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landyacht318 wrote:
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
โSep-12-2015 06:47 AM
Stefonius wrote:
What brand is your new cordless drill? Most manufacturers make a battery charger designed for use with a 12v power supply. See this example from DeWalt.
โSep-12-2015 06:44 AM
downtheroad wrote:
Sorry, I just can't resist. But, this all seems way to complicated to me.
You can always rely on this if your drill runs out of juice once in a while.
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Vintage465 wrote:The typical 12vdc cigaratte lighter type inverter outputs approx. 80-120w at 120vac. That's approx. .8 - 1 amps at 120vac.
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 computer I have an inverter that plugs into my cigarette lighter on my work truck. Is there such an inverter to plug into a cigarette lighter to charge a 20v drill?
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