On Thu, 12 Aug 2004 20:37:06 +0100, Britannica
wrote:

The battery on my old B&D cordless drill/driver seems to have packed
up.

I'd like to replace it with a cordless combi but most of them seem a
bit expensive for the use I'd find for it. Two cheapish examples I've
found are the Ryobi CMI-1202 - 12v Maxi Combi Cordless from Machine
Mart (£88) and the Erbauer 14.4V Combi Drill from Screwfix (£99).

I'd be grateful for opinion on which is the better of these two....I
can't really afford deWalt or Makita.


Aarrrgh !! A curse on birthdays and bargain hunters.

My birthday this week and SWMBO [bless her !] knowing I was hankering
after a new drill, last week popped into Wickes and spied this 14.4V
cordless hammerdrill for £19.99...reduced from £29.99. It's only got
one battery and is green, not grey as I understand the Kress made ones
are. What is it ? - a cheapo Chinese effort I suspect.

I haven't opened it so perhaps Wickes will take it back, although it's
more than seven days since she bought it, failing that they'll
hopefully part-exchange it for a better one.

Anyway the poor love has agreed to stick to the usual bottle of Malt
for my birthday and leave tool selection to te experts :-)

But thanks for the helpful suggestions.