Bosch 10.8V Litheon Impactor $99 @ BORG

[burrellski]

Also picked one up for $99.00. Mine came with a 10.8V flashlight (a "$40.00 value",without battery) shrunk wrapped to the box. They also had the I Driver for $99, which I passed on but now I'm wondering about it as well.

Mine came shrink-wrapped with a free holster. Better than nothing but not as nice as a flashlight. I have been thinking about picking up a light off eBay. I have other cordless tool battery powered lights and they're handy. I did read a few reviews stating that the bulbs in these Bosch lights are very fragile.

[avaserfi]

Couldn't resist anymore. I picked mine up with the Lowes coupon so $94 after tax and it came with the flashlight. PS20 rebate comes tomorrow. Got the last one in the store too .

[billfrommich]

Mine came shrink-wrapped with a free holster. Better than nothing but not as nice as a flashlight. I have been thinking about picking up a light off eBay. I have other cordless tool battery powered lights and they're handy. I did read a few reviews stating that the bulbs in these Bosch lights are very fragile.

The "$40 value" flashlight is selling for $12.99 at Amazon.com and yes the bulb is apparently fragile. But hey, its free.

[just started]

I've dropped mine a few times and the bulb is hanging in there so far. It is nice and bright also.

[skamath]

i tried the PS40 tool today and i am not very impressed. it did worser than an old corded (non-impact) dewalt drill that have. also i have tried a bigger impact driver before (again bosch) and also remember not being very impressed. what am i missing? am i not using it right? do i need to get the hang of it?

also should i get the PS20 instead, since it is the same price? even though i am going to get another PS20 as rebate.

thanks!

[just started]

i tried the PS40 tool today and i am not very impressed. it did worser than an old corded (non-impact) dewalt drill that have. also i have tried a bigger impact driver before (again bosch) and also remember not being very impressed. what am i missing? am i not using it right? do i need to get the hang of it?

also should i get the PS20 instead, since it is the same price? even though i am going to get another PS20 as rebate.

thanks!

What were you trying to do with it?

[LinuxRandal]

Generally, the people I see who don't get it, are the ones who ACTUALLY use their clutch setup on their drills. Now if you have an impact and a drill, with equal batteries, then it is easy to leave the impact as the screw gun, and the drill, for self named.

But my other impact, is a Ridgid, with ONLY 1, 1.3aHr battery, verses 2, 3.5 ahr drill batteries. So I do use the clutch quite a bit.

I picked this up, to have both (with rebate), for my portable, quick fix, box.

[skamath]

What were you trying to do with it?

well i tried to drive a 3" deck screw into a 2" thick maple stock. the PS40 stopped midway (it kept hammering the screw without turning it) while my old trusty corded dewalt took it the rest of the way through.

[skamath]

Generally, the people I see who don't get it, are the ones who ACTUALLY use their clutch setup on their drills. Now if you have an impact and a drill, with equal batteries, then it is easy to leave the impact as the screw gun, and the drill, for self named.

But my other impact, is a Ridgid, with ONLY 1, 1.3aHr battery, verses 2, 3.5 ahr drill batteries. So I do use the clutch quite a bit.

I picked this up, to have both (with rebate), for my portable, quick fix, box.

sorry, don't understand what you mean. are you saying that the PS40 needs a pilot hole but is faster driver than the PS20?

[LinuxRandal]

The PS40 is designed to be a driver only. It CAN be used with drill bits, but it is harder on them, then the drill, and you get more wobble (runout) with it.

It would need a pilot hole if the screws are not self tapping.

[jtrcy]

The reason for the clearance is that they've recently re-badged all of that series of tools as 12VOLT MAX --- intstead of 10.8volt.

It's the same darn battery, they're just finding they aren't able to compete with Mil's 12volt numbers in the heads of consumers.

Their justification for the 12volt rating is that when you fully charge a battery it charges to 12volt. In use, it rates as 10.8

Marketing BS, but if it gets US some great deals, more power to em.

For those buying the PS20 - when they first came out, ther were made in Switzerland. Now they are made in Thailand I think. So it might be worth the effort to get them to switch the drill body from the box with the display which might still be a swiss made unit.

JT

[Andrew Benedetto]

i tried the PS40 tool today and i am not very impressed. it did worser than an old corded (non-impact) dewalt drill that have. also i have tried a bigger impact driver before (again bosch) and also remember not being very impressed. what am i missing? am i not using it right? do i need to get the hang of it?

also should i get the PS20 instead, since it is the same price? even though i am going to get another PS20 as rebate.

thanks!

Something is wrong. I have many ID's., of them the Ridgid 18v is the best, Makita 12v and Bosch ps40 are about the same in force and the Ryobi 1+ 18v and Ridgid RA 12v last. Like air impacts, the drive force is effected by lenght of the bit/socket, friction on the drive to fastner and absorbtion of the impact.
Try to remove a rubber mounted bolt with an impact gun, nothing will happen.
Have you tried to finish to drive the screw with something else?

[spykmyk]

Skamath

It could be two problems:

1. The battery might be almost dead

2. Which is what my guess is, you aren't pulling the trigger the whole way in.

If you have an older corded drill, then chances are it's not variable speed so you just might not be used to this.

If you aren't pulling the trigger in the whole way, the result is exactly what you are mentioning.

[skamath]

Something is wrong. I have many ID's., of them the Ridgid 18v is the best, Makita 12v and Bosch ps40 are about the same in force and the Ryobi 1+ 18v and Ridgid RA 12v last. Like air impacts, the drive force is effected by lenght of the bit/socket, friction on the drive to fastner and absorbtion of the impact.
Try to remove a rubber mounted bolt with an impact gun, nothing will happen.
Have you tried to finish to drive the screw with something else?

i'll try again. i'll try a hex head lag screw and see what it does with it on a stud.

[skamath]

Skamath

It could be two problems:

1. The battery might be almost dead

2. Which is what my guess is, you aren't pulling the trigger the whole way in.

If you have an older corded drill, then chances are it's not variable speed so you just might not be used to this.

If you aren't pulling the trigger in the whole way, the result is exactly what you are mentioning.

nope. battery was freshly charged. also i am used to variable speed drill. but i'll try again. i must be doing something wrong. for example i was initially putting force on the bit, but later i read somewhere that impact drivers don't need much force.