<div dir="ltr"><br><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Sat, Feb 4, 2017 at 11:51 AM, Dave Cavanaugh <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:cavanadd@frontier.com" target="_blank">cavanadd@frontier.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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Yes, it's the DeWalt DCA 1820. You can get it on Amazon or other on
line retailers. The problem is it costs $40, and you still have to
buy LI batteries and chargers. After I got my initial two new LI
drills with two batteries each I did go ahead and buy one of the
adapters to put on my nearly new 18V NiCad drill. It works fine,
but it's still a lot more bulky than the LI drills. <font face="sans-serif" size="2">e 64 on a 2400 Baud Modem.</font><br><br><hr style="border:none;color:#909090;background-color:#b0b0b0;height:1px;width:99%">
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<br></td></tr></tbody></table></div></blockquote><div><br></div><div>One of the reasons that LiIon tools are so much superior to previous tech is that the batteries can supply very high currents. NiCd tools with an adapater can not take advantage of the higher output of the new battery, and won't perform any better, except they will benefit for the longer run time. For some tools, that's fine, for others, it's a big limitation. You will do well, if you go this route, to replace the tools you use most. I was not exaggerating when I said that 12V lithium outperforms 18V nicad. It's lighter, more powerful, longer run times, and cheaper.<br></div></div><br>-- <br><div class="m_6387998160252974468gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature">David Scheidt<br><a href="mailto:dmscheidt@gmail.com" target="_blank">dmscheidt@gmail.com</a></div>
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