Re: Quality is not a feature

Jeff Liebermann <jeffl@cruzio.com> wrote:

On 21 Dec 2024 21:19:21 GMT, Roger Merriman <roger@sarlet.com> wrote:
 

cyclintom <cyclintom@yahoo.com> wrote:

While IO was still under the effects of the untreated epilpsy, I bought
new battery drills. None of them lasted more than a year.
 

Sounds unlikely if it was just diy? If one was building a house ie using
the drill all day and every day maybe just if it was consumer grade.

 
Bad news.  Today's battery powered consumer grade power tools are
easily destroyed.  For example, this is a Milwaukee 9 inch angle
grinder:
<https://youtu.be/p7FP7fQGFfg?t=1770>
<https://www.milwaukeetool.com/Products/2785-20>
The problem is that it's powered by an 18V battery pack instead of the
more appropriate 54V battery pack.  The 18V pack will draw 3 times the
current of the 54V pack.  That causes excessive heating and a tendency
to turn wires and switches into a smoking "fuses".  Bad design.  Even
used normally, something will blow.  The problem is being handled by a
liberal warranty policy. 
 
I could on forever on what's wrong with today's consumer grade power
tools, but that's a bit too far off topic.  Suffice to say that
today's power tools are very different from what I had become
accustomed to using.
 
 

That’s disappointing to hear, I rarely do any DIY the brain injury means my
ability to work out problems etc is limited even quite basic stuff required
my wife to break it down and do the thinking, so I could do job’s beyond
her ability mainly reach and strength.

Roger Merriman