I had a NiCd Milwaukee drill battery blow up on me while I was about
20ft up a ladder, not fun. Later they recalled all their batteries.
NiCd batteries are crap, I like the drill but quit replacing batteries.
Lithium batteries can stay on the charger as they have a circuit to
control the charge, and they apparently don't suffer from being topped
off between uses. I have some Bosch lithium batteries I have had for
maybe 9 years now, still going strong and I use them very often in a
drill and driver.
Anything with lithiums these days should provide good service, but the
batteries are spendy, at least Ridgid says they are guaranteed. They
tend to charge pretty quickly too, and don't seem to lose charge just
sitting around. I will assume Andrew will be using his tools
infrequently so will probably not be doing a lot of recharges on the
batteries, or even draining them much, so I would suggest putting them
on the charger after use and keeping them topped off.
--R
On 10/7/15 12:45 PM, Curly McLain via Mercedes wrote:
I've decided to spring for a rechargeable/cordless circular saw,
maybe also
a sawzall.
Which among the Big Three is the best brand in the "reasonable" (lay
person) price range? Which one should I avoid? Is there another good
brand? My chief criterion is duration of battery charge (longer is
better).
I have the dewalt recip saw. I also have a corded Milw. Sawzall, and
it is the cats meow for heavy work. It is the original, and still the
best. They sell a cheaper corded sawzall now, but this is the one
that is around $200 or $179 on sale around here. Stronger and more
long lasting than the ones that are $139 on sale.
I am quite happy with the dewalt fake sawzall. It is light, and I find
for most things I grab it and a battery or two and go. I had the
dewalt drill/driver with 2 batteries and a charger, so I am all dewalt
for cordless.
I bought a 12" tree trim blade and I use it mostly with the cordless
to cut small downed limbs and whatnot. Anything serious and I'd grab
the Stihl or the milw. Sawzall.
Any home despot/lowes has dewalt, so it is easy to find
service/accessories. Often on sale/kits etc. so all my battery stuff
is dewalt. Son has milw. cordless drill.
IMHO, I think Milwaukee in general, is the best, but you pay more. For
my occasional use, the dewalt consumer grade stuff is ok. I have a
Milw, corded hammerdrill, and it is what I grab for serious stuff.
No experience with makita, except the original 4" grinder, and that
is//was the cats meow for small grinders. (original and maybe still
the best, but most pros use dewalt now.)
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