Comments on: Preview: Bosch’s 36V (Hammer) Drill/Driver

By: Jagan Mohan

Jagan Mohan — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 08:15:50 +0000

I am impressed. Where can I get in India?

By: Toolmonger » Blog Archive » Back In The Day: A Year Ago This Week On Toolmonger

Fri, 16 Nov 2007 17:07:53 +0000

[...] We previewed Bosch’s 36V drill/driver, a monster that we’ve had in long-term test for a year now. Look for a massive not-to-be-missed hands-on soon. A preview of the hands-on: this is a bad-ass drill that’ll take one hell of a beating. Ours has blood on it. Really. [...]

By: l_bilyk

l_bilyk — Wed, 14 Mar 2007 20:05:32 +0000

There is no difference between the two ratings. Torque is force * distance from the axis. The terms are multiplied together, so they both mean the same thing. Work is a little different because both have to be vector quantities.

You right though, it IS a meaningless statement because it doesn’t say at what RPM the torque is produced, so you can’t calculate the power of the motor and actually compare it to other brands

By: Nitpick

Nitpick — Mon, 20 Nov 2006 00:04:02 +0000

“600 in-lb of torque” — correct me if I’m wrong, but this isn’t a meaningful statement; in-lb expresses work (e.g., moving 6lb 100 inches), not torque. Do you mean lb-in?

By: Toolmonger » Blog Archive » Toolmonger’s Top 5: The Week in Tools

Sat, 18 Nov 2006 20:32:51 +0000

[...] Preview: Bosch’s 36V (Hammer) Drill/Driver This updated drill/driver from Bosch features their new Flexible Power System (FPS), which allows you to select from “SlimPack” or “FatPack” batteries to lighten the tool when you don’t need maximum runtime. It’s also seriously powerful drill/driver, delivering 600 in-lb of torque. It’s available in lots of different “kits” including varying combinations of FPS batteries. [...]

By: Myself

Myself — Tue, 14 Nov 2006 23:24:15 +0000

I like the concept of small and large battery packs, but we’ll see how it holds up in the real world. The small ones must run pretty hard to put out the current for a tool like this, and the harder you push a battery, the fewer cycles you get out of it before it won’t hold a charge anymore.

Now, if Ridgid were offering this, I’d be all over it. Lifetime batteries? Sure, run ‘em beyond the cellmaker’s specs, I don’t care! But if I’d be on the hook for replacement, I’d have to be doing a *lot* of shoulder-wrenching work to justify taking the chance on underpowered packs.