Are Panasonic drills THAT good

That I want to see. I had my 9.6 Panasonic for 10 years or so and it's going as well as on day 1 (with repacked batteries). Someone gave me a Ryobi 12V (1/3 of the price of the Panasonic, with a torch extention thrown in and a 2nd battery). By the time I had put some 2" screws into the decking of our house (2 sides verandah, the old nails were coming loose after 60 years or so) the Ryobi's case was warping and the gearbox was starting to miss.

Hammerhand helped put up a steel barn on my place 3 years later, he had the same Ryobi drill. By the time the barn was 3/4 done, the Ryobi had broken a shaft somewhere inside.

Go Ryobi! Not with my money, thanks all the same. :-)

B.t.w. I now have a 12V Panasonic as well. 1 of the NiMH batteries has died so far, and the second one is on its way out, after 5 years or so ... the drill's as good as new. The intelligent express charger that came with it is awesome.

-P.

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Peter Huebner
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If you are only driving screws, I would recommend the Makita 18 volt impact driver. It doesn't weigh any more than my Ridgid 12V cordless drill.

It has lithium-ion batteries. If you really want to slim down weight, I noticed that Home Depot has a new version of the Makita impact driver with a smaller LI battery. I have the one with the larger battery.

The price is higher, but I think it is worth it.

Brian Elfert

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Brian Elfert

While 18V is usually overkill for most woodworking, I'd never go so low as a 9.6V driver, that's just too little power. What I usually use is my 14V Hitachi and it works like a charm, I've got 3 batteries, one on the drill, one in the charger and one charged and ready to go and I'm never out of power.

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Brian Henderson

I bought its predecessor, the EY6105 a couple of years ago. Works well, and battery charging is very fast. Min has lower battery capacity (1.2Ah), but it has been adequate for me, particularly given how quickly the charger brings them back. Only gripe for me is how quickly the batteries drain down when not in use, either in the drill or not.

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alexy

I have the 15.6V (3.5ah) Panasonic and love it. It is lighter than my

18V that died and battary charge lasts muuuch longer. It was rated best in the WW magazines a year or so ago so I gave it a try. I would buy again in a heartbeat.

Daryl

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daryl1138

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