Upscale wrote:

"Dave in WA" wrote in message
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Just because it can be done is no reason to do it. Corded tools are
probably safer and I'd bet a hell of a lot more powerfull...pound for

pound,

or comparably priced.


Maybe so, but I can think of a few reasons to do it. Car battery on hand,
cordless batteries have died or are not retaining much of a charge. Maybe
cost of new batteries or rebuilding batteries is too much. Maybe it's just
an educational exercise. Haven't you ever tried something just to see if it
works? A large proportion of what we do is a waste of time and money.

I've done a similar thing with the cord and plug off a dead truckair
compressor and an old metabo 12v drill that had 1 dead pack and one on
its way out (the charger went years ago, charged them off a bench psu).
Now I can plug into a lighter socket in any car/suv or use my 7ah
leadacid power pack, much better than throwing away a perfectly good
drill that packs can't be bought for.

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