Someone spilled the beans on DeWalt...

[Milwookie]

...and no one noticed: https://m.reddit.com/r/Tools/commen...ls_drilldriver_reccommendation_thread/d404b33

 

[B_Bimmer]

Sounds cool, I'll stick with my corded red tools. I can let them sit for months or even years, come back and count on them for days on end. Torque enough to twist my wrist off and quality you can feel. No doubt if I needed them every day I would feel differently, and perhaps when I build my next shed I'll justify an impact driver, but for the 99%, I'm good.

 

[FigureItOut]

I didn't notice the first time l looked, but yeah that commenter on the article sure was pretty accurate about what was coming. Sounds like he was a Dewalt employee. All in all, they seemed to have done a good job keeping it under wraps.

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[Wamsutta]

They have their eyes on a bigger market I think, and it appears the time has finally arrived where all manufacturers will begin to phase out cords altogether.

Say what?

 

[warmpancakes]

until they can make a battery run 10 hours on one charge oh heavy use cords will stay, pro drywallers still use corded screw guns

 

[Know Wosad]

That's a rat from the "Isights" team. They'd cut his balls off if they could.
Speaking of which. Time for the Boxers meds and breakfast.We call it Maxine now.

 

[Trey T]

until they can make a battery run 10 hours on one charge oh heavy use cords will stay, pro drywallers still use corded screw guns

They will ... battery technology hasn't matured yet. The cordless tool has improved a lot since around 2009. In 2009, many tool makers were using all sorts of battery. Milwaukee was the only company that embraced li-ion and they used only two brands of battery cells, MOLI and Samsung. Now milwaukee only use samsung. Dewalt experimented much more than milwaukee; they even tried the A123 lipofe4 cells, which is a different li-ion technology, and now their 20v Max is comparable to the M18.

So M18 has been popular because they've been consistent with their battery design and lead the way, especially the overcurrent protection, which dewalt, makita, or bosch didn't have until later.

I'm willing to bet you that in five years, you'll hardly see any pro drywallers will use corded tool.

 

[GTO]

The battery technology is out there.Problem is,anything better than a Li-ion (Li-poly etc..)requires different charging and discharging.
Not something your average contractor is willing to do.Maybe an Auto Tech,but the construction trades,no.

 

[guy48065]

The battery technology is out there.Problem is,anything better than a Li-ion (Li-poly etc..)requires different charging and discharging.
Not something your average contractor is willing to do.Maybe an Auto Tech,but the construction trades,no.

I don't see your point. I'm sure carpenters will use whatever charger comes with the tool. ..like 99.9% of us do.

 

[Weird Tolkienish Figure]

I bought the 12v B&D drill about 5 years ago, greatest little drill ever. I love it.

 

[KMdef9]

Weight is another problem. Needs to be light enough to use for a 10 hour day too.

 

[BDT/NWMN]

Improvements in battery powered tools will be welcomed by many different lines of tradesmen... But doing away with corded tools all together?

 

[vandalthree]

I don't see your point. I'm sure carpenters will use whatever charger comes with the tool. ..like 99.9% of us do.

His point is that the tradesmen would need to change their habits of how they use the tool. Some battery technologies require a full discharge and a full recharge to maintain proper function.

 

[theoldwizard1]

Video at Dewalt.com

Interesting series/parallel switch built in.

How are they get 4V per cell from lithium ion?

 

[theoldwizard1]

8¼" table saw use one 60V battery

12" miter saw uses two 60V batteries

 

[WhiskeyRanger]

8¼" table saw use one 60V battery

12" miter saw uses two 60V batteries

The fact it comes with a 120v adapter pretty much seals it for me. I have been planning on selling my old dewalt miter saw for a while. This would be perfect to replace it.

 

[bmwpowere36m3]

For the typical tool-less chuck drill/driver, impact, circ saw... sure. However there will be a need for heaver-duty corded tools for a while.


Until a cordless tool can support a 1hp motor for more than a hours worth of work... that's about 32 amps on a 60V system.

 

[Stuntmonkey]

Annnnd I just met the local dewalt rep over the weekend. Now I know what I'm gonna be asking for.

 

[Ign]

FlexVolt looks promising. I know there's some marketing hype but it's largely legit. I'm exactly the type of consumer who would adopt this if it were Milwaukee.

Also if DeWalt could make this work with a cordless wire feed welder ala the Hobart Trek that'd be my *********. I know DeWalt had that re-badged Fronius thing but this would be way better. Give me a Trek equivalent with readily available, replaceable sled-style battery packs and on-board charger when it's plugged in (like the Trek).

 

[GTO]

His point is that the tradesmen would need to change their habits of how they use the tool. Some battery technologies require a full discharge and a full recharge to maintain proper function.

Thank you