Thread: Makita BHP451RFE

I looked at one but bought the 14.4V Lithium Panasonic instead for $509 and am very pleased with it. Doing woodwork and light metal I have been happy with 12 volts in the past. I thought the weight and size of the Makita was overkill for the work I do. My Makita batteries have caused me trouble in the past so I went for the one which I know has great batteries. As I say, the smaller lighter drill (though still has plenty of grunt) was better for me but may not suit you. Anyway it is another good drill to look at which is what I think you asked for. You will probably get lots of ideas but I have not seen Panasonic touted round the forums. they are good kit IMHO

Pusser

Hi Pusser<O:p</O:p
Thanks for your feedback.<O:p</O:p
I had the pleasure of checking out a Panasonic 15.6 hammer drill and liked it a lot (Very quiet) with great power.
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The Panasonic drill comes with the Ni-Mh battery and the Makita comes with the Li-Ion batteries which I was told by the sales person is a better option if you have the drill sitting on the shelf and not being used for a while.
Otherwise I would properly go for the Panasonic.<O:p</O:p
Please feel free to correct me should this not be the case.
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Many regards,<O:p</O:p
PC<O:p</O:p
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If youre keen on that drill and it is a great drill, you can get a 4 tool combo from the u.s for less than you can buy the drill here.. You will need a stepdown transformer but they are pretty cheap.

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Makita-18v-LX...QQcmdZViewItem

milwaukee also have a combo but 28v

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Milwaukee-4-P...QQcmdZViewItem

Very interesting sol381
I have been wondering about buying from the US but am a bit worried about the warranty. I would have to send the unit back to the US should somthing go wrong generating another cost.

Have you had any experience buying from the US

Regards,
PC

Yeah ive bought quite a few things.. Mainly dewalt and havent had any problems. Most warranties here are only 12 months and if you buy quality like makita or milwaukee youd be very unlucky that they would break down in the first year.. You could always send the buyer a message and ask if warranty is tranferable to australia.
For the price tho they are hard to beat and with the aussie dollar so high it makes it even sweeter.

The panasonic EY7440 comes with two Li-Ion 3Ah 14.4V battery packs(model EY9L40). The drill and battery pack weigh 1.6Kg (warning the originator of this message has just committed a code violation by consulting the manual)

The Ni-MH version is an older model.

Pusser

Went down the shop today to check out the Milwaukee brand and liked it a lot. Did some quick research on the web and found only positive feedbacks. The warranty is better than any of the other brands I have looked at. Their web site states the following:
5 year warranty* for all Lithium-Ion V-Technology tools and 2 years for V-Technology batteries, chargers and lamps. This relates to V28 and V18 tools.

Even though they have a 5 year warranty you`ll probably never need to use it, but it is handy. Milwaukee tools just keep going The v28 range is as close to corded power you will get from a cordless. The drills are kind of heavy but its not like you are holding it constantly for hours on end.
Im sure if you bought it you`ll be more than happy and wont need your old corded drill again.