On 23/07/2020 15:16, Commander Kinsey wrote:
Why are people buying clamshells of impact drivers? Isn't it always the
mechanism that breaks?

https://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_f...&LH_Complete=1


These have a heavy battery one end and a heavy motor the other end with
little in between apart from the case. When dropped from the top of a
ladder they tend to bend, crack or break at the bottom of the hand
handle (close to the battery). I've seen a youtube video where this has
been tested and some of the more expensive brands (makita, dewalt etc.)
seem to fair much better than no-name brands but it does appear that it
is a weak point on all makes. It does depend on what hits first when
dropped from height.


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