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The Felo screwdrivers! Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

Best review ever! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Mastech is an ODM, they don’t just rebrand/recolor like CEM etc. You can specify whatever you like and they make it. The LCD is almost identical to the Klein. I was actually talking about Mastech making the DMM more so than the clamp. But even the clamp has some similarities. I remember reading that Milwaukee might even be making their own. Not sure. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Potting is a blessing and a curse. Great for moisture, terrible for high demand heat dissipation and hard to repair. Smell around those MOSFETs ! Doesn't look like there is any airflow or cooling either. Still, $80 well spent! Sent from my Pixel using Tapatalk

I am pretty sure the Klein and Milwaukee meters are Mastech. http://www.p-mastech.com/products.php?cate=123 Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Can you take some close up pics of the faulty stuff? Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

Hard to tell by looking at the pic, but did you have to replace the entire stator assembly with the electronics as well? This is akin to what I was mentioning to Kornomaniac. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

Electrician. Power can’t wait for nice weather! We do hit 40+ degrees Celsius from time to time, but the humidity is what gets you around here. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

What? Do you even read before replying? I am talking specifically about Makita, not Hilti. No one mentioned Hilti but you. I get you dislike Makita, but based on your comments, you haven’t used any recent Makita stuff, otherwise you would understand some of the significant changes that were made and how the product works now, compared to 2009 when you seem to have last experienced Makita. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

The moisture effects the non-potted stuff for sure, which unfortunately is quite a bit of the tool. Switches, speed/torque selectors etc. The heat issues effect potted as well. We are often working in +35c weather and using a tool all day really takes its toll. They get nuclear hot. Nothing like the smell of nuked MOSFET! Most of the time you blame that on tool abuse though. Rain really messed up a few drills, but the brushed ones don’t seem to care about being wet. Brushless seems to get angry when there is water inside. As for low temp, the Milwaukee stuff is the only manufacturer we ever had issues with in the cold. They just refused to work. They are good to around -20c though. We often see temps below -35c. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

For sure! Correct! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

It was a trick question! Dyson was correct! The first hepa tool vac was an attachment to a rotary hammer drill from Makita in 2010! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Who came out with the first cordless Hepa Vacuum? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Gotta be LG then! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Samsung Sent from my Pixel using Tapatalk

When I say I don’t push them, I literally mean I don’t lean hard into them and force them to overdraw or put too much pressure on the bearings. I see morons lean into the tools so hard it’s a wonder they don’t implode. I drill and fasten concrete, drill metal etc all day. And if you look up one of the coldest cities on earth, yeah, that’s where I live! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I use Makita all day, everyday. I have used/owned all Milwaukee Fuel, Hilti and Makita. There is no significant difference in batteries between them. Even the Brushed Hilti stuff. I use 5.0 and slim 2.0 all day everyday on my Makita stuff. I don’t have issues with runtime at all. If fact, the Makita Brushed Rotary Hammer seems to last as long as my old 2712-20 Fuel ever did. I also don’t abuse tools or “push” them like some guys like to. I actually bought too many batteries thinking I should have them “just in case”, now I have batteries that literally sit around collecting dust. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

And to be clear, I am not saying that Brushless sucks or you shouldn’t buy it. It may not be worth the additional cost to you. There are some tools that benefit greatly from brushless motors and precision electronics, like Impact Drivers and Torque wrenches. You would never be able to tell the difference in runtime or power between a similar quality 4 Pole Drill and a Brushless drill. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Don’t buy into the hype. To say that all brushless tools are better simply because they are brushless is BS. The losses that occur through brushes and the commutator are the biggest drain on runtime and efficiency. Most notably with 2 pole motors. The newer 4 pole brushed motors are offering almost the same runtime and power. Losses occur through tool electronics too, like brushless tools have. Especially cheaply made tools that are capitalizing on the Brushless Hype Train. Bluetooth isn’t energy free! Brushless tools don’t handle heat, dust, moisture or cold as well as a brushed either. They also cost more to own long term, and cannot be easily repaired. Brushes can be replaced in minutes. On linear loads, there is very little benefit to brushless. Buy what you like, but don’t buy it just because it’s brushless. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Correct! Michel Electric Handsaw Company renamed themselves to Skilsaw! Yer up! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Which company invented the worm drive saw? Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

In 1924, A.H. Peterson developed the Hole-Shooter, a lightweight, portable drill that a user could operate with one hand. After fire destroyed Peterson’s facility, Milwaukee Electric Tool Co. acquired the product. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

Electric/corded. Technically, you got the bonus marks! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Who invented the first lightweight, portable, one-handed electric drill? And when? Bonus points if you can name who acquired it! Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

Hilti! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk