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Aaron841

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Hi I just won a Festool bare battery drill at the Screwfix Live competition this weekend. It is bare only so looking for a charger and battery. Does anyone have any recommendations on which battery size to go for when using the basic drill?

Thanks in advance
 
I imagine the Cordless drill T 18+3 is just a more powerful version of the above?
 
Aaron841 said:
I imagine the Cordless drill T 18+3 is just a more powerful version of the above?

From my experience (and just by absolutely unscientific feel) I'd say the T18 offers somewhere in the range of 10-15% more power. If you use large 55mm holesaws it'll be a factor, if the biggest you do is a 35mm Forstner bit then not so much.
As a jack of all trades I'd still recommend the T18 / C18, also because it has this brilliant electronic clutch (25 settings vs. 13 on TXS).

I note it has 3Ah battieries - will these last in the impact?
The 3Ah are excellent for the drills; they'll last you all day but make the drills a lot more nimble. I even run my BHC impact with them, dips into reinforced concrete ceilings like a hot knife in butter, 100 holes in a row.
 
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