I have the regular charger. I've never waited on it (though I do have two batteries). I think you'll be fine with it.
On Tue, May 7, 2024, at 12:31, dan penoff.com via Mercedes wrote: > Quite true, and something I mentioned previously. > > I just dropped a shade under $200 at HF for the saw, a 5AH battery and > a “regular” charger. I had a gift card for $11, a store credit for a > return for about $80, so my “net” was around $100 for the total. > > I would have liked to get the faster charger, but it was on sale this > week and they were cleaned out of them. > > -D > > >> On May 7, 2024, at 8:39 AM, Allan Streib <astr...@fastmail.fm> wrote: >> >> When you compare the cost of the Milwaukee you have to remember that with >> another brand you'll need to buy a battery (or two) and a charger that you >> would not need otherwise. >> >> Yes if you already have a compatible HF battery and charger then that >> changes things. Though I'd guess that a cordless drill would take a smaller >> battery than a chain saw? >> >> I have two of the Atlas batteries. The mower only needs one but it has room >> for two for extended run time. It uses them sequentially. The chainsaw takes >> one, and it's nice to have another one so that you can swap in a charged >> battery if you are doing a lot of cutting and drain the first one. >> >> >>> On Tue, May 7, 2024, at 09:52, dan penoff.com via Mercedes wrote: >>> Thanks Curt and others! >>> >>> Yes, I have a boatload of Milwaukee M18 tools, so I’m heavily invested >>> in their products. Not sure I can justify the cost of one of their >>> chainsaws when I consider the amount of use versus cost. >>> >>> I have a Bauer drill from a few years back, not sure how I ended up >>> with it and I’m not sure it’s a 20V one. It’s probably still in a box >>> somewhere, I’ll have to look. The Atlas does look nice, but it’s >>> another system, a road I really don’t want to go down with another tool. >>> >>> I’ll have a look in the garage today and see what I have as far as the >>> Bauer drill, if I can find it. My local HF has the saw but no chargers >>> or batteries, thanks to the sale they’ve got going right now. Might >>> have to buy the saw and wait a week or two for them to restock chargers >>> and batteries. >>> >>> -D > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
