Re: Sick of Cordless Power Tool Battery Technology Changes?

In article <0YHci.19685$C96.8081@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
quiettechblue@xxxxxxxxx says...
Ross Herbert wrote:

On Tue, 12 Jun 2007 04:47:20 GMT, D from BC <myrealaddress@xxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

On Tue, 12 Jun 2007 00:05:44 -0400, krw <krw@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

In article <c11s63lb47ihj998gqagf6befl5dapmeai@xxxxxxx>,
myrealaddress@xxxxxxxxx says...
Ever need to replace that 12V battery in that old cordless tool?
Then toss it in the garbage because the new 18v tools make the 12V
tools seem dated.

I propose a new product to save all cordless tools from the
switcheroo
incompatible non-cross battery game.

It's a power supply with various settings..but here's the cool
thing....
It comes with cheap set of adapters that fit all popular power
tools
such as Black and Decker, Mikita, Ryobi etc..
No batteries...it just turns the cordless tool into a corded.

Why? Corded tools cost 1/5 what cordless tools do. There is a
REASON I spend the money.

Benefits
Unit is probably cheaper than a replacement battery or spare
battery.

Rebuilding batteries is much cheaper than buying replacements. I
just sent a 14.4V Porter Cable batter in for rebuild; $35.

Fits many tools...Perhaps includes a hack kit.

Have you actually looked at the connector on the tools?

Use the power supply if you run out of charged batteries.

All sane people have at least two batteries.

Use the power supply with cheap flea market power tools with dead
or
missing batteries.

Not going to sell.

I haven't worked out all the details but I really think its possible.
Give it some time..Somebody will probably start making this and
selling it on Ebay..

I already have a cordless rotary tool, cordless drill and a cordless
screwdriver...Well they're not cordless anymore.. They all have cords
and plug into a variable power supply.
Why...all these tools are old and have dead batteries.
The battery replacement is a pita..

Now I have:
No charging
No swapping batteries
No dumbass chargers cooking the batteries
No battery babysitting
No out of power interruptions
And the tools are lighter!

It's wonderful! :)
D from BC


All you are saying is that you are "recycling" your old battery
powered tools because you can't afford, or can't be bothered replacing
the battery. While this is admirable, it does sort of negate the whole
reason for buying a battery powwered tool in the first place. ie, to
avoid having to drag a power cord around wherever the tool is used.
Your solution not only re-imposes that condition but it also adds an
additional piece of hardware - the power supply unit. Now you have to
drag around the cord and the power supply as well. Also, in order to
avoid dramatic power loss, the cord from the power supply to the tool
must be less than about 2 metres in length which means that you may
have to perch your PSU on a ladder when drilling at ceiling height
above the floor or, where the length of cord won't allow sufficient
reach. Hardly a safety concious approach...
Can't speak about your power tools but the batteries in my battery operated
tools cannot be charged while in the tool. They have to be removed to be
charged.

The OP's proposed power tool has no batteries (anymore) thus they
aren't being charged. ;-)

--
Keith
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