Aldi goodies

Today I bought a cute solid looking and feeling, lithium powered battery drill, The trigger speed control is better than any others I have tried. One strange thing is that the charger power supply is still wound transformer type.It has a plug to the charger base 12v dc,so that means I should be able to charge in the car. Now I just have to hope it does not blow up soon, I have mixed success with aldi stuff, some things excellent some not so. They also had magnetic trays (2off),magnetic tool holders (2off)$10 And lots of other mechanical goodies.

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F Murtz
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Good luck with it but IMO you get what you pay for so don't expect much. Last battery tool I bought was a $700 Makita impact driver, dropped it off the roof of a 2 story house, it barely got a scratch and still works perfectly.

Daryl

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D Walford

My Hitachi costs about 500 for the basic 18v kit , I assume you realise pay for what you get applies so the Aldi wont last in anything but toy use ?

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atec77

$69 for this one, But I bought two 18 volt drills from Aldi about six years ago for $24 each,they have had a new battery a couple of years ago, one is still going like a train,(can't fault them except for batteries) but I can not get more new batteries and to rebuild them costs heaps. If this one lasts as well I will be satisfied.Even if the batteries go I can probably still rig something up as they look like they have 18650 size built in the pack, which are easy to get and cheaper than NiCd As long as this drill is as good mechanically as my old ones it will be all right.

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F Murtz

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Got a Dewalt Cordless in 1994, for about $450 still use it all the time, other than being on its 6th battery, still goes great. Haven't dropped from a 2 storey house but did drop it about 3 metres onto a floor once.

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kreed

You may well find ebay/us will find batteries , locally battery world wanted 320 ex for two for the Hitachi , 164 laneded from the us

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atec77

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: > $69 for this one, But I bought two 18 volt drills from Aldi about six : > years ago for $24 each,they have had a new battery a couple of years : > ago, one is still going like a train,(can't fault them except for : > batteries) but I can not get more new batteries and to rebuild them : > costs heaps. : > If this one lasts as well I will be satisfied.Even if the batteries go I : > can probably still rig something up as they look like they have 18650 : > size built in the pack, which are easy to get and cheaper than NiCd : > As long as this drill is as good mechanically as my old ones it will be : > all right. : You may well find ebay/us will find batteries , locally battery world : wanted 320 ex for two for the Hitachi , 164 laneded from the us : : -- : X-No-Archive: Yes :

Ya lazy buggar, rebuid the old ones! Last time I rebuit a Drill pack I used Emergency light batteries. All you have to do it break open the plastic wrapper and desolder the lugs and use em to rebuild ya drill pack. Theres always thousands of those that have only just failed there 90 discharge test that are being thrown out. If you need seom Baz, let me know and I will find some that have "Had" to be replaced ;o)

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Scotty

**Two weeks ago, Aldi advertised a scientific calculator that is identical (except for brand name) to the one I use on my bench. I paid $27.00 for it about 18 months ago. I note that the same calculator is 'on special' at my local Coles for $25.00.

Aldi had it for $1.99.

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Trevor Wilson

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Kind of makes the "down down, prices down" jingle a bit of empty propaganda.

Though Coles lite sour cream is cheaper than Aldi.

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kreed

I bought one of those on Wednesday just for having a spare around. Works a treat.

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Noddy

Wish we had an Aldi here, but we still haven't.

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Clocky

Is Wednesday something like a Thursday?

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Rob

On 21/01/2011 7:10 AM, Scotty wrote::>> My Hitachi costs about 500 for the basic 18v kit , I assume you realise

Emergency light

the lugs and use em to

failed there 90

and I will find some

Ok I will take you up on that shame to throw the old ones out without a try

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atec77

Shame, they have put one in every reasonable sized city in SE QLD since about 2005 or so.

I think WA still has no Aldi though.

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kreed

Emergency light

the lugs and use em to

failed there 90

and I will find some

I'll have some of those, I got a heap of Ryobi batt packs that have died and need repacking, 12 and 14.4V and an 18V circular saw battery you know my number

Kev

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Kev

No Aldi's in WA as far as I am aware!

Would be good if there were.

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Alan

That's why I made that comment, I'm in WA where there are no Aldi's :-(

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Clocky

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Used to be about 400km from me, but we went to that area regularly, I used to just buy bulk in the non-perisahble stuff, load up the car and bring it home. Was much less than Coles, especially the cat food at the time.

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kreed

Our local news agent has the "Name" brand ones for $20

Kev

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Kev

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: > :> $69 for this one, But I bought two 18 volt drills from Aldi about six : > :> years ago for $24 each,they have had a new battery a couple of years : > :> ago, one is still going like a train,(can't fault them except for : > :> batteries) but I can not get more new batteries and to rebuild them : > :> costs heaps. : > :> If this one lasts as well I will be satisfied.Even if the batteries go I : > :> can probably still rig something up as they look like they have 18650 : > :> size built in the pack, which are easy to get and cheaper than NiCd : > :> As long as this drill is as good mechanically as my old ones it will be : > :> all right. : > : You may well find ebay/us will find batteries , locally battery world : > : wanted 320 ex for two for the Hitachi , 164 laneded from the us : > : : > : -- : > : X-No-Archive: Yes : > : : >

: > Ya lazy buggar, rebuid the old ones! Last time I rebuit a Drill pack I used Emergency light : > batteries. All you have to do it break open the plastic wrapper and desolder the lugs and use em to : > rebuild ya drill pack. Theres always thousands of those that have only just failed there 90 : > discharge test that are being thrown out. If you need seom Baz, let me know and I will find some : > that have "Had" to be replaced ;o) : >

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: : : I'll have some of those, I got a heap of Ryobi batt packs that have died : and need repacking, 12 and 14.4V and an 18V circular saw battery : you know my number : : : Kev

Not a problem, I'll store a bunch and let you both know. Let me know how many cells you want and a number and I will try and keep them aside for you. We generally chuck em out until I get some good ones.

PS Kev, you still want some 200Ahrs? I have four in the ute at the moment (F**ken heavy bastards though, 61Kg each)

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Scotty

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