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08-28-2019, 01:29 PM #1Registered User
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18 volt impact driver question
I bought a a used 18 V 1/2" impact wrench for taking wheels off on my cars but the damn thing needs to be fully charged to break lug nuts loose. It's rated for 250 plus # and it's having problems with anything above 65 #. Does this sound like an aging battery issue ? It's a cheap chicago electric(harbor freight) I bought for $40 so I don't mind buying a second battery.
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08-28-2019, 01:37 PM #2
Well there's your problem mister. Time to step it up to this beast:
This bad boy's next on my shopping list: https://www.milwaukeetool.com/Produc...enches/2767-22
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08-28-2019, 01:39 PM #3
You'll break your wrist.
"timberridge is terminally vapid" -- a fortune cookie in Yueyang
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08-28-2019, 01:50 PM #4Registered User
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08-28-2019, 01:58 PM #5
I have a corded one. Never runs out of battery.
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08-28-2019, 02:00 PM #6
It could be a compromised battery, 18V is ok but there is much better these days.
You could sink $$ into anuthr batt but better money is on a quality/larger system.watch out for snakes
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08-28-2019, 02:39 PM #7
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08-28-2019, 02:41 PM #8
People buy used Harbor Freight shit?
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08-28-2019, 02:44 PM #9Registered User
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08-28-2019, 02:48 PM #10Registered User
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08-28-2019, 02:50 PM #11
You could look at it in this way,
It's red, and Chicago is not to far from Milwaukee.
or
Chengdu kinda sounds like Chicago, and red is the color of the Chinese communist party."timberridge is terminally vapid" -- a fortune cookie in Yueyang
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08-28-2019, 03:01 PM #12
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08-28-2019, 03:12 PM #13
I will buy a lot of stuff from that mothball ridden fleabag place, but cordless tools would never be one of them. That said, my Rigid 1/2" kills it on one battery. I am pretty sure I didn't pay $175 for it.
Edit- here is the new version- $149 without battery. Might be worth it if you actually need a good one that works.
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08-28-2019, 03:16 PM #14
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08-28-2019, 03:16 PM #15Registered User
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[QUOTE=Timberridge;5742879]You could look at it in this way,
It's red, and Chicago is not to far from Milwaukee.
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Chengdu kinda sounds like Chicago, and red is the color of the Chinese communist party.[/QU
Are you telepathic ? I was thinking about 95% of that when I spent my lunch money on this Chinese beauty. Only difference is I thought Chicago Electric roughly translated to Snapon in Bulgarian.
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08-28-2019, 03:16 PM #16
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08-28-2019, 03:25 PM #17Registered User
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Pfft,I ain't no loser or a quitter. I get the participation trophy for throwing down for this bad boy and will try another battery. It actually will be handy for other uses in my arsenal of knock off and second hand tools. I do feel pretty manly just walking around with it wearing a mechanic jump suit my dead uncle gave me.
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08-28-2019, 03:31 PM #18Registered User
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Just buy a breaker bar and loosen them before you use the impact driver.
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08-28-2019, 03:35 PM #19Registered User
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