hitachi micro 1/4" impact driver

[darkostoj]

anyone use these? They had them on clearance @ sears and I bought one on impulse. Mainly planning on using it removing smaller 1/4" sockets. I figure for under $100, you get 2 lithium ion batteries, its very very small/light, and a case/charger...Once I opened it i mean this thing is TINY. I have a hard time believe its going to have any torque and might bring it back.

 

[nato]

I just sold one of these on here a couple weeks ago. I picked mine up @ Lowe's when they ran a sale for $99.99. PLENTY OF POWER for its' size! I sold it b/c I barely used it for home. I was able to a few jobs with it; my father-in-law & I put up a chain link fence around my yard and used it to drive some 2" or so tap-con's for my swinging dog gate. Did this w/o any issue whatsoever. It was great compared to my 450 in/lbs rated Ridgid 18v lith 1/2" drill. I used it a couple more times to hang shelves and hooks in my garage (mostly a combination of 2x4's and 1/2" thick ply wood) then it sat for a little while. Did this work and sat all on a single charge on one battery. Impressive and great for someone who really needs it.
Hitachi has a great warranty service also ans from what I've dealt with, always has put out a quality product

 

[MrMark]

I have one. It's a great tool. I use it for everything I can. It has tremendous power.

 

[Walterchang]

I have the 1/2" version I like it. The batteries seem never to hold charge for vary long.

 

[Tigwldr]

I Just bought the Milwaukee version of it today. I love mine already. I used it for screwing some boards together. With my drill I would have stripped atleast half the screw heads out by the time I got them sunk in the wood. The impact I didn't strip a single one.

 

[darkostoj]

bump. Anyone else?

 

[SCscoutguy]

I have had it and the cordless screw driver for probably 2+ years and I LOVE them! The little impact driver is extremely powerful for its size and the batteries hold their charge it seems almost indefinitely. I am still working off of a 3 month old charge on the screw driver right now and have used it probably at least twice a week since then. They are great tools.

 

[darkostoj]

i played around with the driver and it felt pretty good. I love how small it is.

any tops on having the batteries last as long as possible? Should I put them back on the charge right after I use it? Should they be stored with a full charge always when not in use?

 

[Shocker]

I have it and I use it all the time. It is a great little tool.

 

[MrMark]

i played around with the driver and it felt pretty good. I love how small it is.

any tops on having the batteries last as long as possible? Should I put them back on the charge right after I use it? Should they be stored with a full charge always when not in use?

I would leave them drained. I have read various positions on storage, all differ, but all seem to indicate some form of discharged state is desirable for storage. You will be amazed at how long those batteries last on a charge.

 

[darkostoj]

I would leave them drained. I have read various positions on storage, all differ, but all seem to indicate some form of discharged state is desirable for storage. You will be amazed at how long those batteries last on a charge.

ive been doing some reading and that goes against everything I read. I was told that the best way to keep the batteries lasting the longest is never fully drain them.

 

[speed bump]

I bought one for $100 at sears as well. I love it almost as much power my dads C3 impact driver and seems to hold a charge pretty well. Mine gets packed around for pulling logging tools out of collars and I use it for just about everything when home and wrenching.

 

[Josh B]

I have both the impact and drill version, money well spent. Both are great for working in tight spaces, and I find I am grabbing for these more often than anything else. The power of the drill is so-so, but the impact is great.

 

[MrMark]

ive been doing some reading and that goes against everything I read. I was told that the best way to keep the batteries lasting the longest is never fully drain them.

You didn't read what I said. I said that they should "be stored in some form of discharged state." In fact, that statement is found directly in the Bosch battery care section of the owner's manual. Hitachi makes no statement in the manual that I recall. No one said that you should fully drain batteries by taping the trigger down or something.

Post where you read that batteries should be stored fully charged.

This link recommends storage at 40 percent charge. That is what you asked, isn't it?

http://batteryuniversity.com/learn/article/is_lithium_ion_the_ideal_battery