How To Choose A Cordless Screwdriver For Home + Video And Reviews

2024 Author: Bailey Albertson | [email protected]. Last modified: 2024-01-17 22:26

Workshop twist: how to choose a cordless screwdriver for your home?

In the present century, an increasing number of devices used in everyday life and work have universal properties and characteristics. However, this will not always guarantee the performance of the desired function. If we talk about a cordless screwdriver, then there is no need to strive to combine functionality, how can you choose a tool for the home?

Content

• 1 Features and benefits of cordless screwdrivers

• 2 How to choose a tool for the home?

  • 2.1 Wizard Tips - Video

  • 2.2 Battery

    • 2.2.1 Heavy but reliable
    • 2.2.2 Light, but not long
    • 2.2.3 Most, most, but dangerous
  • 2.3 Torque moment
  • 2.4 How it spins
  • 2.5 Cartridge
  • 2.6 Options plus
  • 2.7 Testing screwdrivers - video

• 3 Hand tool

  • 3.1 Comparative characteristics of popular models - table

    3.1.1 Model range in the photo

• 4 Customer Reviews

Features and benefits of cordless screwdrivers

It is difficult to imagine a home or professional craftsman without a tool such as a screwdriver. Having only once tried to tighten a screw or a self-tapping screw with a screwdriver, the idea of purchasing a special device that can not only significantly facilitate the processes of untwisting and twisting, but also capable of doing this "remotely", that is, without unnecessary wires and connection to the mains, arises.

Fully equipped cordless screwdriver

Cordless screwdrivers from some manufacturers can even be called universal, because in addition they can drill in a wide variety of materials. In addition, cordless screwdrivers have many advantages for construction and repair work:

• mobility - the tool will work even in the forest, even in the field where there is no electricity;
• safety - no one gets entangled in the wires, no short circuit occurs in moisture;
• balance of design - external battery makes the device balanced and comfortable for the hand.

How to choose a home tool?

The choice of any tool requires studying a minimum number of characteristics. As for the cordless screwdriver, first of all, you should pay attention to the following points:

• what type of battery;
• what is the torque;
• what is the rotation speed of the cartridge;
• what type of cartridge;
• what auxiliary options are present.

Master's tips - video

Battery

One of the main parameters of cordless screwdrivers is its battery, because it is about half the cost of the entire tool. Today, there are three possible battery tools on the market.

Heavy but reliable

One of the most "long-playing" batteries is nickel-cadmium. Screwdrivers for home use are equipped with such batteries. Their service life can be up to five years, they can be recharged up to 1000 times, have only about 20% percent self-discharge per month, are quite energy-intensive and inexpensive. Of the shortcomings, only a large weight and large dimensions can be noted.

Lightweight but not long

More modern batteries are nickel-metal hydride. They are more energy-intensive, smaller in size and weight, more wear-resistant and are not afraid of shocks, but they can be charged no more than 5 hundred times. The main disadvantage of such batteries is that they do not function at low temperatures. Self-discharge of such batteries is up to one third per month. The NiMH battery needs to be fully charged as it also loses capacity from an incomplete charge.

Most, most, but dangerous

A lithium-ion battery has many benefits, but can be hazardous to operate

The most modern battery today is considered to be a lithium-ion battery. Such a battery bypasses its counterparts in almost all respects. Li-ion battery:

• lightweight, energy-intensive and compact;
• can be charged up to 7 hundred times;
• almost does not lose charge during storage;
• charges in half an hour;
• resistant to damage.

But the disadvantages of such a battery are very significant:

• works no more than two years;
• sensitive to overheating;
• does not work in the cold;
• fire hazardous, may explode when trying to restore it from a discharged state;
• is an order of magnitude higher than nickel-cadmium or nickel-metal hydride.

Torsion moment

The torque of a cordless screwdriver is an indicator of the force with which the tool will work. The unit of measurement of this force is Newton-meters, 15–20 units will be enough for a home appliance, and for professional use you can pick up a screwdriver with a force of up to 100 N / m.

How it spins

An important parameter when choosing a cordless screwdriver is the rotation speed. It determines the capabilities of the instrument. The higher this indicator, the more functional the device will be. So, to work with fasteners, about 500 rpm is enough, but drilling will take at least 1000.

Cartridge

The keyless chuck of the screwdriver is simple and convenient to use

As a rule, screwdrivers are equipped with standard chucks, which are fixed with a special key. Such devices are reliable and familiar. However, more and more often on the market you can find quick-change chucks that are fixed with clamps - they make it possible to change the nozzle as quickly as possible.

Options plus

The final stage of the selection can be considered additional tool options:

• If necessary, you can consider the presence of a case, which will make it easier to carry and store.
• The backlight will be useful, which will allow you to work in low light conditions.
• The spindle lock can be selected due to the ease of changing attachments.
• The function of reverse (reverse) rotation is considered a must-have addition; without it it is difficult to imagine a modern screwdriver as such.

Testing screwdrivers - video

Hand tool

It is not only manufacturers of tools for repair and construction that produce cordless screwdrivers, so there are a lot of them on the market. Professional craftsmen and experts, meanwhile, tend to choose the following models:

• Bosch GSR 1440-LI;
• Makita 6347DWDE;
• Hitachi DS10DFL.

Comparative characteristics of popular models - table

Model	Manufacturer country	Battery type, power	Torque	Rotational speed	Set	Warranty	Price
Bosch GSR 1440-LI	Germany	LiION, 14.4 Volt	30 n / m	420-1400 rpm	Case, two batteries	12 months	From 7000 rubles
Makita 6347DWDE	Japan	NiMH, 18 Volts	80 n / m	400-1300 rpm	Case, two batteries	12 months	from 11,000 rubles
Hitachi DS10DFL	Japan	LiION, 10.8 Volt	22 n / m	300-1300 rpm	Case, two batteries	36 months	From 6500 rubles

Lineup in the photo

Hitachi DS10DFL cordless screwdriver

Hitachi DS10DFL cordless screwdriver complete set

Makita 6347DWDE cordless screwdriver included

Cordless screwdriver Makita 6347DWDE

Cordless screwdriver Bosch GSR 1440-LI complete set

Cordless screwdriver Bosch GSR 1440-LI

Consumer reviews

Olga

ya.ru

Sergei

ya.ru

Maxim

ya.ru

It would be wrong to talk about which cordless screwdriver is better, more powerful or more convenient. The tool is selected individually according to the hand, according to needs, according to the pocket. The main thing is that such a device in the house is necessary not only for a man, but also for a woman, that no, no, and it will apply to "strong" work.