Good Saturday everyone,
I just wanted to see what others experience has been with the current crop of cordless tools, specifically the lithium-ion stuff with electronics.
I pose the question because of my own trials this year with warranty work on a Milwaukee drill/driver combo that I bought in early spring of '18. I was in need of a new set and having used both the drill and driver on jobsites with other carpenters I knew when the time came to replace my older Makitas it would be the Milwaukee 18 volt.
However, both my driver and now the drill have had the trigger and associate electronics replaced. And one of my two friends with the same set has had issues with his as well.
I'm lucky to have a hardware store not far away that has an excellent repair shop that's authorized to do Milwaukee warranty work. And Milwaukee tools have a 5-year warranty....that's huge! But it doesn't change the fact that when I go out on a job I now feel like I'll have to have a back-up drill/driver set.
Sorry for the long winded post, and make no mistake: I don't know if these tools would be as awesome as they are without the troublesome electronics, but man, when up on a ladder and counting on driving a fastener so everyone can let go of something heavy.......no the time for the trigger to stop working!
Has anyone else had issues with any recent cordless electronics?