Lithium Ion drill/driver. Help me here

[bcp]

I wonder if power tool batteries will ever be standardized, like flashlight batteries. All 18V batteries would work on all 18V tools, etc.

Bruce

 

[4570Man]

I've got a 1/4 drive impact, a 1/2 drive impact, grinder, sawzall, circular saw, and of course drills. I don't find the circle saws very useful but everything else is nice. I wouldn't want an impact/drill combo even if it actually exists. I've got 3 of the 1/4 drive impacts and several drills.

 

[TractorGuy]

I wonder if power tool batteries will ever be standardized, like flashlight batteries. All 18V batteries would work on all 18V tools, etc.

Bruce

About the same time printer MFGs standardize ink cartridges.

 

[k0ua]

I don't know what the term is actually supposed to mean. I don't think a drill and impact combo exist.

I have one. But they are not common. They don't make my Rockwell 3rill any more. For a light duty unit, it has been excellent. I also have a standalone battery powered impact, and several "drill drivers".

Rockwell RK2515K2 12V Cordless 3RILL Drill Driver TOOL ONLY cordless screw gun 8455348968 | eBay

 

[k0ua]

About the same time printer MFGs standardize ink cartridges.

Now that is funny, I don't care who you are!

 

[hawkeye08]

Perhaps something like this??

Biswaye 18V 2.Ah Lithium Ion Replacement Battery for Porter Cable Cordless Power Tools PC18B PC18BL PC18BLX Battery - - Amazon.com

Need a compatible charger too (shows one when you scroll down to the often ordered together section).

 

[airbiscuit]

I used to buy low and mid priced ni-cad cordless drills and thought they were fine but the batteries didn't last all that long. Then one Christmas, my wife surprised me with a Milwaukee M18 Drill/Impact driver kit. It is unbelievably better than the older ni-cad models - more powerful, longer battery life, quicker charge, better ergonomics. I have had it for several years with much use and it still works like new. I use the drill ten times more than the driver due to the adjustable clutch.

These tools are absolutely worth the extra cost. I have subsequently added a circular saw, angle grinder and hackzall. I love my Milwaukee M18, but I am sure Dewalt and Bosch lithium ion are also good tools.

 

[bunyip]

I used to buy low and mid priced ni-cad cordless drills and thought they were fine but the batteries didn't last all that long. Then one Christmas, my wife surprised me with a Milwaukee M18 Drill/Impact driver kit. It is unbelievably better than the older ni-cad models - more powerful, linger battery life, quicker charge, better ergonomics. I have had it for several years with much use and it still works like new. I use the drill ten times more than the driver due to the adjustable clutch.

These tools are absolutely worth the extra cost. I have subsequently added a circular saw, angle grinder and hackzall. I love my Milwaukee M18, but I am sure Dewalt and Bosch lithium ion are also good tools.

Have the same set up, 18v Fuel with 2x5ah batteries, had it out the back and bored holes through 8" posts and it doesn't miss a beat, also has a hammer function and have used it for masonry, my impact driver has three electronic clutch settings, have no idea how it works but a touch of the button lights up 1, 2 or 3 LED's so I don't push screws through timber (I sunk a #8 hex head about 1/2" into a post before I realised what was happening).
Circular saw slices through 1" chipboard with ease and have used it in shedding where there is no power.
Also have the angle grinder and reciprocating saw.
They are not cheap but the have a heap of power and are bullet proof.
A bonus with LiIon is that they don't self discharge like NiCad.