End of an Era

BoylermanCT · Dec 31, 2016

I've got a ton of the Ryobi One tools and love them. The ni-cad batteries didn't last but the l-ion batteries are good. I also have Ridgid 18v tools, and they come with a lifetime warranty, including the batteries!

KubotainNH · Dec 31, 2016

Heat gun on a battery, that would be a cool add on for quick uses. I got the Craftsman C3 impact gun and angle grinder with 2 batteries for my birthday. That impact is amazing and nice to have the grinder for quick work. One battery is high output lithium.

Gunny · Jan 1, 2017

I've been using Ryobi 18+ for several years now. Back then I had a Skil and a Makita, when the batteries died, I looked around and it was cheaper to buy new sets rather than new batteries. I've never looked back since I made the switch to Ryobi, by now I must have 18-20 things that all use the same battery.
Just this Christmas the wife gave me a Ryobi 18+ one gallon chemical sprayer and the hybrid stereo. I've got their hot glue gun on my list as my next purchase.

On a side note, when I first started using Ryobi, I had two of the LI-Ion batteries go bad on me. Somewhere I read where those batteries don't live very well in cold conditions and I'd been leaving them on the counter in my shop, which isn't heated when I'm not there. I started putting them in an old refrigerator that I use to store welding rods and paint with a thermostatic controlled light bulb to keep it above freezing and I've not had a battery go bad since then. Just a thougt.

k0ua · Jan 1, 2017

KubotainNH said:
Heat gun on a battery, that would be a cool add on for quick uses. I got the Craftsman C3 impact gun and angle grinder with 2 batteries for my birthday. That impact is amazing and nice to have the grinder for quick work. One battery is high output lithium.

I would think it would have to be "very quick uses", as heat guns would really suck the power. I don't think we are going to be seeing any battery powered heat guns real soon. At least until we get those fusion batteries going.

4570Man · Jan 1, 2017

KubotainNH said:
Disconnect the cells internally and wire in a wire with battery alligator clips (or cig lighter plug) on the other end. Attach it to a car battery as a backup. You may burn it out on high speed but maybe not. That's what my plan is for my old 12volt drill.

Why would you? I'd also be concerned with overloading a cig lighter plug. Someone mentioned using a bench top power supply. Why not just use a corded drill?

KubotainNH · Jan 3, 2017

k0ua said:
I would think it would have to be "very quick uses", as heat guns would really suck the power. I don't think we are going to be seeing any battery powered heat guns real soon. At least until we get those fusion batteries going.

Most are quick for me, sometimes shrinking one or 2 shrink wraps for a cable. Would be interesting to see how long one would run.

KubotainNH · Jan 3, 2017

4570Man said:
Why would you? I'd also be concerned with overloading a cig lighter plug. Someone mentioned using a bench top power supply. Why not just use a corded drill?

Like I mentioned, mainly for camping. Something to leave in the camper, I wouldn't want to leave my go to tools in there all the time. Plus you don't always have A/C power where you need it.

k0ua · Jan 3, 2017

KubotainNH said:
Most are quick for me, sometimes shrinking one or 2 shrink wraps for a cable. Would be interesting to see how long one would run.

It would have to be NiCad based, as far as I know Lithium Ion batteries are not capable of very high discharge currents.

Nicads are capable of some pretty high discharge currents, but in reality I don't think the idea of a battery powered heat gun is very viable with battery technology that we know about. It might be possible to make one with NiCads, but I don't think it would be very practical.

KubotainNH · Jan 3, 2017

k0ua said:
It would have to be NiCad based, as far as I know Lithium Ion batteries are not capable of very high discharge currents.

Nicads are capable of some pretty high discharge currents, but in reality I don't think the idea of a battery powered heat gun is very viable with battery technology that we know about. It might be possible to make one with NiCads, but I don't think it would be very practical.

Probably not but it would be nice to have cordless.