On Mon, 11 Jul 2005 09:31:38 -0400, "CL (dnoyeB) Gilbert"
wrote:

JimL wrote:
On Sat, 09 Jul 2005 02:51:41 GMT, "Edwin Pawlowski"
wrote:


"SteveB" wrote in message

Think I will bite the bullet this time and get a DeWalt.18v.

Don't be too quick with that. I know a few unhappy DeWalt owners due to
clutch problems. Our maintenance supervisor just dumped his DeWalt in favor
of a Craftsman. I don't know if it was this group or the woodworking groups
where there were recent complaints about the ability to set the torque for
screws.



My Craftsman batteries are powerful, but was surprised to see they
only used sanyo kr-1300sc nicad battery cells.

In an earlier thread.

" That's ok, but I hated adding less powerful cells to my better
packs
so decided to order some powerful new 1.2 V cells that are even better
than what they replace. I got them at

http://www.batterystation.com/
DKid.
"
They sell very powerful nicad cells that are double the power of the
standard Craftsman cells. And they come with solder tabs at no extra
charge.




If you want to add power, put the batteries in parallel. If you have
enough space, you will double the power and/or usage time of your
'battery pack.' Perhaps that is what these 'powerful' cells have,
parallel cells inside 1 unit.

Oh, don't even think about that. The packs are chock full of
batteries and not room for even an extra AA.

I replaced the a couple of 1300mah with 1800mah and can tell the
difference already. Next, I'm gonna do the spot light.