In article , pete
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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.

Seconded. When I see a DeWalt or Makita Li-Ion drill at something over
£250 a pop, then compare them with the sub-£20 18V I use, I just can't
see that these "professional" units are 10 times better. For my use,
they're not even twice as good (since both have 2 batteries).

There's a world of difference between a cheapo drill and a decent one in
performance - and mainly down to the better batteries. Good make batteries
give much more low end torque and make the tool more useful for
screwdriving, etc. I re-celled a PPro 18v with decent cells and it
improved it enormously. But it doesn't feel as nice to use as my Makita.

OK, it might be Porsche vs. Ford, but most people are qute content with
cheap/cheerful/gets-the-job-done.

'Ford' drivers often are because they ain't ever driven a 'Porsche'. ;-)

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*Okay, who stopped the payment on my reality check? *

Dave Plowman London SW
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