B&D Cordless Angle Drill/Driver, anyone got one?

[usenet]

I've just seen this B&D angle driver on the CPC web site, has onyone got one and/or is it any good?

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[Ian Stirling]

Not seen it. Given that I put a wattmeter on my Kinso (6.99 from screwfix) and found that it needed 400W to do many jobs, (650W rating), then you'r going to need at least a 200Wh /10 = 20Wh battery, say 32V in power tool terms. (120W just spinning).

It's going to be heavier, and lower capacity than a mains one.

If you can possibly get either a cable from the car (1000W inverter to car battery to 6.99 angle grinder) or mains, then that's the way to go. A battery will only last at best 10 mins of use, and will probably have poor cycle life due to the heavy discharge.

[Dave Plowman (News)]

It's not strickly speaking an angle driver - those use a gearbox to do this, so are slimmer from the front of the chuck to the back of the head.

I've not tried one, but IMHO the B&D idea is only a gimmick.

[Ian Stirling]

Please ignore above idiot, who diddn't read the mesasge.

[CJK]

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Picked one of these up in the local Safeway last year for about £14. I doubt it would be very good as a drill as it only takes hex bits but it is excellent as a screwdriver. The progressive torque/speed control seems to work well and the rotating helps helps in getting into awkward corners.

Quite powerful - and hence easy to round off the screw heads with the wrong or worn bits.

Chris K

[IMM]

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It takes hex shank drill bits. It can get into many tight spaces, but not as tight as a proper 90 angle drill, which are very expensive, except if you buy the Riyobi angle battery drill and drill combination kit.

I quite like this drill, but the 3 hour charge time is a no, no, for me.

[Mike Dodd]

My own first read of the message lead me to think he was talking about a cordless angle grinder too. Ho Hum, time to learn to read subject titles more carefully