On Feb 25, 5:59 pm, BDBConstruction wrote:

Have you done one of their 3300 rebuilds? Sounds juicy but wondering
if more han 2x price is worth it?

Mark

No, not yet. I might... but they didn't have those last time I needed
batteries.

I can tell you one thing, though. I am not going to buy any more
lithium ion batteried tools until they quit making NiCad.

I have had two different tools using the LI batteries and they both
sucked. My NiCads will stay charged for quite a while in the truck
tool box until I need them. I just rotate around on the job as the
one in the drill always has a little juice left in it. I keep the
second battery (or alternate) charged and ready. When the power
fades, the battery in the tool goes in the charger and the one in
reserve goes in the drill.

But with my Lithium Ion stuff, both drill batteries go dead or show
significant drain in just a few days, even when sitting. I know the
advantage of the LI battery is that you can top them off at any time,
they keep their power in use longer, etc.

I don't come home after a long day and think to myself, "hey - you
should go dig out the drill batteries and top them off in case you
need them tomorrow." If I was going to fool with that crap I would go
back to corded.

My old 18v DeWalt drill batteries would stay charged in the truck for
a month. My super Makita LI batteries on my 14v won't hold a good
charge for half that time.

I guess if I was working in a shop the Makitas setup would be good as
I would plunk the batteries down on the charger every night.

When I get in home late, tired, hungry, with material tied over the
tool box onto the headache rack so I can't get the lid up, the last
thing I want to do is untie material, off load it in the front yard,
get the friggin' drill, charger, etc. out and set it up to charge
overnight.

No thanks.

Robert