makita charger question [RE-wrenches]

[Ray Walters]

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Definitely lighter. At first it didn't have very long run time, but  
it seemed to actually get better after several cycles. I bought extra  
batteries, so I wouldn't run out. IT seems to be decent performance,  
but my coworkers have the 12 v NiMH setups, that seem close for much  
less dinero, and they can charge in the field from Mod sine.
My charger sounds like the fan is about to fry a bearing; for as much  
as this setup cost, I figure they could have spent more than 50 cents  
on the cooling fan.
If this outlasts my previous NiCad drills, then I might start getting  
more excited.

Ray


On Dec 4, 2007, at 9:52 PM, Jay Peltz, Peltz Power wrote:

>
> Hi Ray,
>
> thanks,
>
> What is your experience with these batteries.
>
> I bought it as its so much lighter,
>
> jay
> On Dec 4, 2007, at 7:03 PM, Ray Walters wrote:
>
>>
>>
>> HI Jay;
>>
>> I got one of those about 6 months ago. It says in the manual to  
>> not use it on generator power, so I took that to mean no Mod Sine  
>> either. I have not tried it on anything but grid, and I purposely  
>> leave the charger at the shop, so no one accidentally plugs it  
>> into our truck's inverter. The Makita charger seems to be pretty  
>> delicate. Its little fan is a terrible noise maker.
>> I'm not too impressed overall with the setup, but thats how it  
>> always goes for us early adopters. Now I can say honestly that I  
>> have slight experience with Li-Ion batteries though.
>>
>> Ray
>>
>>
>> On Dec 4, 2007, at 7:41 PM, Jay Peltz, Peltz Power wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> Hi All,
>>>
>>> just bought a new makita Li-Ion 18v unit.
>>>
>>> They don't have a 12v car charger for this yet.
>>>
>>> has anyone tried using a mod sine inverter to power the standard  
>>> 120v charger?
>>>
>>> thanks
>>>
>>> jay
>>>
>>> peltz power
>>>
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