Drill drivers

[gogetmdubya]

Be very careful when buying Chinese made cordless drill drivers.

I recently bought a so called 48 volt drill driver through eBay and found one battery was defective. On impulse I checked the voltage of the “good” battery and found it to be 20.3 volts, despite the fact that the battery was marked 48v.

So on a hunch I checked the voltage of the two 36 volt batteries of a drill driver (Chinese) which I’ve had for some time, and guess what? 20 volts also! 

So I would recommend you take precautions when you purchase cordless drill drivers from Communist Chinese friends. The voltage you expect may not be the voltage you get! Hence the torque you are looking for may not be there.

[jellybirddesigns]

Why not buy from our own Aussie stores and stop supporting the Chinese economy.

You'll get a warranty at least.

Most sellers on this forum will advise you to avoid anything electrical from Chinese Ebay sellers due to poor quality issues.

[sandypebbles]

I would recommend not buying such things from China full stop

Not only are such things not going to comply with Australian safety standards , there is zero warranty and the short term saving a few bucks will more than likely causing more damage which will cost far more to replace/repair 

[gogetmdubya · Accepted solution]

Good idea. I try. But it’s often impossible to get the range of locally made stuff that you want.  I think the feds should whack a big tariff on all Chinese products. This would then encourage our own producers.

[davewil1964]

Or you could buy from reputable brands. Ryobi, Makita, Bosch, DeWalt come to mind. Their products even have the benefit of having an enforceable warranty and being built to Australian standards.

[sugar249]

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@davewil1964 wrote:

Or you could buy from reputable brands. Ryobi, Makita, Bosch, DeWalt come to mind. Their products even have the benefit of having an enforceable warranty and being built to Australian standards.

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What a great idea.

The problem is some clowns say that they can buy the cheap stuff,  and when it breaks buy a new one and still be ahead dollar wise,  they don't realise the hassles of it, and that even while its working its not working as good as the real stuff.

I buy top of the line stuff in my day job, and I see others with the cheap junk, doing a **bleep**py job for their clients.

The OP although warning us now,  has obviously made the same silly decision in the beginning.