Brushed vs Brushless – What’s The Deal?

George_bush_scratching_his_headThere is a lot of marketing hoopla (dare we say propoganda?) out there these days about the virtues of brushless motors in power tools so I thought it was about time I put something together on the differences and benefits of each motor type used.

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Cordless Power Tools 101 Pt.1 – Batteries – Voltage, Chemistry and Amp Hour

google1At Direct2Trade.co.nz we sell many different products but by far our most popular sellers are cordless power tools so I thought it might be useful for some of our non tradie friends to cover off some of the main cordless power tool types in a 101 style series.

Before we start looking seriously at the tools though let’s discuss the bits that power them – Batteries.

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Bright Future Ahead for Hitachi Cordless – UB18DEL Review

Lets face it, there are many suppliers of power tools and accessories in the New Zealand market and all have their strength and weaknesses. We chose to align ourselves with 2 strong brands, one of them being Hitachi. We like the way they operate and the value and innovation they bring to the customer is first rate. Hell they are so good they won Supplier of the Year in the 2013 Hardware Awards. Continue reading