I have to do some work on the tractor shed this weekend. I have an 18V B&D that burnt up. It was a piece of junk. I have a 14.4V skil where the charger melted. It was my 2nd skil and I'd rate it slightly higher the the B&D. I'm wondering if I can splice the 18V charger into the 14.4V receiver for the skil. I really have nothing to lose since I didn't really care for either one, I just don't want to start a fire. I saw a Sears charger that stated it would do from 9V to 19V. What do ya'll think? MP
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radioman
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I have been throught several brands of drills. personally, skil drill rates on the bottom. I still have the skil drill but it so unreliable, eats batteries, and doesnt drill straight. I had better luck with craftsman in professional series and dewalts. I had the cheapo craftmans and they were junked in 6 months. i even tried the no brand ones and the battery just got weak faster then I can say geez jumping jacks!
RonMar
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I have a pair of the 19.2V Craftsmans, and they work great. One took a trip to the bottom of a swimming pool more than a year ago, and I bought another one on sale with charger and 2 batteries in anticipation of the first one failing. The one that took the swim is still going strong, so now I have one for each hand
EddieWalker
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I'm running all Makita 18v Ion Lithium for cordless tools. Four batteries and two charges will keep me going all day on a job. The drill is strong enough to hurt you if you don't have a good grip on it or are in an awkward position. The sawzall does use allot of juice, but they charge in about 15 minutes, so it's not that big of a deal. The circular saw is just awesome. I rarely even bring my 7 1/4 inch saw with me anymore.
I've been relying on these cordless tools for two years now and highly recommend them.
Just say no to anything sold at Sears.
Eddie
I've been relying on these cordless tools for two years now and highly recommend them.
Just say no to anything sold at Sears.
Eddie
LarryD
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I certainly wouldn't plug that hybrid into any recepticle in my garage, maybe on a 50' extension cord. Battery failures can be ugly.
I'm currenty using the DeWalt 18 volt NiCad system but I see a lot of the new Lithium Ion stuff on construction sites and it seems to be good technology and suited for heavy use.
JB4310
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Probably not a good idea to charge a 14 volt bat with an 18 volt charger, not sure though, but could burn out the battery or worse blow up the battery.
I also have the 18 volt lithium ion powered makita hammer drill/driver. I don't use mine everyday but I'm very impressed with the power and battery life. They are priced for making money with, (to help pay for themselves) not cheap.
JB.
I also have the 18 volt lithium ion powered makita hammer drill/driver. I don't use mine everyday but I'm very impressed with the power and battery life. They are priced for making money with, (to help pay for themselves) not cheap.
JB.
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I have a couple of Dewalt's and Makita's and love them both. Some of the Dewalt's and Makita's are over 15 years old and still running strong on new batteries. I would buy either of them again if I ever have the need.
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Everyone I know has either Dewalt or Makita. I have 2 14volt and 1 18Volt Dewalt and will never buy another. My personal experience has been very bad, with motors and chucks failing. Part of the issue is the repair service in LA. They did a terrible job on warranty work and the drills never got better. Again, I think I am anomoly but as we are talking about likes and dislikes, Dewalt is now on my dislike page. Also, I think Black and Decker own them now, probably making the situation all that much worse.
mjncad
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Woodlandfarms is correct about DeWalt being owned by B&D.
I have Milwaukee's 18v nicad hammer drill and sawzall and I'm very happy with them. The local service center changed the keyless chuck out for a keyed chuck for no cost. The early keyless chucks were worthless when in the hammer-drill mode with masonry bits. I don't know about the current Lok-Tor keyless chucks.
My Sawzall had a defective switch that was replaced for free in spite of it being out of warranty as the saw still looked new, which shows you how often I use it.
Although I'd have to get a new charger, I'm told Milwaukee's 18V LiIon batteries will work with my existing nicad based tools.
I have Milwaukee's 18v nicad hammer drill and sawzall and I'm very happy with them. The local service center changed the keyless chuck out for a keyed chuck for no cost. The early keyless chucks were worthless when in the hammer-drill mode with masonry bits. I don't know about the current Lok-Tor keyless chucks.
My Sawzall had a defective switch that was replaced for free in spite of it being out of warranty as the saw still looked new, which shows you how often I use it.
Although I'd have to get a new charger, I'm told Milwaukee's 18V LiIon batteries will work with my existing nicad based tools.
