Originally Posted by
Brian45
Hi everyone.
Sorry, minor rant first, then question.
I currently have a kit of AEG battery tools. At the time I purchased them my brother had the same gear and as we were working together kinda made sense and they worked fine.
I don't have any real issue with the tools although I'm not sure it's me expecting more or I'm working them, however the batteries don't seem to last that long. The one thing I have noticed with my kit purchased in 2017 the batteries ranged from in age from 2015 - 2016 ? older batteries.
To add to my kit I purchased a trim router the other day (2 weeks) quite excited I was, it works a real treat, however I was rather off to find the router was a 2017 model and battery a 2016. This may not seem a big deal to many, but I figured if I purchase in 2019 I would get at least a 2018 - 2019 model. Now if it was sold as old stock then that's fine, I mean I paid 2019 price?. Moved on.
A week later I had a battery fail, would not hold a charge. I took it back with receipt and they said this is an old battery out of warranty :upset:. Rant not last long I got a new battery. My new battery is the new force one and it seems to have more power again that could just be me. A week earlier a battery failed from the kit from the Man Shed and they replaced the whole kit --- that was a bit excessive I thought. This Men Shed kit was purchased 2018 and one of the batteries was 2015 rest 2016.
Question - I'm seeking opinions on your battery gear, its not for me, our Men Shed maybe looking at another lot of gear, drills etc. Currently we have an AEG kit. I was thinking Hitachi - Dewalt or Makita, however I think Hitachi is now rebadged. Or is it smarter option just stick with AEG and more force batteries. I can see the value of staying with one brand of gear as batteries will fit everything tool. However I don't want to be replacing batteries all the time.
Anyway let me know your thoughts.