Comments on: Preview: Hitachi’s 14.4V Li-Ion Line http://toolmonger.com/2007/03/08/preview-hitachis-144v-li-ion-line/ All tools. All the time. Your source for news, information, and reviews of hand tools, power tools, and tools of all kinds. Tue, 02 Dec 2008 22:13:01 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Eric Corson http://toolmonger.com/2007/03/08/preview-hitachis-144v-li-ion-line/#comment-37330 Eric Corson Wed, 21 Mar 2007 01:48:01 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2007/03/08/preview-hitachis-144v-li-ion-line/#comment-37330 I agree with Chris re cordless battery expense and non interoperability. I also hate it when the batteries degrade so they dont work like they used to but sort of work and u hate the thought of paying the extortionary price of new bats for you old POS tool. What someone should invent is a micro lightweight hydrogen turbogenerator to take to the job and plug your line voltage tools into! Or a truck mount catapult to launch a gas genset onto the roof...hmm, any inventors out there?? I agree with Chris re cordless battery expense and non interoperability. I also hate it when the batteries degrade so they dont work like they used to but sort of work and u hate the thought of paying the extortionary price of new bats for you old POS tool. What someone should invent is a micro lightweight hydrogen turbogenerator to take to the job and plug your line voltage tools into! Or a truck mount catapult to launch a gas genset onto the roof…hmm, any inventors out there??

]]> By: nrChris http://toolmonger.com/2007/03/08/preview-hitachis-144v-li-ion-line/#comment-32291 nrChris Fri, 09 Mar 2007 16:01:27 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2007/03/08/preview-hitachis-144v-li-ion-line/#comment-32291 I am really sick of wireless setups. With corded tools I was able to pick and choose by the best manufacturer or at least the ones that I prefer / were a good deal; Bosch jig saw, DeWalt drywall gun, Milwaukee drill and sawzall, etc. With dedicated battery systems it is just too cost prohibitive to buy piecemeal. You either wind up going with one dedicated system with a couple of batteries and a charger--or you spend huge money to buy piecemeal and still need to buy two batteries and a charger for each tool. Is anyone calling for a cordless standard with interchangeable batteries? That is what it is going to take for me to make the leap. I am really sick of wireless setups. With corded tools I was able to pick and choose by the best manufacturer or at least the ones that I prefer / were a good deal; Bosch jig saw, DeWalt drywall gun, Milwaukee drill and sawzall, etc.

With dedicated battery systems it is just too cost prohibitive to buy piecemeal. You either wind up going with one dedicated system with a couple of batteries and a charger–or you spend huge money to buy piecemeal and still need to buy two batteries and a charger for each tool. Is anyone calling for a cordless standard with interchangeable batteries? That is what it is going to take for me to make the leap.

]]> By: Ohiohead http://toolmonger.com/2007/03/08/preview-hitachis-144v-li-ion-line/#comment-32254 Ohiohead Fri, 09 Mar 2007 12:51:42 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2007/03/08/preview-hitachis-144v-li-ion-line/#comment-32254 Take the "torque ratings" with a "grain of salt"! If you recall all the manufactures have a different system for rating torque, DeWalt is trying to take the high ground with "watts out of maxium power ratings" vs "maxium torque". Ohiohead Take the “torque ratings” with a “grain of salt”!

If you recall all the manufactures have a different system for rating torque, DeWalt is trying to take the high ground with “watts out of maxium power ratings” vs “maxium torque”.

Ohiohead

]]> By: Donald Bradshaw http://toolmonger.com/2007/03/08/preview-hitachis-144v-li-ion-line/#comment-32244 Donald Bradshaw Fri, 09 Mar 2007 12:12:47 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2007/03/08/preview-hitachis-144v-li-ion-line/#comment-32244 I didn't realize they were getting that much torque out of the Lithium Ion batteries. The Dewalt DC759 drill I have puts out 450 in-lb at 18V. So these 14.4V drill/driver and hammerdrill put out 460 in-lbs? That's so awesome. I guess I will have to change my assumption about 14.4V tools now. I didn’t realize they were getting that much torque out of the Lithium Ion batteries. The Dewalt DC759 drill I have puts out 450 in-lb at 18V. So these 14.4V drill/driver and hammerdrill put out 460 in-lbs? That’s so awesome. I guess I will have to change my assumption about 14.4V tools now.

]]> By: Stuey http://toolmonger.com/2007/03/08/preview-hitachis-144v-li-ion-line/#comment-32199 Stuey Fri, 09 Mar 2007 08:12:24 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2007/03/08/preview-hitachis-144v-li-ion-line/#comment-32199 FYI, Amazon's Friday sale has begun. They've got the Hitachi 18V Li-Ion drill (DS18DL) for $191. http://www.amazon.com/Hitachi-DS18DL-18-Volt-Lithium-Cordless/dp/B000H2P060/ I hope some of you guys are early birds like me and are able to take advantage of the sale! If not, it might come back in a few Fridays! I believe it's a regular drill and not of the hammer variety but might be wrong. FYI, Amazon’s Friday sale has begun.

They’ve got the Hitachi 18V Li-Ion drill (DS18DL) for $191.
http://www.amazon.com/Hitachi-DS18DL-18-Volt-Lithium-Cordless/dp/B000H2P060/

I hope some of you guys are early birds like me and are able to take advantage of the sale! If not, it might come back in a few Fridays!

I believe it’s a regular drill and not of the hammer variety but might be wrong.

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