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  1. new cordless sander // DCW210B

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    11 hours ago, rcarnes911 said:

    I found the sander about a week ago it's nice I really like it so far but big batteries are kind of a pain though fd10186a1d0bca74557a9fb0ee0386b4.jpg

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    That leads me to ask, what kind of runtime are you getting? Could you make it to lunch on a 3.0 slim?

     

    thanks 

  3. Dcs355b question

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    Posted · Edited by Babysaw
    Grammatical errors

    So I just picked up the cordless multi master for myself, a tool I’m very familiar with from a previous employer having one. Am I crazy or didn’t the clamp lever use to be metal? Mine is some kind of hard plastic. The lever works great, and the tool has a 2018 stamp in the battery slot. 

     

    Any input is appreciated. Happy Saturday fellas

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  6. Flexvolt

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    That’s funny I’ve done 70’ deck ledgers with 4 Simpson lags in every joist bay, ran them all in with a Dewalt 886 impact driver and it never got past warm. With one 4ah battery. 

     

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    i suppose the the moral of the story is if you don’t take care of your shit it won’t take care of you

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  7. Flexvolt Battery Won't Charge

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    1 hour ago, Robquillan77 said:

    Yeah I'm not against dealing with their warranty department it's just A5 to 20 day turnaround to send it to a service center that bothers me. I think that it's come to a point where I need to treat these batteries like Paslode nail guns I need to have a spare so when my other one breaks down I can send it in and I still have one to use while I wait for my return

    I didn’t have to send them the old battery they just sent me out a new one. Give em a call man the worst case is you wasted five minutes. Dewalt will try to take care of you

  8. Flexvolt

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    I dunno why you’re still in the Dewalt forum if this is how you feel? Enjoy the Hilti forum. Enjoy your tools that cost twice as much for half the productivity. Whatever dude you complained about your batteries, people come on here and give good faith examples of how you can stop damaging your tools like a maroon and your response essentially is ‘my mind is already made up and y’all are wasting your time talking to me.’

     

    I set my chargers on break, switch batts at lunch. I’ve got plenty of batteries to never slow production, and if you want to compare productivity with somebody Framer Joe may have something to say. 

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  12. Flexvolt

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    8 hours ago, ChrisK said:

    I only use the new flexvolt included fast chargers because of this. Makita spoiled me with their chargers. I never have had any issues with the older ones but the fan is a big deal to me.

    In the field I use fast chargers to maintain productivity, and over the weekend I typically use the slower 2 amp chargers that come with drills etc to do maintenance cycles. Every Dewalt 20v charger will perform an 8hour maintenance cycle if the pack is left on charger, and I’ve found (just a personal observation not tested) that batteries perform better after letting them cycle. The Dewalt battery literature states to maintenance cycle once ever four charges for maximum health if memory serves.

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  13. Flexvolt

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    There are a few comparison vids on YouTube where Hilti is in the mix. They never crack top three. 

     

    If Hilti works for you, and their service center is five minutes away, perfect. Enjoy your tools. I will say that complaining about batteries, being taught correct battery procedure, then stating it’s too much work to take care of your tools, doesn’t make much sense. But hey it’s Hilti’s problem now. 

     

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  14. Flexvolt

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    Like anything else, take care of your batteries and they will take care of you. I stop at 1 bar and I don’t try to charge warm batteries. Sometimes I’ll set up a fan, hell when using the dcb118 (4 amp charger) I usually point a fan since they get warm. 

  21. Harbor Freight

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    The harbor freight  fastener organizers are keen. They have the pull out plastic tubs, they stack together, albeit without locking, and they are 10 bucks. I have four of them. 

     

    Other than that, the shop jack is pretty universally regarded as HFs best tool, because they stole the design from snap one then won the ensuing lawsuit. So the floor jack is pimp too, and stolen intellectual property. 

  23. Highest drain tools

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    On 9/24/2018 at 3:04 PM, dilloncorr said:

    60v chainsaw. Hands down. I cut up a 45’ long branch varying between 18 and 12” that came off a giant old oak at my wife’s grandpas house yesterday. About 30 cuts, bucking hard. Then had to take down a couple small 4-6” caliper trees that were smashed by the monster. Probably another 25 cuts or so. Went through 5 x 9 ah batteries and a 6 ah. Some charges went much longer than others (guessing wood density and how straight the cut was?). One cut in particular taking off a branch from the main was two passes (only 16” bar) from downbranch and two pass releif cut from the truncates end. That cut alone ate up a 9ah battery. 

     

    So complaints about battery life aside, it was the first time I’d used the chainsaw on anything more than small stuff playing around. I brought my gas saw along thinking that the cordless just wouldn’t keep up. Holy cow was I wrong. I never even opened the case on my gas saw. Flex volt completely blew me, my father in law, and grandpa away. I’m totally sold on this things ability to replace 75-80% of gas saws. This saw is a BEAST!

     

    The Old 20v grinder can really do a number when cutting cast iron or old plaster... but nowhere near the chainsaw.

     

    Begs the question, should we be unhappy with battery life or pleased with cordless power/battery drain capability? I’d rather have to keep switching batts 

  24. New battery?

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    I picked up four of these from a guy on OfferUp today. They are the real deal. My planer runs at a noticeably higher pitch than either 4.0 or 5.0 batteries make. I expect the 20v mitre will perform similarly. Lower impedance for the win!

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  25. Highest drain tools

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    On 9/15/2018 at 1:13 PM, Jronman said:

    so far looks like the mower requires the most power?

     

    And also the only 2x20v Dewalt tool, yes? Seems like a fault in logic when you already have a 2x60 mitre saw with an ac adapter. They could have made a kickass mower with two flex batteries and the option to cord it for heavy duty activity. 

     

    What tool/activity gets a battery the hottest? I’m on the fence about the flexvolt sawzall because I don’t want it to torch my three good 6/2 flex batts. 

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