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19 hours ago, Mondo1310 said:
You can also plug it in using a extension cord ??
But still. At $350, Milwaukee should have put a battery and charger.
If you just going to use an extension cord, you can get a good light for under $100.
I can even go and buy a battery operated light for $100-$150.
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This light is expensive at $350. Then you have to spend another $150-$200 for a battery and charger.
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You people think the battery numbers are bad.
Look at hard drives. Look at 1 terabyte hard drives. You only getting maybe 950 gigabytes. And they count 1 gig as 1000 megabytes, instead of 1024.
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I just picked up the order yesterday. it was just as quiet on high as the Ryobi is on low. And of course put out more air. It's heavier then the Ryobi, just seems like an overall better build quality.
But Home Depot wouldn't price match their own site. On the website, they have 2 18 volt 5.0 for $120. The store had each one for $100. They would not let me get 2 for $120.
According to price zombie, they had the 2 for $120 since March 24 2016.
I don't think this is a special sale. I have never seen a sale on on for 4 months.
I'm a vendor for them building those BBQ grills, you think they would give us a discount. But no.
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technically you're right. But that's not the way most manufactures follow. Some say ah, some say, amps.
Most people know what they mean when a battery says it is 5A, or
2,000 mah.
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6 minutes ago, DR99 said:
I think your confused on Amp hours its not the same thing as amps drawn by the tool. Think of AH as the fuel tank that's it
Whatever it is, so amps will be on the tool, and ah will be on the battery. I've also seen batteries that list amps on them too.
Both batteries are 18 volts, 4 ah. I still can't find a differences.
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I have been searching for the last couple days. I cannot find anything that tell me the differences between a high capacity battery, and a non high capacity battery.
I tweeted Ridgid and some others. They tell me that it will last longer.
But they are telling me a 4ah will last longer than a 1ah.
Duh, everyone knows the more amps, the better.
I'm talking about within the same amperage and voltage.
Everything I read, is comparing a high capacity battery to a non high capacity. But those non high capacity that they are comparing them to, is a lower amperage.
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35 minutes ago, KnarlyCarl said:
Take care of your batteries and they should all last for many years to come
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I'm not talking about longevity. I'm talking about run time in that Milwaukee fan. Which form I've read is between 3 and 10 hours.
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30 minutes ago, Bremon said:
But in this case we are going by stated cfm from manufacturers and even if they're within 10% you still know what will move the most air. CFM is CFM. We are at the part of the equation that comes after the "=", we don't need to theorize what the initial values were that lead us there.
I'm just saying.
I still don't understand what's the difference between high capacity and the regular, withing the same voltage.
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3 minutes ago, olletsocmit said:
I have had my eye on one of these Milwaukee fans for a while now is it powerful. when I compared my small plug-in one to this it looks like my plug-in generated five times more air?
The Ryobi have just 5 less CFM(hardly noticeable), cheaper, and the batteries are cheaper. And batteries last longer.
That's why I wasn't even considering Milwaukee.
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On 7/25/2016 at 10:07 PM, JimboS1ice said:
Guys here's a simple explanation... It's like psi vs gpm on a water line, small line can have 200 psi but only flow 100 gpm, go to a larger line you can have lower psi (rpm in this case) and higher gpm (cfm in this case) based on the larger hose. You can get more water or air through a larger opening at lower velocity than a smaller opening with higher velocity
Jimbo
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Technically speaking, that's not always the case.
Say the connector is 1 inch, and only does 200gfm. You put a half inch hose(once you get it to fit), it will do less.
But if you put a 2 inch hose. You would still get 200. Eve if you put a 2 inch nozel on it. Because the machine was only made to do 200.
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I just went to HD and gotten the Ryobi. They didn't have the Ridgid, had to have it shipped to store. It takes another 3 day. But UPS, USPS, FedEx, always seem to miss the first and second delivery. 99% of the time I get a not that says we attempted delivery. But yet on the time they put in, I'm home. I don't think that they even tried to deliver it. They just write out the note and put it on the door.
Or else they knock so lightly, I can't hear them.
Anyway, I test them out with a plug. And just return the weaker one.
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Home Depot does not make sense.
They have a 4.0ah high capacity battery. 1 is $99. A 2 pack, same exact battery, the same price.
Who would buy just 1, when they can get the 2 pack for exactly the same price.
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So CFM is like horse power, the more, the better?
The only difference that I can tell from reading about them. Is the hyper have over double the life of standard Li-ion batteries.
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5 minutes ago, JimboS1ice said:
The hyper branded packs are their newer stuff, I want to say they have a newer battery cell in them
Jimbo
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"newer battery cell" What does that even mean?
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22 minutes ago, Bremon said:
Amp hours is a good indicator for run time. Voltage x amp hours = watt hours. You'll get approximately 25% more run time with the 5.0, but as amp hours go up, it's not linear. A low-ish draw tool like a fan won't put huge strain on the cells like a circular saw so your run time could be more than a 25% increase. No idea what "hyper" is. Wouldn't surprise me if it was just new branding for their gen5x stuff.
And, as Jimbo explained, cfm has many factors more than just rpm. Look at some blowers for instance that get more "mph" air by having a small spread, while another blower with a larger tube will have more cfm.
So from what I read, the Ridgid draws 12 watts on high. So with the 5.0, that would be 7.5 hours on high.
With 4.0, that would be 6 hours on low.
So I may just go with the 4.0 battery then. The 4ah is 2 for $100. The 5ah is 1 for $100.
