Posted by Michael A. Terrell on June 3, 2010, 9:00 pm
vaughn wrote:
>
> >
> > They charger is two piece, and has an indicator that the
> > battery is fully charged.
>
> Mine is 2-piece, but only has a charging indicator. The manual clearly states
> that the charger is not automatic and is capable of overcharging the battery.
>
> > If you can't remeber to unplug the charger, buy a timer.
>
> No! If the design of the battery is such that the batery discharges through
> the charger when it loses power...what do you think will happen after the timer
> turns off the charger?
>
> What I actually do is lay my car keys next to the charger.
I installed tiny toggle switches in the chargers on my first battery
power soldering irons. Turn them on when I opened the shop, and off at
the end of the day. The next shop had ceiling mounted outlets for the
lights, so I just dropped a cord to the workbench for battery powered
tools.
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Posted by z on June 3, 2010, 2:23 pm
>
>>Dad wanted to buy same drill (on sale for $5); I talked him out of
>>it.
>
> Same here. I bought him a new lithium Ryobi kit just yesterday. He
> will get if for his 92nd birthday next month!
Good choice. I got a lithium Ryobi drill kit w/2 batteries as a gift six
months ago or so. So far so good. Yes the charger has a little charge
light and a done light!
The best thing is that all the older 18v ryobi tools work with the new
batteries, so all my other old 18v ryobi tools have a new life. So if
your pops sees a good deal on an older 18v ryobi tool not in the kit
(like a jig saw or whatnot) it'll work with the new bats.
They really rip now man. Those batteries make things like the circular
saw actually usable. It's crazy how long you can use the reciprocating
saw too. I've been highly impressed
best
-zachary
Posted by Jamie on June 3, 2010, 12:28 am
Michael wrote:
>
>>wrote:
>>
>>
>>>"m...@sushi.com" wrote:
>>
>>>>Seriously, would you trust a Harbor Freight solar cell? I don't buy
>>>>anything from that store that needs to plug into the mains.
>>
>>> That's your choice. Buy whatever turns your crank. I have several
>>>power tools I bought there, and they do exactly what I bought them to
>>>do. Several work better than the Craftsman crap they replaced. They
>>>should change their name to Crapsman.
>>
>>>--
>>>Anyone wanting to run for any political office in the US should have to
>>>have a DD214, and a honorable discharge.
>>
>>I was in HF one day when a guy returned a reciprocating saw. It caught
>>fire. Need I say more!
>>
>>HF is a great place to buy a tarp, those stepped hole drill bits rock,
>>and I use their plastic bins to organize components. But plug into the
>>mains? I don't think so.
>
>
>
> Good point. For wrenches and such, HF seems good enough for light car
> maintenance work. But...
>
> I bought a rechargeable drill from them awhile back, and the NiCd
> battery charger doesn't even have a sensor telling when charging is
> done. You have to guess when it's done charging.
>
> Dad wanted to buy same drill (on sale for $5); I talked him out of
> it.
>
> Michael
Details details.. :)
Posted by Michael A. Terrell on June 3, 2010, 1:45 am
"miso@sushi.com" wrote:
>
> wrote:
> > "m...@sushi.com" wrote:
> >
> > > Seriously, would you trust a Harbor Freight solar cell? I don't buy
> > > anything from that store that needs to plug into the mains.
> >
> > That's your choice. Buy whatever turns your crank. I have several
> > power tools I bought there, and they do exactly what I bought them to
> > do. Several work better than the Craftsman crap they replaced. They
> > should change their name to Crapsman.
> >
> > --
> > Anyone wanting to run for any political office in the US should have to
> > have a DD214, and a honorable discharge.
>
> I was in HF one day when a guy returned a reciprocating saw. It caught
> fire. Need I say more!
Yes. You have no details, just a burnt saw. I've seen a lot of
brands burn up over the last 40+ years. Have you ever walked into a
tool repair business? Not one burnt up harbor freight tool, but just
about any other brand you can imagine are waiting for parts. Burnt out
motors, bad switches, missing power cords, broken shafts and cracked
cases.
Quite often, it's because the bozo on the other side of the handle
doesn't know what the hell they are doing. Dull blades, trying to cut
wet wood, the idiot has a bad hangover after a weekend binge, or they
are rushing to finish a job and try to make a tool do what it wasn't
made to do.
> HF is a great place to buy a tarp, those stepped hole drill bits rock,
> and I use their plastic bins to organize components. But plug into the
> mains? I don't think so.
--
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have a DD214, and a honorable discharge.
Posted by Spehro Pefhany on June 3, 2010, 9:22 am
On Wed, 02 Jun 2010 21:45:44 -0400, the renowned "Michael A. Terrell"
>"miso@sushi.com" wrote:
>>
>> wrote:
>> > "m...@sushi.com" wrote:
>> >
>> > > Seriously, would you trust a Harbor Freight solar cell? I don't buy
>> > > anything from that store that needs to plug into the mains.
>> >
>> > That's your choice. Buy whatever turns your crank. I have several
>> > power tools I bought there, and they do exactly what I bought them to
>> > do. Several work better than the Craftsman crap they replaced. They
>> > should change their name to Crapsman.
>> >
>> > --
>> > Anyone wanting to run for any political office in the US should have to
>> > have a DD214, and a honorable discharge.
>>
>> I was in HF one day when a guy returned a reciprocating saw. It caught
>> fire. Need I say more!
> Yes. You have no details, just a burnt saw. I've seen a lot of
>brands burn up over the last 40+ years. Have you ever walked into a
>tool repair business? Not one burnt up harbor freight tool, but just
>about any other brand you can imagine are waiting for parts.
That's because _nobody_ *repairs* HF tools, you just toss them!
I'm going to have a $.99 angle grinder repaired? The guy can't take
the screws out for that.
Best regards,
Spehro Pefhany
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> >
> > They charger is two piece, and has an indicator that the
> > battery is fully charged.
>
> Mine is 2-piece, but only has a charging indicator. The manual clearly states
> that the charger is not automatic and is capable of overcharging the battery.
>
> > If you can't remeber to unplug the charger, buy a timer.
>
> No! If the design of the battery is such that the batery discharges through
> the charger when it loses power...what do you think will happen after the timer
> turns off the charger?
>
> What I actually do is lay my car keys next to the charger.