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So thankful for you starting this. Through the replies from others, I gained exactly what I needed. Thank you SO MUCH for getting this thread started. I REALLY NEED IT!

It's good he said he's not an expert, because he is wrong. That's why this exists, to learn from others smarter. Bob voiced what many people were thinking. Thank you Bob!

Well spoken. I did some research on the 1/2 corded vs cordless impacts, and basically, the cordless ones are geared for low rpm, high torque, utilizing about 400 watts compared to a corded 900 watts. That's why we see the gearing and mechanics breaking on cordless models more often, where on...

So, that makes sense. If there are 10 cells in a 5ah, big Dewalt 20v pack connected in parallel, each with a 20amp draw, then that's 400 watts of power. So why does a cordless 1/2 impact have more torqe and breakaway power than a 12amp, 120v corded impact that is 2400 watts of power?