Tools & equipment that are fantastic.

[JethroB]

Handy tool, a couple of pair of good heavy SS scissors laying about.

 

[Hay Dude]

I wished I had an inverter in my service truck just for that purpose. I have a 110 style plug in the dash, but about all it will handle is charging a cell phone. It doesn't handle the battery charger for my cordless tools. If I want to charge, I gotta kick the pto on and hit the switch to kick on the generator. Then burn diesel and listen to the whine from pro and geny, with the charges plugged into the generator panel in one of the side boxes.

These newer Rams come with a built in inverter that will allow me to charge DeWalt 60V batteries in the front or back.

 

[LouNY]

This has been an interesting read on a Sunday evening.
My cordless tools that I'm pleased with are predominately Milwaukee M18's,
started with the impact wrench and grew from there.
I also have a few of the Harbor Freight Bauer 20 Volt that do the job decently.
And I just spent a bunch on an Atlas 80 volt chainsaw, haven't even used it yet,
wished that I had tried to charge the battery using the pickups 115Volt outlet.

 

[WinterDeere]

I wished I had an inverter in my service truck just for that purpose. I have a 110 style plug in the dash, but about all it will handle is charging a cell phone. It doesn't handle the battery charger for my cordless tools. If I want to charge, I gotta kick the pto on and hit the switch to kick on the generator. Then burn diesel and listen to the whine from pro and geny, with the charges plugged into the generator panel in one of the side boxes.

Well that seems pretty useless, can't imagine a tool charger draws very much power. Inverters aren't that expensive these days, Amazon has a 1000W one for under $70.

https://www.amazon.com/Power-Inverter-Converter-Outlets-Modified/dp/B0927P7P66/ref=sr_1_13?keywords=12v+inverter&qid=1671389334&sr=8-13

This is interesting, I've never shopped for vehicle-based charging solutions for cordless tools, mine all live in my shop at home. But stepping 12 VDC up to 120 VAC, just to go back down to 20 VDC for the purpose of charging a cordless tool battery seems pretty senseless. Are there not DC-DC converter-based solutions for most pro tool brands, which operate directly from 12 VDC?

 

[jjeff]

This is interesting, I've never shopped for vehicle-based charging solutions for cordless tools, mine all live in my shop at home. But stepping 12 VDC up to 120 VAC, just to go back down to 20 VDC for the purpose of charging a cordless tool battery seems pretty senseless. Are there not DC-DC converter-based solutions for most pro tool brands, which operate directly from 12 VDC?

Here's one for black and yellow tools Dewalt DCB119 12V MAX* - 20V MAX* Lithium Ion Vehicle Battery Charger - Mutual Screw & Supply

 

[Rustyiron]

These have spiked my interest. Why are they better than channel locks?

Their closing/opening action or movement is parallel like an adjustable wrench and much more hex head friendly.

 

[Fuddyduddy1952]

Here's one for black and yellow tools Dewalt DCB119 12V MAX* - 20V MAX* Lithium Ion Vehicle Battery Charger - Mutual Screw & Supply

I believe you'd save money just buying a 12vdc to 120vac inverter.

 

[Dftodd]

Well that seems pretty useless, can't imagine a tool charger draws very much power. Inverters aren't that expensive these days, Amazon has a 1000W one for under $70.

https://www.amazon.com/Power-Inverter-Converter-Outlets-Modified/dp/B0927P7P66/ref=sr_1_13?keywords=12v+inverter&qid=1671389334&sr=8-13

I haven't pulled the manual to see how much juice the plug is rated for. I keep forgetting. It's not too big of a deal since I have 4 batteries for my impact. Would be nice if I could plug it in inside the cab and have batteries charged while driving instead of burning diesel unnecessarily out on a jobsite.

 

[jjeff]

I believe you'd save money just buying a 12vdc to 120vac inverter.

Might depend if the ac chargers require a pure sine wave inverter?

 

[jjeff]

I believe you'd save money just buying a 12vdc to 120vac inverter.

I have an older cigarette plug inverter lying around somewhere I might have to try it. Unsure of AC power it produces. I do know the factory AC plug in my truck doesn't, however it no longer works at all, lol