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....and I was told by my supplier that I was just very unlucky

I was almost seduced into the 12v, 14v, 18v, 24v comparison but instead, I stripped down my, yes Elu 9.6v drill driver. Got it working fine, the trigger was self operating or rather it choose not to. Was a loose wire.

So now I've got the driver back and 1 iffy battery one good. Thought I'd just buy a new battery and I'd replace with bigger if and when I need it. Hmmm, £20 there about for a battery and my charger can only do 9.6v.

Instead I picked up a couple of 'old' Dewalt 9.6v Drivers working fine 4 x batteries 2 x great 2 x tired 2 x 9118 chargers (9.6 to 14v) 1 x case = £46.00 plus P&P. I can now have a drill set up with pilot and the other driver, if I need more than the drivers can give me I'll plug in.

bathstyle wrote:I do feel it is my duty to mention that I burnt out two Ryobi drills within two hours trying to use them for trade use therefore I will not be purchasing Ryobi again. It was a twin pack, one combi and one drill driver, 18v I believe

If I put down a list of other stuff that I have bought in my life, could you let me know which ones will fail (1 day out off warranty just to make it even more sweet!)



you say for Trade use? so as long as I don't charge for any work I do, mine will be ok? (not that anyone would give me good money for MY work )

bathstyle wrote:I do feel it is my duty to mention that I burnt out two Ryobi drills within two hours trying to use them for trade use therefore I will not be purchasing Ryobi again. It was a twin pack, one combi and one drill driver, 18v I believe

My brother in law has a drill driver and I used it once and it did get a bit warm during use, which was a bit of a concern. There are plenty of people on here with them that do not have a problem with them though

I think they should send me some for testing

ultimatehandyman wrote:

bathstyle wrote:I do feel it is my duty to mention that I burnt out two Ryobi drills within two hours trying to use them for trade use therefore I will not be purchasing Ryobi again. It was a twin pack, one combi and one drill driver, 18v I believe

My brother in law has a drill driver and I used it once and it did get a bit warm during use, which was a bit of a concern. There are plenty of people on here with them that do not have a problem with them though

I think they should send me some for testing

how many people actualy read the maximum recomended capacity for any tool !!!!
most people just assume if it fits its ok
usualy the task in hand is all that matters

i am shure all tools are desighned with a large safety margin built in that most people several times within a tools life will have excedded
i personaly try and underate by around 20% as this will help the machine possibly double its service life as opposed to a machine reaching 100% capacity regularly day in day out

ultimatehandyman wrote:

bathstyle wrote:I do feel it is my duty to mention that I burnt out two Ryobi drills within two hours trying to use them for trade use therefore I will not be purchasing Ryobi again. It was a twin pack, one combi and one drill driver, 18v I believe

My brother in law has a drill driver and I used it once and it did get a bit warm during use, which was a bit of a concern. There are plenty of people on here with them that do not have a problem with them though

I think they should send me some for testing

I was screwing 3" screws into joists fixing 25mm ply down, something my little 14.4 bosch does comfortably. Both the drills packed up and the batteries got too hot to charge.

I thought I would mention it, cheaper isn't always better, I lost a good half a days money that day so will never ever buy cheapo tools again.

I have got the Makita drill/driver and Impact driver twin pack jobbie..........14v with 3 batteries.

All 3 batteries are knackered........charged them up and put them back in the case.....next day or day after they are flat as fook again. OK they are the bog standard 1.3ah......but the drills are about a year to 18 months old and have never had a severe bashing...........


Anybody got any good sites for replacement batteries...........don't really want to pay £65 a go at screwfix for a 2.6Ah Ni-Mh

Sorry OM, I do know of an excellent site for extremely cheap batteries but unfortunatly I am only giving advice to 44 year olds today

bathstyle wrote:Sorry OM, I do know of an excellent site for extremely cheap batteries but unfortunatly I am only giving advice to 44 year olds today

Is there a swear filter on here?

I was just on Screwfix and they have an 18v Makita with three batts for £100, they say each batt seperatly is £60

it's not worth buying batteries separately, just shop around for a good deal on a new tool. i needed some more 14.4v bosch, cheapest i could find was £60 each. bought a 14.4v drill driver with 3 x 2.6Ah batteries for £145

Only-Me wrote:I have got the Makita drill/driver and Impact driver twin pack jobbie..........14v with 3 batteries.

All 3 batteries are knackered........charged them up and put them back in the case.....next day or day after they are flat as fook again. OK they are the bog standard 1.3ah......but the drills are about a year to 18 months old and have never had a severe bashing...........


Anybody got any good sites for replacement batteries...........don't really want to pay £65 a go at screwfix for a 2.6Ah Ni-Mh

Do you have a mig welder?

reviving-ni-cad-batteries-t2026.html



I have three knackered dewalts and I am going to try this when I get a mig

Not got a mig welder C

Problem I have is that I have 3 makita's, so I need new batteries Most of the stuff out there just comes with the crappy 1.3ah batteries........

If you can import from the USA two 14.4v 2.6AH batteries are currently costing about $90! about £24 each. Yes I'm in the same boat. Fortunately I've got a mate who is an air steward.