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Battery drill external battery pack

What's that Lassie? You say that Stormin Mormon fell down the old rec.crafts.metalworking mine and will die if we don't mount a rescue by Sat, 10 Apr 2010 09:58:55 -0400:

The whole rig is heavier, but it lightened up the drill a lot.

Yep. Current varies with load. 20A was the highest I got it with a quick test. Might be more with a bigger load or different drill. I think you could do some light drilling with a 10A limit.

You can open them up and add heaver wire and a bigger breaker, or make up a lighter socket that you can attach to the jumper clamps.

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dan
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My drill battery was a deep cycle group 27 that was no longer usable as a trolling battery, but in it's crippled state it worked great for my

9.6-volt drill
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RBnDFW

That's very clever. Is it dificult to carry around?

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Stormin Mormon

I fixed all the drywall screws in my previous house with a Ryobi battery drill, ran on the supplied battery until flat, then plugged in a home made cable and a 12 V car battery. There was no mains power until all the walls were completed. I also built all the kitchen cabinets using the same drill. The benchtops were laminated 2 x 1 Jarrah, glued and screwed with the 2" vertical. Cupboard doors were T&G matchboard inserted into a 3 x 1 external frame, 24 of them!

Alan

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alan200

In a good backpack, probably not. It's only around 60 pounds.:)

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John Husvar

Yes, but I don't carry it far, just around the shop. It's usually quicker to use than a corded 110V, and the cables are much longer, and it has an adjustable clutch which I use a lot.

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RBnDFW

Yep, for 2 reasons..... Your a professional Gunner - it is expected you have a working cordless drill. And if your going to drill more than a few little holes, then you have to use a powered drill anyway. Your power cables should be on reels for easy deployment/recovery anyway, so its no great drama to run them out. In the back of your truck, near the back door for easy access. I found that the plastic spools that MIG wire comes on are great, fairly bit internal diameter so don't crimp or stress the cable.

Andrew VK3BFA.

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Andrew VK3BFA

Your mad - lugging a 60lb pack around so you can drill holes???? - you must be a lot younger and fitter than I.. Andrew VK3BFA.

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Andrew VK3BFA

Thats good -works because you don't have to lug it around except from room to room. Will mentally file that one away... Andrew VK3BFA

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Andrew VK3BFA

It does have a lingering stench, doesn't it?

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Michael A. Terrell

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