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It's shady, same as the 12v stuff. They could have called it 18v compact, 18v XR, whatever. Then again I expect shady tactics from DeWalt as they don't use torque rather some UWO BS. Like they say if you don't have the goods, obfuscate.

It's the same 18v as everyone else. Off the charger they are 20v but quickly settle in to 18v. That is the same for all the 18v LiIon batteries. It's just that DeWalt decided to be shady and call them 20v.

Milwaukee has one coming out next year (2013): http://toolguyd.com/milwaukee-m18-six-pack-battery-charger/ I've got the C3 one for those batts and it does 1 at a time and does it well. Pop them in at the end of the day and they are done in the AM.

Could be about right if you have the compact batteries. All of them are about 1.3-1.5 amps which is what old school NiCads were. So the battery life should be similar. The large batteries are about 2x the capacity and are what they usually run in tests. Remember with an impact driver your are...

The 19.2 line has been out for quite a while. If it were not for a basement flood last year that submerged my Craftsman 19.2 drill from 2005, I would still be using it today. The LiIon batteries of today are good to go with any of the C3 tools and some of the pre C3 19.2v EX tools. That being...

Lead acid generally doesn't mind the cold. :) But it's heavy and doesn't like being run down much.

I've got the 4Ah battery (XCP I think) when I killed 2 of my NiCads. It was a little more expensive but 2x the runtime of the other Lithium and it was a no-brainer. The XCP one has the battery gague and the cheaper ones have nothing. That alone is worth it to me.

Not a Dewalt fan at all. I've got a bunch of C3 stuff and I'd go with that if it were between the 2. You can more affordably "grow into" the C3 stuff. However if you want, probably the best 12v platform - Milwaukee M12. Tons of tools, very well built, and long warranty. That's where I've...

Amen! I have 5 drills: 1 Hitachi 10.8v 1 Milwaukee M12 hammerdrill 1 Milwaukee M12 right angle 1 Milwaukee Fuel 18v hammerdrill 1 Craftsman C3 Only 2 impact guns, the Hitachi 10.8v and the Milwaukee M12 It's nice to be able to be working with the wife (yes, we can work together) and have her...

I may have been slightly mistaken as I did it from memory for NiCad's... http://batteryuniversity.com/learn/article/memory_myth_or_fact The best thing would be to charge whenever and run the tool down every once in a while. That's sometimes my usage pattern so it works out well.

The short answer is - it doesn't matter - NiCad, NiMH, LiIon - charge them whenever you feel like it. If you want to run it down, jsut run it down until it stops giving good performance and then charge it up. You don't have to **** the life out of it. The "memory" effect was found by NASA in...

I've got the M12 version and maybe you can get 15 minutes out of the stock batteries. We used it extensively with a scraper blade to remove construction adhesive from studs in our basement. It worked good for that as well as cutting the bottom of the drywall up 1/2" to get it off the floor...

Yeah. Prior to the move to China I'd say they were very good tools. I loved that they were made in the USA, had good quality and a good warranty. You paid a little more for that but it was fine by me as the price was good for the homeowner/DIY person. Now that they are Chinese with issues...

I think they have stepped up QC. We've got one of their generators and it works well and starts easily and puts out stable voltage. I've got some tools from them and they seem to be decent quality. The rest of my power tools are either C3 or Milwaukee M12 or M18 so I can't comment other than...

I think I've got it - you have the 55 gallon drum with water for the dogs to use as water and you want to use some of this water, heated to mix with the food to make, say a stew for the dogs? I'm assuming that you feed 2x a day? Do you have running water in the place where the dogs are? If...

I'm confused (doesn't take much). Would it not work to wrap the 55 gallon tank in some fiberglass insulation and use a couple aquarium heaters? I think they may get the water up to 90 or so as I'd guess that's the upper limit they are designed for. When I had my fish tanks I think they were...

Check this post here: http://dewaltownersgroup.com/index.php?topic=386.0 Looks like the end one is Negative and the one that's the opposite of the others is positive.

You could use submersible aquarium heaters. You can get them in various sizes. Or run a heater to where the dogs are. Or just bring the dogs inside.

Reebok Classic Leather or Nike Air Force One. There is a reason a lot of nurses, wait staff, etc wear them. All leather and very comfy on your feet all day. Basic white or black.

We had good luck with our 2004 LG front load washer and dryer. Ran great until 2011's April flooding here in Central PA filled them with sewer water. They still worked but given we had turds floating in our basement neither the wife or me would have ever felt clean with clothes from them...