Charging a Cordless Drill on 12V?
So I have a new 20v cordless drill to drop the jacks on my trailer. Naturally it came with the 110v charger for plugging in at home. I don't intend on setting up an inverter in my rig. For my 18v c...
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Several yeas ago, power tool chargers were one of those things which did not enjoy being recharged on a MSW inverter.
I had one such 9.6v Nimh charger which released its magic smoke on a MSW inverter. I was in Baja at the time and hardwired it then and there with 12AGW.
Still have it.
I bought A makita drill/impact driver a few years back, and when I needed to charge without grid power, I did not risk attempting to use My MSW inverter on it.
I got a PSW 400 watt inverter basically just for this duty. ~250 watts is what the charger claimed, and I will seem y battery monitor register a pulsing 25 amp maximum. mostly about 4 amps, when it is charging.
As the battery or charger alone are 90% of the price of a new drill kit combo with 2 new batteries. I was unwilling to risk either charger or battery to MSW.
I find it criminal how expensive a replacement battery for a power tool is. My now corded drill whose charger failed on MSW inverter is still operational, but getting 12v to where needed is a PITA, and it likes to blow 35 amp fuses, which are not cheap.
I now almost never use my MSW inverteranymore, as ther 400 watts of PSW covers my needs, and has less than half the standby current consumption, and 1/1oth the noise
I had one such 9.6v Nimh charger which released its magic smoke on a MSW inverter. I was in Baja at the time and hardwired it then and there with 12AGW.
Still have it.
I bought A makita drill/impact driver a few years back, and when I needed to charge without grid power, I did not risk attempting to use My MSW inverter on it.
I got a PSW 400 watt inverter basically just for this duty. ~250 watts is what the charger claimed, and I will seem y battery monitor register a pulsing 25 amp maximum. mostly about 4 amps, when it is charging.
As the battery or charger alone are 90% of the price of a new drill kit combo with 2 new batteries. I was unwilling to risk either charger or battery to MSW.
I find it criminal how expensive a replacement battery for a power tool is. My now corded drill whose charger failed on MSW inverter is still operational, but getting 12v to where needed is a PITA, and it likes to blow 35 amp fuses, which are not cheap.
I now almost never use my MSW inverteranymore, as ther 400 watts of PSW covers my needs, and has less than half the standby current consumption, and 1/1oth the noise
