I am after a cordless circular saw for some general cutting where a lead is impractical.
I am aware that battery life wil be limited, but in considering some
Any recommendations on which models at the low to mid range price perform better?
dg
Crap bats & chargers...
For cordless stuff the quality of the battery is important even at the same ampere-hour rating, as this rating might not last for ever...
I had an B&Q PPro drill driver, the bats lasted about 4 months before they were semi-hopless (would not even hold charge overnight). My friends dewalt (albeit over twice the cost) faired much better over a year or two under pro usage conditions.
I suspect the quality of the charger (overcharge protection, conditioning etc) has a big effect here too.
HTH,
Alex.
I got the PPro drill/driver, took it back after first usage, it was just useless.
Rick
Yes. Poor quality cells and a poor charger. You gets what you pay for.
I had the PPro circular saw. Went back after a couple of uses. Bought another battery as I thought I had a duffer but no. Cut about 2 foot along 22mm floorboards before grinding to a halt. Felt really underpowered.
Went back and swapped it for a mains powered one!
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