The problem with "rechargeable" battery-powered tools is not that they don't have power.
The problem is that they don't have service life. The battery packs die early; I'm under the impression that they work "ok" for two or three years when used and recharged every day. For an occasional user, the batteries are always dead when you need 'em, gotta put 'em on the charger the day before you need the tool, and apparently that's really hard on 'em.
I've got air tools that are decades-old, and they still kick ass on the bottom-feeder "new" air tools.
Father-in-Law gave me a cordless drill, it was done in three months. New batteries cost more than the stupid drill. Newer battery packs aren't as bad as my old drill, but they're still dead long before my air tools wear out.
The problem is that they don't have service life. The battery packs die early; I'm under the impression that they work "ok" for two or three years when used and recharged every day. For an occasional user, the batteries are always dead when you need 'em, gotta put 'em on the charger the day before you need the tool, and apparently that's really hard on 'em.
I've got air tools that are decades-old, and they still kick ass on the bottom-feeder "new" air tools.
Father-in-Law gave me a cordless drill, it was done in three months. New batteries cost more than the stupid drill. Newer battery packs aren't as bad as my old drill, but they're still dead long before my air tools wear out.