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    Yeah yeah, maybe a little...
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    Speaking of non sequiturs...Did they pour it?

    Did i miss an update?
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    Quote Originally Posted by brutal View Post
    My oldest is an Audi tech and they only run electrics now.
    Yes, I've been hearing from vendors and friends that a lot of shops are primarily electric for about a year or two now. We have to have the air for the lifts for sure, and we still use Nitro Cat impacts for wheels and most heavier work, spring work and shit like that. All of us have and use electric screw guns and 3/8ths impacts for everything else.

    Having enough batteries charged for them is just about the same level of pain in the ass as dragging the air hose around for all the stuff you're doing, so it's kind of a wash in the long run really.….if you're using the hell out of them all day long. The batteries are strong when new, but weaken rapidly on heavier jobs over time....and they are stupid expensive to replace more often than not...at least in my experience.


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    Quote Originally Posted by Great-Kazoo View Post
    The daughter is in town from CA. Asked if we could turn the heat up, seems 65 is too cold for her
    Awesome...I hope she enjoys the visit and the area while she's there.


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    Don't you just have a charger or two with a battery always in it? That's what I do. I've got two chargers (used to have three) so I can run hard (for a homeowner) all day if I need.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Irving View Post
    Don't you just have a charger or two with a battery always in it? That's what I do. I've got two chargers (used to have three) so I can run hard (for a homeowner) all day if I need.
    Well, I do, and I also have several tools that use the same battery size. If two of them drop out on the same day, I can't use one of 'em until the next day unless I steal a battery from another and so on. I don't want to spend the money for six batteries and three chargers. Sucks if more than one cycles weak or stops taking a charge at the same time...$.


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    Quote Originally Posted by Kowalski Lives View Post
    Yes, I've been hearing from vendors and friends that a lot of shops are primarily electric for about a year or two now. We have to have the air for the lifts for sure, and we still use Nitro Cat impacts for wheels and most heavier work, spring work and shit like that. All of us have and use electric screw guns and 3/8ths impacts for everything else.

    Having enough batteries charged for them is just about the same level of pain in the ass as dragging the air hose around for all the stuff you're doing, so it's kind of a wash in the long run really.….if you're using the hell out of them all day long. The batteries are strong when new, but weaken rapidly on heavier jobs over time....and they are stupid expensive to replace more often than not...at least in my experience.
    Understand. These guys are working in pristine shops, using single post hydraulic lifts and making sure they don't break a nail.

    LOL. In all honesty, son's a team lead and rarely turns wrenches in the shop anymore. Guessing he still has a monthly tool truck nut for a while nonetheless.
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    Guys at shops likely aren't buying multiple tools that come with batteries and chargers like me either.
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    There are no chargers like you Irving.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Irving View Post
    Guys at shops likely aren't buying multiple tools that come with batteries and chargers like me either.
    Yup, they're all soft chargers.
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