A few pointers to help you compare cordless drills
When comparing cordless drills look for a drill which has a smart charger, these devices allow you to recharge your drill’s battery in an hour or even less, this is compared to an average charge time of around four hours in a conventional charger. Using a smart charger can also extend your batteries life as the charger’s electronic circuitry prevents overcharging of the battery pack, also smart chargers have a trickle-charge mode built into them which will further extend the battery life of your cordless drill.
Further Ideas For Cordless Drill Comparisons
Almost all cordless drills sold today have two speed ranges – a high range and a low range, the high-speed range is for drilling whilst the low speed range has increased torque for screw driving – always go for a two speed cordless drill as these have more useful capabilities.
A variable speed trigger is also useful as you can position the drill bit accurately before using a higher drill speed – preventing the drill from wandering off course.
The majority of cordless drills sold today have a 3/8 inch chuck, larger voltage models have a 1/2 inch chuck, these of course can take drill bits of up to a half inch in size, generally a 3/8 inch chuck is enough for most uses. We should also mention the keyless chuck – almost all cordless drill sold today feature one of these devices, today’s keyless chuck is really well developed and will not slip when used properly and of course you cannot lose the chuck key.
Some cordless drills also have a range of useful ergonomic features which make the drill more comfortable to use – this is useful to the heavy duty trade person who needs to use the drill throughout a long shift, these include the side handle – good to stabilise the drill, the contoured pistol grips – makes the drill easy on the hand and the padded trigger. There is even a cordless drill which features different sized handles to accommodate people with different sized hands availible from Porter&Cable.
