TheOldFellow wrote:
On Mon, 6 Apr 2009 00:24:01 +0100
"JDT2Q" wrote:

Hi Folks,

About 7 years ago I bought a cordless drill and have used it lots since.
IIRC it cost about £70 - not a professional's standard but good for DIY.

Don't bother with cheap drills.
Buy a Makita (or Metabo, etc.. i.e. good) Li-On.
You will thank God every few minutes that you did.
Nicad and Nimh batteries are a waste of money - however cheap they are.

I don't agree that NiCd or NiMh are necessarily a waste of money. You
can have excellent service from wither if you start with decent ones. I
have had 4.5 years use of the original 3 18V NiMh packs that came with
my Makita combi and they are only just beginning to show a slight
reduction in capacity - however they are still very good.

--
Cheers,

John.

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