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Hitachi

Toolies currently have $100 off the 18v batteries at the moment.

What 12V>240V inverters are people using to charge the 18V Hitachi's in car?

We have Snap ons here at work, in cordless, great tool, and always the preference over the Snap On air operated guns we had from before the 18v rattle guns came out.

If they are green under where the batteries are, they will also take the later better batteries coming soon.

All the guys at work have Hitachi kits.

2 grinders have been used hard and sent back, one drill got dropped from a great height and wont work.

They are good gear.

All my battery tools are now hitachi, love my rattle gun found the odd nut and bolt that have needed cracking first. Have now also purchased an impact screwdriver, no more striped screw heads

joel HJ60 wrote:Hitachi



What 12V>240V inverters are people using to charge the 18V Hitachi's in car?

If the recharge stations have a 18-20volt input via a large 20V adapter (ie not straight 240V ac input to the recharge station) then you could use a notebook adapter 12V <-> 18 to 20V without going to 240V. This is the more efficient and safest way of charging the tools batteries from the car battery (85-90% efficient 12V -> 18V versus ~60% efficient 12v -> 240V -> 18V)

A tad 'off topic' .... but interesting none the less..... and relates to the above post......

Saw a really good idea on the last rally so thought I'd pass it on


no-doubt we all have an old 12V ~ 14V cordless elcheapo drill laying around that the batteries have long since departed this world, yet we've kept the drill for some unknown reason in that shed draw where dearly departed tools live....

The one I spotted was an old 14V drill (RYOBI) and the base where the battery clips in had been cut off and 2 wires added, the 2 wires were about 4m long (enough to reach the very back of a car) and 2 alligator clips had been added to the wires......

hey presto, instant drill that simply clips onto a car battery, excelent for those jobs where a drill is needed in the middle of no-where


Simple idea......
CHEAP ...........
new use for an old friend.
no need to carry a charger or additional batteries
no need for an inverter etc etc

& damn handy when off road



Kingy

V8Patrol wrote:A tad 'off topic' .... but interesting none the less..... and relates to the above post......

Saw a really good idea on the last rally so thought I'd pass it on


no-doubt we all have an old 12V ~ 14V cordless elcheapo drill laying around that the batteries have long since departed this world, yet we've kept the drill for some unknown reason in that shed draw where dearly departed tools live....

The one I spotted was an old 14V drill (RYOBI) and the base where the battery clips in had been cut off and 2 wires added, the 2 wires were about 4m long (enough to reach the very back of a car) and 2 alligator clips had been added to the wires......

hey presto, instant drill that simply clips onto a car battery, excelent for those jobs where a drill is needed in the middle of no-where


Simple idea......
CHEAP ...........
new use for an old friend.
no need to carry a charger or additional batteries
no need for an inverter etc etc

& damn handy when off road



Kingy

Thanks for sharing that Kingy, i have a candidate there i will get around to it one day mate!!

V8Patrol wrote:A tad 'off topic' .... but interesting none the less..... and relates to the above post......

Saw a really good idea on the last rally so thought I'd pass it on


no-doubt we all have an old 12V ~ 14V cordless elcheapo drill laying around that the batteries have long since departed this world, yet we've kept the drill for some unknown reason in that shed draw where dearly departed tools live....

The one I spotted was an old 14V drill (RYOBI) and the base where the battery clips in had been cut off and 2 wires added, the 2 wires were about 4m long (enough to reach the very back of a car) and 2 alligator clips had been added to the wires......

hey presto, instant drill that simply clips onto a car battery, excelent for those jobs where a drill is needed in the middle of no-where


Simple idea......
CHEAP ...........
new use for an old friend.
no need to carry a charger or additional batteries
no need for an inverter etc etc

& damn handy when off road



Kingy

Been doing that for awhile with an old black & decker 12v. It had Nicd battery's that died ages ago. Runs like a charm off a car battery, even better when the car is running.

evanstaniland wrote:

Wozza244 wrote:I have been going mad buying new sidchrome tools the last 2 wks, there are some great buys on ebay but im looking into a cordless impact wrench and been looking at the DeWalt, Makita, Milwaukee and Snap On brands.
I dont need one with stump pulling power, just normal jobs on the ute.

Who has one or could recommend a good one to suit? I have done my own research but only on the net, no actual use.

Hitachi and makita have the same torque around 220Nm 12month warranty
Milwaukee has 248Nm and 5 yr warrnty on the tool and 2 yr on the battery, 3 amp hour li-on batterys awsell.
snap on not sure on warranty or torque but they have more.

i Have a bug 1/2" snap on one and its great but bulky and i have a Milwaukee 1/2" one and loving it.

i chose milwaukee because of the warranty.

Evan

ive used evans snap on and its tops.
actually hey ev can you bring it to toperi please again.

While this is very similar to which is the best tyre/winch/mobile phone topic and everyone will have the best there is, there are a few points to consider,

1, the main killer of Li batteries is heat, make sure your charger is fan cooled and your batts will last a lot longer.
2. once you have one battery tool you want more, pick a brand that has a good range of tools or will have so many different chargers you will need an extra work bench.
3. don't buy crap.

I have a few Makita ones and I find them great, and they share the batts with all my other Makita tool.
Peter.

droopypete wrote:While this is very similar to which is the best tyre/winch/mobile phone topic and everyone will have the best there is, there are a few points to consider,

1, the main killer of Li batteries is heat, make sure your charger is fan cooled and your batts will last a lot longer.
2. once you have one battery tool you want more, pick a brand that has a good range of tools or will have so many different chargers you will need an extra work bench.
3. don't buy crap.

I have a few Makita ones and I find them great, and they share the batts with all my other Makita tool.
Peter.

You need to consider how often they are likely to be used too. Lots of cordless gear use batteries that will die if they arent regularly discarched and recharged.

I am a chippy by trade, now working off the tools. All my rechargeable batteries for tools are slowly dying off one by one.
Nail guns x6 and spare batteries, all batteries dead
cordless 1/2" impact driver 2x batteries dead
cordless drill- 1 of 2 batteries dead
1/4 drive impact driver/screw gun is still going strong its the only thing that gets regular use

my brother had the same problem when he stopped doing trade work