On Thu, 26 Aug 2004 16:44:16 +0100, "Dave Plowman (News)"
wrote:



A cordless drill needs to be reasonably light to make sense - few DIYers
will be far from a power supply so can use a mains one where serious
drilling power is needed. IHMO, this sets the top limit at about 18 volts
- 12 will be quite enough if a quality tool and battery.

Unless you halve the size of the cells of course.

In their quest for ever increasing voltage, because they feel that
customers will associate it with penile length, it would not be
impossible for the marketeers to do this.



..andy

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