It's not worth an extra $50 for an extra 1.5 hours. So all together with the 4ah, I'm getting 12 hours, for the same price as 7.5 hours.
And what you saying is, CFM won't tell me how strong the fan is. And the Ryobi can actually be stronger the Ridgid.
Guess they's only one way to tell, buy both of them to test them, just return the less powerful one.
I just did an unscientific test with my Vornado. I took off the grill, stood in one spot.
Put the grill back on, stood in the same spot. I could feel more airflow with the grill, then without.
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With the batteries.
18-Volt Lithium-Ion 5.0Ah Battery
18-Volt 5.0 Hour Hyper Lithium-Ion Battery
18-Volt 4.0Ah Lithium-Ion Battery18-Volt 4 Amp Hour Hyper Lithium-Ion Battery
What's the difference between the Hyper Lithium-Ion, and the regular Lithium-Ion
And what's the difference between the 4.0, and 5.0? I know more run time, but how much.
I wish they would give me a wattage. Then I can see how long it will last.
And the fan should give me a wattage draw.
I know there's a way to find out, but I don't know how to do that math.
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Definitely going with the Ridgid.
In my office, I have a Vornado V102 in my office. It has 1550 RPM & 516 CFM's.
So 263 CFM on the Ryobi will be too low.
My local HD doesn't have it. Either have to have it shipped to store or my house. But they do have the batteries.
How can something have a higher RPM, but a slower CFM? Cause a different Vornado has 2000 RPM, but only 236 CFM. Or does CFM have to do with the size of the unit itself.
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2 hours ago, ChrisK said:
Sounds like your between a rock and a hard place dude. I have bought batteries on eBay several times but buy them through reputable dealers but it is a viable option if money is a concern. If it's not, and your not tied to a battery line I would just say screw it, go 5.0 and get the Milwaukee with the option of the power cord which is shared by the much less expensive Ryobi fan. You get your startup kit and fan at HD and buy back ups on eBay. As far as work site fans go I've given you my two cents but I can only tell you what I've heard, I don't use one in my shop. I would say that the guys here have given some great insight for you though!
http://www.homedepot.com/p/Ryobi-ONE-18-Volt-Hybrid-Portable-Fan-Tool-Only-P3320/205022215
Regardless. It's a battery option and run time will always be a problem but purchasing some high cap second hand batteries on eBay will save you some serious coin and you can sit in fanned delight while you ponder which beer you should drink while listening to the deafening sound of silence and the light hum of battery powered cooling while you wait for your hard working linemen to get you power restored
The that charger charges the high cap battery? Like these http://www.homedepot.com/p/Ryobi-ONE-18-Volt-High-Capacity-LITHIUM-Battery-2-Pack-P122/204321540
Think I may go with Ridgid. It has 200 more CFM then Ryobi. More CFM will be more airflow.
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1 hour ago, ChrisK said:
If money is the issue, Ryobi would probably be the answer. You can get more batteries on eBay for a portion of the cost of a new battery but that should fit your needs.
I wouldn't trust ebay for batteries. I wouldn't know if they are counterfeit of not.
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9 hours ago, D W said:
Metabo has an all metal fan. Here's the TIA review:
That's $150 for the fan alone. 7 hours run time on their LiHD batteries. Which is like $150. Then the charger itself is like $75.
So that's like $400 after taxes.
I have been on workers comp for the last 3 months, don't know how much longer. So prices is also a concern.
Who else that makes battery operated fan? Then the ones I mentioned.
I go to Amazon and search for battery operated fans, I get a bunch of crap from O2cool.
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5 minutes ago, Bremon said:
I use the Milwaukee fan daily. Not sure what run time is on high. I used it for 3.5 hours today on medium, had 2 of 4 battery lights left on the indicator. It's a quality unit, wall wart aside.
From what I seen, their batteries are expensive.
Now I can see other uses for it. When I outside doing yard works. Or when I do go to work at the Home Depot. Because some stores won't let us work inside.
You would think Home Depot would give their vendors a discount.
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4 minutes ago, Glasseyi said:
First, Welcome to the forum! I have recently purchased the Milwaukee fan for the same reason and since it's also comes with an AC adapter for the shop! I've been testing it the last few days and I can tell you that it's a good fan, and Milwaukee's stats are right on. 17+ hours on low wu
John, Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk
I'm leaning toward the Ridgid GEN5X. The battery lasts twice as long as this. And it's about the same price.
Ryobi may be the cheapest one. But from what I read about it, it only get 10-15 hours on battery. Ridgid is 3 times.
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1 hour ago, ChrisK said:
No doubt but you have to use those batteries on occasion or they do go bad. Truthfully I'd just go with the Ryobi. Why spend a ton of cash on something that'll be used infrequently and with no real expansion of tool line
It may be used infrequently. But this is NJ. During the summer, PSE&G is not reliable 100% of time.
But I'm thinking of if it goes out for more then a couple hours. I want to have enough battery power.
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I have a window AC. I want to open the window. It's a warm day, but not hot enough for the AC.
I do not want to remove it. With 3 herniated discs, I am not even trying to remove it.
If I do open the window, it will be held just by those accordion thing. I won't trust them with the weight.
I need something to go across the top part of the AC, when the window frame would slide into, on the top of the AC.
I tried looking online, I can't find anything.
The closest I came to finding something, is one of the top frame things on BBQ grills that you use when you build them to make it more rigid.