I agree with both the Milwaukee and Dewalt comments. I
was an active Electrical Contractor, and we abused our
cordless drills. We overworked them, dropped them, and
used them for tasks beyond their capabilities. Not
intentionally, but stuff happens on the job. The
Dewalt 18V was by far the best drill I used, both for
what it would do, and battery life and power. The
Milwaukee batteries would not hold up, After getting
"new and improved" batteries free, twice. I gave up on
Milwaukee and stayed with Dewalt. My opinions only.
Thanks, Mike
- scott.hall@comcast.net wrote:
> eh...I have the then-top of the line milwaukee 18v
> combo pack (drill, circ. saw, and 'hatchet'). the
> tools are okay, but I have to give the batteries a d
> and the charger an f-. the charger frequently won't
> charge the batteries and the batteries died after
> two years of exceedingly infrequent use (maybe 10
> charges each). I think that may be the problem--I
> use them so infrequently they died. I always used
> each battery until it was drained, then charged it
> fully before storing it.
>
> anybody know how to make them last longer when
> they're not being heavily used and charged every
> day?
>
> -------------- Original message
> ----------------------
> From: Pat Horne <roadsters@hornesystemstx.com>
>
> > What I am trying to say is with all this is that I
> have not found a
> > better cordless drill for the $$. I know folks who
> have Milwaukee
> > cordless drills who swear by them, but they cost
> quite a bit more than
> > the DeWalt. Sure you can buy a cheaper drill, but,
> as you found, you
> > can't get parts or batteries for them in a few
> years.
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