Frst the red one. apart from the guard breaking away, It started as soon as the 21v battery was inserted. So on stripping it down vibration had rubbed 2 wires inside until bare wired were touching each other. Easy fix by rerouting
The second one yellow was down to same again but within the actual switch part but not stripping the wire ends cleanly . Luckily inserting the battery in the base I had my hands well clear of the moving chain or else********
so why two the same? chain length saves having to fiddle about resetting it which is awkward
great tools but in my opinion dangerous in the wrong hands
My latest acquisition is a 21V impact wrench/driver. My long owned and well used air driven one suffered a seized trigger during use and ran away with itself into metal oblivion. The rechargeable replacement I bought has proved to be reliable and well worth the money spent. It came with a 2nd battery and a decent carry case too, so definitely a good buy
Yes, most probably a good tool for that job too.
I’ve also used mine to remove well seized screws that otherwise I would have been forced to drill out and drill/tap up a size. .
Here’s a site photo of the complete 2 battery kit with charger and case, sent to my door for a tad under £29. I don’t know how the manufacture can sell it for the price, but I took it apart and it IS genuinely well made.
I think compatibility is usually down to the manufacturer/supplier selected. I found an after-market supplier of DeWalt 18V uprated 8Ahr compatible batteries for the low price of ÂŁ26.99 a pair delivered. They seemed too cheap at that price, but they work well and IMO well worth the money.
Definitely not. One of my regrets was buying a Makita drill on special many, many years ago. It has meant that I have been buying Makita ever since which, for a happy amateur like me, is overkill. I could buy two or three Ryobi tools for the same price as one Makita.
You can buy an adapter to fit Makita batteries into Ryobi tools but it has come too late for me.
When I am travelling I carry an impact driver for the same reason though it is handy for getting the nuts off car and trailer wheels too (I wouldn’t put them on with it though). I also carry an electric drill but mainly I use the charger included in the kit, definitely a “just in case” tool now I have the impact driver. The drill does get used occasionally when the ground is too hard for the threaded pegs so I use a masonry drill to make a hole to start off.
Over the years I have accumulated a fair number of cordless tools, some are more use than others but my mains powered tools are rarely used.
I have to say @realspeed that I can understand your warning about those chainsaws of yours they don’t seem to have any kickback safety cut off. Personally I think they look far too dangerous to use, cheap isn’t necessarily safe.,
