01-09-2020, 12:07 PM
Sully Wrote:We had a DeWalt 12v drill when I was a kid. Just got rid of it like 2 years ago. Must have been 20 years old at least. Drill still worked perfectly fine but batteries would only last like 20 minutes. The batteries were like $70 a piece... I feel like they used to be built better but the technology, features, and batteries have come so far.
this is where i'm at right now. my dewalt 954 14.4v drill is probably 15 years old at this point. the original battery let go a long time ago and i'm running 2 el-cheapo amazon chinesium units that are a PITA to deal with because they don't hold a charge have developed some strange behavior, probably from never having a proper charge/discharge cycle in their entire lives. still works but...not the old reliable it once was.
i hate throwing away good tools...its like a mantra around my house but when batteries are attached to the picture it really does become a cost analysis kind of thing. by the time black friday rolls around again i'll probably take that chance to upgrade.
2010 Civic Si
2019 4Runner TRD Off-Road
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Past: 03 Xterra SE 4x4 | 05 Impreza 2.5RS | 99.5 A4 Quattro 1.8T | 01 Accord EX | 90 Maxima GXE | 96 Explorer XLT
2019 4Runner TRD Off-Road
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Past: 03 Xterra SE 4x4 | 05 Impreza 2.5RS | 99.5 A4 Quattro 1.8T | 01 Accord EX | 90 Maxima GXE | 96 Explorer XLT