In my experience, the chucks on their hammer drills do not last. They tend to seize up. Otherwise, we are happy with Milwaukee.
Jason Szumlanski On Thu, Jan 20, 2022, 12:24 PM Dana Orzel <d...@solarwork.com> wrote: > Really Happy with the Milwaukee M18 volt series. Various sized batteries > available, & there have to be 150+ tools in the M18 series. I got into the > Milwaukee 28 volt originally & what a nightmare; too heavy, replacement > batteries were $$$ & life span on the battery was not good. > > I have been told the Milwaukee power tools have steel gears not plastic. > The impacts are bomber solid. > > So far cold weather operation is good, no noticeable deficiencies. & I > have charged them very cold so the battery charger BM is fairly > smart/sensitive. I have noticed if really cold the charger says "broken > Battery" > > I Loved the small cooler & reptile heater idea! Great idea! > > > > Dana Orzel Great Solar Works, Inc. > C - 208.721.7003 d...@solarwork.com > Idaho Contractor - # 028765 Idaho PV # 028374 > NABCEP # 051112-136 www.greatsolarworks.com > "Responsible Technologies for Responsible People since 1988" > Please consider the environment before printing this email. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: RE-wrenches <re-wrenches-boun...@lists.re-wrenches.org> On Behalf > Of drake.chamber...@redwoodalliance.org > Sent: Thursday, January 20, 2022 9:32 AM > To: RE-wrenches <re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org> > Subject: Re: [RE-wrenches] Lithium Ion tool batteries > > What lithium battery powered tool brand that has the best performance in > freezing weather? My 10 year old+ Makita tool set isn't nearly as powerful > as some newer tools. Even with new batteries, the tools have sufficient > power in cold weather. > > What is the best brand for cold weather operation? > > Thanks, > > Drake > > Drake Chamberlin > Athens Electric LLC > Ohio Electrical Contractor’s License 44810 CO Master Electrician’s License > 4526 NABCEP Certified PV Installation Professional > > --- > > > On 2022-01-19 11:58, Alex MeVay wrote: > > Generally, storage or use at cold temperatures shouldn't be an issue, > > as long as the battery can still deliver enough power to operate the > > tool effectively. > > > > Charging though...at cold temperatures, ion mobility goes down. If > > the battery is charged too fast, the lithium ions can't make it into > > the graphite anode fast enough and they start to plate out as metallic > > lithium. At best, this results in a permanent reduction in capacity. > > Next worst from there, the lithium metal can create an internal soft > > short, immediately or at a later point in time, resulting in high > > self-discharge or a dead cell. Worst case, it turns into a hard short > > and a fire. > > > > In theory, the BMS or charger should prevent charging too fast or too > > cold, but who knows if an edge-case like this is actually implemented > > correctly on any particular battery system. Be careful charging! > > > > Alex MeVay > > > > Genasun * Blue Sky Energy * http://sunforgellc.com > > _______________________________________________ > > List sponsored by Redwood Alliance > > > > Pay optional member dues here: http://re-wrenches.org > > > > List Address: RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org > > > > Change listserver email address & settings: > > http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org > > > > There are two list archives for searching. 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