteries. I purchased a kit with a drill, circular saw and a couple other various little things... Each item came with a battery (iirc there were 4 batteries total). I never went through more than two batteries a day, and the kit came with two chargers. Lithium-ion batteries have a decent shelf life, and even now that I don't use my tools but once every other month. I simply plan ahead that I am doing X project this weekend and drop a two batts on charge. | |
May 2, 2012 at 18:00 | comment | added | KeithS | @ShoeMaker: You will, eventually, run out of charged batts for your cordless tool system on the job. Batts charge more slowly than they discharge when used, so the function of number of batts, number of chargers, and number of tools will always result in the available charged battery count diminishing to zero. For the average homeowner, who may drag these tools out once a month to find that both the batteries that came with his system have self-discharged to uselessness, a corded option, even if not ideal, is better than twiddling your thumbs staring at the charger. | |
Apr 30, 2012 at 17:07 | comment | added | ShoeMaker | With the introduction of Lithium-Ion cordless power tools, there is absolutely no reason I can think of to be tethered to an outlet. | |
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Apr 29, 2012 at 11:25 | comment | added | shirlock homes | Your answer is spot on. We pros hate being tethered to a cord unless the need is for power and lots of repeat actions in close proximity ie; chop saw or circular saw on horses. And as a result, we spend a fortune on extra batteries and chargers. I have like 8, 18volt DeWalt drills simply because it was cheaper to buy a promotion with the tool, two batteries and a charger than buy the batteries separately. | |
Apr 29, 2012 at 9:49 | history | answered | Brock Adams | CC BY-SA 3.0 |