New battery powered coffee maker

JiminDenver wrote:
I hope it works better than most of the cordless tools do. The contractors I have dealt with spend more time swapping batteries than anything. Some refuse to carry corded tools even though most of the sites have power. They must go through many batteries and take forever using their high priced junk. I had one throw a fit when I handed him a $5 corded drill to finish a job.

So while this would fill a need if you didn't need the batty to do any real work, like my 12v coffee maker it would function in a pinch but I prefer our 12 cup Rival auto drip that cost $6 at Walmart.

There's a place for every tool and sometimes cordless is the way to go. The advent of 18+V lithium was a godsend.

FWIW, I thought you'd have to pry my Makita cordless tools out of my dead hands but when the last pair of batteries went South, along with the charger, I moved on. I now use Rigid brand as each piece, including the batteries, has a lifetime replacement warranty. Their cordless impact tool is a wonder to use (wonder how I ever worked without it, lol).

MrWizard wrote:
Bumby

that picture is the last picture on the CDN amazon page

didn't get that far. :) those of us with short attention spans have a habit of doing that.
bumpy

My Black&Decker 5-cup cost $15, and I carry a spare. The power source is my ONAN Quiet Diesel generator in my motorhome,......about $177K. It works very well and lasts a long time.....:B
And, my cordless cell phone is not smart either.

Bumby

that picture is the last picture on the CDN amazon page

JiminDenver wrote:
I hope it works better than most of the cordless tools do.

Since you mentioned it...

I don't know what kind of tools of which you speak, but cordless yard tools are a god-send. I have some 18v B&D stuff.. like a hedge trimmer and string trimmer. Those work great. By the time the battery gets weak, so are my arms.

Making coffee takes a lot of power.. not sure that'll work well. The ad calls it 'cordless.' Huh?

Having worked in construction
I can say dragging extension cords around in the mud, is not fun
roll them out, pick them up, tripping circuit breakers, tangled cords, snagging cords, which come unplugged
If I had been using cordless tools, it would have been easier
And I worked on large sites, where you might have two or three extensions cords strung together in series to reach the building, then branch off to smaller cords for each crew member and tool..
Swapping batteries would have been a piece of cake compared to some of the jobs I worked on dragging cords around
Off course that was 40+ years ago

Any way I don't think this Makita coffee maker is marketed at us RV folks, this is an add on for those guys with a truck load of cordless tools, working late, he can make a cup of Joe, while on the phone, without leaving the job site to go to Starbucks for a $5 fix

I hope it works better than most of the cordless tools do. The contractors I have dealt with spend more time swapping batteries than anything. Some refuse to carry corded tools even though most of the sites have power. They must go through many batteries and take forever using their high priced junk. I had one throw a fit when I handed him a $5 corded drill to finish a job.

So while this would fill a need if you didn't need the batty to do any real work, like my 12v coffee maker it would function in a pinch but I prefer our 12 cup Rival auto drip that cost $6 at Walmart.

A lot of money wasted for a tiny capacity long time to brew coffee maker and then you have to recharge the battery with 110 AC anyway. So what's the advantage and how does this "thing" make any sense???

All you need is a 4 to 12 cup simple cheap coffee maker and an inverter which together cost a lot less than this abortion system and you can brew many cups in 3-4 minutes and do it a min or 3 days or even 6 days on one 12V deep cycle or even a starting battery which is right in your RV and/or tow vehicle. Many 110 AC coffee maker models are available from $10 USD on up and with AC watt needs from 300 watts up to 900 watts. We have several! Can even use a little 300+ watt inverter that plugs into a 12V standard outlet if the outlet has proper wiring or attach the alligator system clamps to 12V storage battery terminals. Inverter output watts of AC only needs to more than the coffee maker input watts.

Been doing this since 1988 starting with our 1st Heart Interface Inverter. Now and since have always had inverters in all our RV's and boats and never had even one battery go dead yet. As soon as you start the vehicle engine or other charger means, the battery or batteries get recharged. On top of this, the inverter has so many other uses for 110 AC needs when off grid.

MrWizard wrote:

Dutch_12078 wrote:
The Makita is a neat idea, but it would take two cycles to fill my coffee mug once.

Black+Decker still makes a SpaceMaker coffeemaker in an updated design. It's not cheap, but it is readily available...

BLACK+DECKER Space Maker 12-Cup Programmable Coffee Maker

yes.. but there have been complaints about newer models and steam damage to cabinets
true IDK

But the vintage ones, are enclosed, and the one i replaced (identical model) used every day, never caused any sign of damage, i took a good look when i took the old one down and but in the replacement
we really do prefer the old design
it took months of watching ebay before this one came up

That's good to know about the new design B+D. I have no need for either one myself. Our $12 Mr. Coffee 12-cup drip maker works great, even when we have no shore or generator power available, and we're not that cramped for counter space. We just slide it to the back when not using it. I'm glad you were able to find the one you wanted though!

MrWizard wrote:

Bumpyroad wrote:

Fizz wrote:
Does not ship to Canada.

Canadian Version

Still not interested, maybe if the battery was included.

what's the difference? the ad doesn't show the 120 volt wire?
bumpy

yes it does
take a close look at the cord coiled up in front of the coffee maker and you will see the 3 prong male 15amp 120v cord end

IIRC doesn't show in the Canadian model.
bumpy