Cordless drill Batteries that discharge when sitting awhile.

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Originally Posted by BPTactical

Glad I didn't throw away my old school drill that still has a cord.
Solves the whole "dead battery" issue.

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And increases the electrocution issue using it in the soggy snow melt fence line.

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Originally Posted by encorehunter

Buy a converter to use 20v batteries in you 18v. I have a couple that I used for quite some time. I have finally converted everything to 2ov.

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That?s the plan, see the link to tool barn.

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Originally Posted by SideShow Bob

your last link is what I linked except from tool barn.

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Sorry, I didn't look at the toolbarn link. I was just going off your comment about 10V batteries burning up your tools over time. ???

Anyway, shouldn't the adapter be stepping down the voltage to 18V?

Oh, and Amazon has them in stock too unless you get free shipping from toolbarn or don't want to contribute to the Wash Post via Jeff Bezos.

Got some 3 or 4yr old Porter Cable 18v drills and impact from Lowe's.... things will hold charge for about a year just sitting there. The drill will....I hardly use it... always using the impact driver

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Originally Posted by brutal

Sorry, I didn't look at the toolbarn link. I was just going off your comment about 10V batteries burning up your tools over time. ???

Anyway, shouldn't the adapter be stepping down the voltage to 18V?

Oh, and Amazon has them in stock too unless you get free shipping from toolbarn or don't want to contribute to the Wash Post via Jeff Bezos.

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20 V LiOn adaptor has no step down, the slight voltage increase with the increase in current will cause more wear Esspecially since my set is about 20 years old now, I?ve had it since the late 1990?s or very early 2000?s.
Tool barn is free shipping and no tax unlike Amazon that charges tax.

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Originally Posted by SideShow Bob

And increases the electrocution issue using it in the soggy snow melt fence line.

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Meh, details, details......or you could just wait for the snow to melt before you play "This Old House".
Way to go Norm..

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Originally Posted by SideShow Bob

And increases the electrocution issue using it in the soggy snow melt fence line.

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Puts hair on the chest and builds character..

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Originally Posted by BPTactical

Glad I didn't throw away my old school drill that still has a cord.
Solves the whole "dead battery" issue.

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Yeah but not everybody has a 10 mile extension cord or the room [Coffee]

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Originally Posted by BPTactical

Glad I didn't throw away my old school drill that still has a cord.
Solves the whole "dead battery" issue.

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Very true. I gave up on battery based tools for a few years, after frustration with NiCad batteries being dead when I went to use them

NiCd or NiMh chemistry battery packs for power tools are very poor options now that Lithium Ion chemistry batteries are the new "normal". Ditch all of the old NiCd & NiMh stuff and upgrade to Lithium Ion battery based power tools. Doing so will save you a tremendous amount of aggravation.