Joe M Posted April 30, 2013 Report Share Posted April 30, 2013 My Makita rep told me that they were gonna be rolling out a new radio soon.......that was like 4 months ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DR99 Posted April 30, 2013 Report Share Posted April 30, 2013 Yea they did put out a new version of the existing jobsite radio it didn't change too many things.The big thing is makita has so many specialty 18v tools no one else has like a concrete vibrator, or a legit battery powered miter saw. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeth Posted June 28, 2013 Report Share Posted June 28, 2013 The cordless miter saw is realy nice for trim work just wish they had 4.0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wayneburgess Posted June 28, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 28, 2013 Makita are stuck in a hole because they say the 22min charge time on the 3ah batteries they make means they don't need to make bigger amp hour batteries.But we in the real world do not always have a charger 4 feet away like they do in a nice clean factory test centre.We have a 2 mile hike then many floors up to go in a building with no power on at all and our charger is back in the van or down at the site office.So far from being an advantage 22min charge time will not make up for the lack of run time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeth Posted June 28, 2013 Report Share Posted June 28, 2013 So tru ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.