Impact wrenches

rovercanus

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I can tell you don't use cordless. I have a few different brands of cordless, some go back 15 years or so. None of them have altered the way they attach. That's not to say a company hasn't. I see Dwalt dropped support for their NiCad system, but that was introduced in 2011 I believe.
Use them all the time.
What I'm really referring to is the cost of replacement batteries.
 

MM3846

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Use them all the time.
What I'm really referring to is the cost of replacement batteries.

I mean, if the batteries stay the same how many times are you really replacing them? When you buy a new tool it (usually) comes with a battery. I've had a pair of Dewalt 1.5AH 20V batteries for... 8, 9 years? I've used them regularly at home and on side jobs, charging them 2-3x a gig sometimes since they charge in 20 minutes and I like that they're lightweight. Only now are they starting to not hold a charge and I have to replace them, they're at the point where after 2 or 3 1" holes through a 2x4 they slow down. But those two batteries are two of the 7 or 8 I have in total.
 

DiscoHasBeen

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If your tools are still using 1994 battery technology you’re pretty fucked anyway. The only reason I would buy a Ryobi tool is if my stuff kept getting stolen. Cause I bet they would leave that stuff.
I'm talking about only the way they attach, not the technology.
 

MM3846

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I'm talking about only the way they attach, not the technology.
It's super common to get adapters now, all 3D printed. People even make weird shit like Snap-On to Milwaukee battery adapters. The old Ni-Cd to lithium adapters are out there too for old stuff.
 

DiscoHasBeen

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Use them all the time.
What I'm really referring to is the cost of replacement batteries.
Sorry, misunderstood you. Replacing the battery is kind of up to you. I have a Ryobi sazzall I bought many years ago. Granted the battery does not last nearly as long as the newer lithium ones do, but it works and I still use it, even across some of the newer Ryobi shit my wife has bought. Also, for the smaller Bosch and Milwaukee drills and impact drivers I have I've bought nock off batteries off of Ebay that have worked well for a fraction of the price.
 
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rovercanus

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I have been getting new ones that use the same type of batteries that I already have so I always have some ready.