,i dont need something that will drill monster holes but i do want it to put pretty hefty
screws into wood,so my question is....is a 10.8 volt li ion as powerfull as an 18 volt nicad ? 
[Edited on 9/5/14 by theconrodkid]
my long suffering cordless drill has started to die ,i dont need something that will drill monster holes but i do want it to put pretty hefty
screws into wood,so my question is....is a 10.8 volt li ion as powerfull as an 18 volt nicad ?
[Edited on 9/5/14 by theconrodkid]
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Originally posted by theconrodkid
my long suffering cordless drill has started to die
[Edited on 9/5/14 by theconrodkid]
NiMH was a great step forward from NiCad
Li ion at least as much again.
An 18 volt battery will give you a lot more grunt, the lith ion stuff is very good. Stick with a bosch blue for reliability but ryobi make some decent kit too, i bought a ryobi twin pack last year and am very happy with it.
If your driving loads of screws rather than drilling, you might want to consider an impact driver, quite a revelation they are 
http://www.onlinepowertools.co.uk/prod/makita-btd146zbl-18v-lithium-ion-cordless-impact-driver-battery?utm_source=Google+Shopping&utm_medium=
referral&utm_campaign=Google+Shopping&gclid=CKaCmJjEn74CFUfLtAod3VoAXA
A 10.8v tool doesn't compare favorably to an 18v tool. My old dewalt 18v drill you could use to mix a bucket of plaster up. The 10.8v boschs I have now are lightweight. The type of battery has no bearing on the power of the motor.
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Originally posted by Wadders
If your driving loads of screws rather than drilling, you might want to consider an impact driver, quite a revelation they are
http://www.onlinepowertools.co.uk/prod/makita-btd146zbl-18v-lithium-ion-cordless-impact-driver-battery?utm_source=Google+Shopping&utm_medium= referral&utm_campaign=Google+Shopping&gclid=CKaCmJjEn74CFUfLtAod3VoAXA
Completely different - the impacts are in a different plane - rotational impacts rather than 'down the z axis' which also means the screws don't 'cam out' as much because the impacts are so short/sharp rather than relying on the raw torque of the drill.
cheers for the answers peeps,off to screwfix again int morning
http://m.screwfix.com/p/erbauer-erp408kit-10-8v-1-3ah-li-ion-twin-pack-drill-impact-driver/30467?filtered=true
I got this erbauer pair, drill & impact driver with 2 batteries & fast charge for £99 at screwfix.
I would not be without the impact driver now, a friend used it when we built him a shed & decking, he went straight out & bought the same set.
Lion and brushless, if ypu have the cash nothing comes close to a milwaukee.
I have Makita impact driver and drill with 3 nicad batteries, my brother has the following drill, it outlasts my complete kit over any given day!
http://www.milwaukeetool.com/power-tools/cordless/2607-22
A Li ion will run at full power until it just stops, rather than fading in the last 25%. You can also give them a quick 20 min part charge to finish a
job, without damaging the 'memory effect' of a Ni cad. From a practical point of you, the lighter weight of a Li ion makes a big difference
if you are doing a lot of work.
A mate of mine was used to his 18v black & decker Nicad, and took the wee about my lightweight Ryobi Li ion. He was taking apart some furniture
and underestimating the torque on the Ryobi, gave it full trigger and hit himself hard in the face with the battery as it spun. Li ion all the way.
Lee
8 full time carpenters in our workshops. We provide cheapo 18 or 12v makita nicad drills. The chippies go out a buy their own li-ion versions! Easy maths
went to screwfix and picked up a cheapy li ion for £60,2 batteries,2 year warranty and nearly as grunty as my old nicad without the weight 