<div dir="ltr">Went with the lithium ion batteries when I bought my Ridgid drill. I had the battery warranty problem but bought a new battery since that was cheaper than buying a new drill outfit. I need 2 drills so my other drill is a lithium ion Milwaukee. Since then I have bought a recipricating saw and impact driver so pretty much have a Milwaukee set on 18v. Like both drills but the Milwaukee seems a little better balanced. Some of my friends have gone the cheaper drill route, calling it a throwaway saying that it is cheaper to go that route than buy the expensive and replace the batteries. Not sure about that way of thinking......they could be right, but for me the higher priced tools are working for me and other than the batteries, seem to hold up much better.<br></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Nov 27, 2015 at 1:41 PM, Steve Bigelow via Woodworkers <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:woodworkers@lists.sawdusters.org" target="_blank">woodworkers@lists.sawdusters.org</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><p dir="ltr">I also have a rigid corded drill, purchased due to the lifetime warranty. I've never had the batteries go bad in it. It will drive screws all day long on a single charge. Very, very lightweight battery. The charger is built right into the drill, so you just plug and go. Very convenient and very innovative.</p>
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