On 9/19/2016 10:12 PM, Huge wrote:
On 2016-09-19, Bob Minchin wrote:
David Lang wrote:
On 18/09/2016 22:59, R D S wrote:
I'm about to buy another drill driver, save on messing about swapping
bits etc.

Currently have a Screwfix LiIon Titan, sub £50
I find it OK bar a few minor issues
It's not well balanced, put it down on the battery and it will often
topple, sick of leaving pozi shaped dints in stuff.
And where a lot of torque is required it will just give up and die.

Are the more expensive,branded stuff any/much better?

Yes, different world entirely.
Makita or Hitachi.

+1 for Hitachi
Ive had a pair for nearly two years now and very pleased with them.

I have a Hitachi which is still working after several years, with the
exception of the battery, which died, so I replaced it with a Fluoreon
one (misspelled on the case as Floureon) which I suspect has outlived
the original. I must buy another.


Just got a pair of Floureon 14.4 NiCads for Makita impact screwdriver,
they seem to be fine. I have had a couple of Floureon Li-Ion jump
starters for a year or more.