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HomeHOME IMPROVEMENTHome ImprovementPower & Hand ToolsMakita BDF452HW 18-Volt Compact Lithium-Ion Driver Drill Kit |
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 Light yet powerful Sep 02, 2010
Love this drill,... Would buy again, if not a larger kit with two or more drills, LOVE that it came with an additional battery, one thing i will say for lithium ion technology is that when this battery dies,... Its absolutely dead,... not like your old batterys that die slowly or seem to have a little "pep" after left alone for awhile, this just straight out stops once the battery has been used to the end of its charge capacity so it is really good that it comes with a second battery, i would not recommend buying any lithium ion technology unless you have a "back up" all in all though I am really happy with the overall performance its worth 5 stars.
My best drill ever Aug 29, 2010
I have had this drill for a few weeks now and really think it is great! Fits the hand so well and has plenty of power for all my jobs. Very impressive tool! I had a very old Sears 12V that I have dumped, and love this new drill.
 Fatal flaw. Aug 28, 2010
I had the unfortunate experience of having to repair many Makita power tools for a Glens Falls, NY manufacturer. Previous to this I had heard wonderful things about Makita and I worked for Rockwell Int'l. Power Tool Division R&D producing Porter-Cable power tools. The company I repaired tools and machines for produce silk screen printing machines and power company substations. The Makita tools they used included drills, grinders and saws. Without exeception all of these tools had one fatal flaw. When the brushes wear out in other brand tools, the tools just stops running. You replace the brushes and the tool again works. With Makita tools the brush holders are shorter which allows the worn out brushes to be pulled into the commutator of the armature shaft thus ruining the armature. The cost of replacing the armature is almost equal to replacing the entire tool.
I have worked with power tools my whole life. I helped develope tooling to produce parts for them and I have assembled and disassembled many brands and Makita is the only brand I have seen this major engineering design flaw in. Generally speaking many people will never wear out the brushes in a power tool, but I personally would not take the chance on a tool with this issue.
Additionally, some makers of industrial quality power tools have increased the number of windings on the armature and the field coils to increase the torque output making the tool superior to others. Porter-Cable, Rockwell, and Dewalt are among these companies. In cordless power tools, 18 volts is OK, but 19.2 volts gives you alot more and 24 volts even more.
So far so good Aug 17, 2010
It works as well as I had hoped, I have only used it for small projects so far so the batteries not being broken in is not a problem yet. It is very well balanced and easy to use, after using old Dewalt drills for construction this is a breath of fresh air. But if this thing explodes in my hand after a day of hard work ill be sure to update my review.
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Don't Buy Bad Batteries Aug 10, 2010
I have had the drill for 3 years. The batteries were defective . . . Makita replaced one. Now all 3 have failed including the one Makita sent. I have a drill now I can't use unless I buy a $60 battery. I called Makita and now they say it is my fault for the way I charged the batteries.
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