NI-cad or Lithium Ion Battery drill

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petersonra said:
Lithium is the way to go.

I didn't know there were any mainstream companies still selling NiCad battery powered tools.
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This puts a whole new meaning on lighting a fire under someone.

Since I'm an occasional user as far a cordless power tools are concerned, I'll stick with NiCd for now.
 
Rampage_Rick said:
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Dewalt finally came out with an adapter to allow the use of the newer Li-Ion batteries with the legacy tools:

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I have one of those adapters, but i have no idea whether it has low-voltage protection built in. I ordered the adapter when I got my first 20V Max drill. Must have still been in the design stage because it took three months to get it from the factory.

The drill was a replacement for the 18V one I dropped from 20' up onto concrete. Cracked the case but it still worked. Gave it, a NiCad battery, and charger to my nephew.
 
GoldDigger said:
It happens. In winter the Tesla has to heat the battery when the car is not in use.

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as for adapters, when will the makers learn, build the tool, let the batt be a std insert frame. i like Ryobi One for this reason (although Ryobi is not the bestest of tools for everyday use). the new One+ ryobi batts i got fit my old ryobi mini skillsaw (old nicad) because my batt skillsaw uses the ryobi One batt frame. "One" batt frame (various batt sizes) for all ryobi "One" tools = yaaaaay, something was thinking.

some work better than others. the biggest benefit to Li, your tool runs at almost flat torque curve as the energy depletes from batt, then at a certain level the tool will stop. NiCad is almost exponential deplete, which means folks usually swap out batts sooner and do not do proper discharge before recharge, which is what kills NiCad.

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as I understand it for lithium batteries used in tools, they are relatively safe. the type used in cell phones has some issues but the other types of lithium batteries are pretty safe.
 
petersonra said:
as I understand it for lithium batteries used in tools, they are relatively safe. the type used in cell phones has some issues but the other types of lithium batteries are pretty safe.
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notice Titanate. it was mentioned cold use issue. if you need a batt that works well in cold then a Titanate type is probably best.
 
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