DeWalt cordless tools, and charging the batteries by 12volt car battery charger
over the years I have bought and acquired a number of dewalt 18 volt power tools,
a 1/2" drill, small circular saw, reciprocating saw, and just the other day I bought a "cut off/grinder"
now the problem comes in a powerless situation is charging the batteries,
and dewalt chargers will fry if a low quality inverter is used, on them, so one would need a true sine wave inverter, (see quote at bottom)
OR they make a 12 volt automobile charger, I ordered two of the 12 volt auto chargers, they work on 7.2 volt through 18 volt batteries,
Dewalt DW9109 7.2V-18V 1 Hour Vehicle Charger
http://www.toolking.com/productinfo.aspx?cid=94&productid=822
(link for information pourposes)
so in a power outage there is still a way to recharge the battery powered tools,
or when your away from power
The Dewalt line the 12 volt auto/truck powered, charger.
the retail price is about $100, on ebay they can be had for about $50 (new), and at tool king they go for about $75
I see Makita, and Milwaukee, also makes one that can charge there batteries from an automobile/truck,
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http://www.rvsolarelectric.com/inverter2.htm
"MODIFIED SINE WAVE TYPE INVERTER CHARGERS
The AC power can run most RV appliances except Dewalt & First Alert battery chargers, some GFI plugs, Laser and copy machines and a few other specialized equipment."
over the years I have bought and acquired a number of dewalt 18 volt power tools,
a 1/2" drill, small circular saw, reciprocating saw, and just the other day I bought a "cut off/grinder"
now the problem comes in a powerless situation is charging the batteries,
and dewalt chargers will fry if a low quality inverter is used, on them, so one would need a true sine wave inverter, (see quote at bottom)
OR they make a 12 volt automobile charger, I ordered two of the 12 volt auto chargers, they work on 7.2 volt through 18 volt batteries,
Dewalt DW9109 7.2V-18V 1 Hour Vehicle Charger
http://www.toolking.com/productinfo.aspx?cid=94&productid=822
(link for information pourposes)
so in a power outage there is still a way to recharge the battery powered tools,
or when your away from power
The Dewalt line the 12 volt auto/truck powered, charger.
the retail price is about $100, on ebay they can be had for about $50 (new), and at tool king they go for about $75
I see Makita, and Milwaukee, also makes one that can charge there batteries from an automobile/truck,
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
http://www.rvsolarelectric.com/inverter2.htm
"MODIFIED SINE WAVE TYPE INVERTER CHARGERS
The AC power can run most RV appliances except Dewalt & First Alert battery chargers, some GFI plugs, Laser and copy machines and a few other specialized equipment."