* 2-speed 1/2-Inch Driver-Drill (0-400/0-1, 500 RPM) with Makita-built 4-pole motor delivers 450 in.lbs. of Max Torque and weighs only 3.5 lbs * Variable speed Impact Driver (0-2, 300 RPM) provides 1, 280 in.lbs. of Max Torque in a compact design and weighs only 2.8 lbs * 4-Position Flashlight with Xenon bulb runs over 2 hours per charge * Makita Compact Lithium-Ion battery and Energy Star rated 15-Minute Rapid Optimum Charger produces 430% total lifetime work with 2.5X more cycles * 3-year warranty on tools and 1-year warranty on batteries and charger
Product Description EQUIPMENT: 18V Compact Li-Ion 1/2" Driver-Drill BDF452HW; 18V Compact Li-Ion Impact Driver BTD142HW; 18V Lithium-Ion Rechargeable Flashlight BML185W. SPECFICATIONS: 1/2" Driver-Drill: delivers 450 in. lbs. of efficient torque in a compact size and wei ghs only 3.5 lbs.Impact Driver: provides 1,280 in. lbs. of maximum torque and weighs only 2.8 lbs. Flashlight: Xenon Rechargeable with 4-position head pivots for greater versatility. 1/2" Driver-Drill: delivers 450 in. lbs. of efficient torque in a comp act size and weighs only 3.5 lbs.Impact Driver: provides 1,280 in. lbs. of maximum torque and weighs only 2.8 lbs. Flashlight: Xenon Rechargeable with 4-positon head pivots for greater versatility.
From my experience with Makita tools in an everyday working environment using them: the tools work GREAT. The batteries suck. We had over half of the lithium-ion batteries go bad on us after only two years. No after market way of fixing them yet, you can't buy replacement cells or 'zap' them like the NICaD ones to restore them. At best you can get them off eBay for $70 each, $120 retail. It's ridiculous. So make sure if you buy them use a credit card to double the warranty! And save your receipts. The batteries (even though new when you bought them) may be stamped '07 or '08 for the manufacture date, which would make them 1+year old by the time you buy them - in case you lose the receipt and CSR asks you the manufacture date for warranty. Just my 2 cents work. Again, LOVE the tools .... it's just the batteries.
the problem with lithium ion batteries is they have a lifespan from the date of manufacture - anywhere from 2 to 3 years This is regardless of useage...according to all the Li Ion battery using companies I have researched. IE - Apple.
Ni-cad batteries on the other hand seem to have a longer lifespan and able to re-condition well to 80% of new capacity Takes a bit more steps but in the long run, it seems ni-cad are the most economic
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