Should I wait to buy the CXS 18 Drill kit? (new tabless batteries)

[COBill]

Just be aware that the 4.0 high power battery has had some issues so make sure that at the first sign of problems, you send it off to Festool to make sure it's covered under warranty.

I have twelve (yes, twelve, I always buy the battery kit version of every Festool) and haven't had any issues.

 

[Cheese]

I have twelve (yes, twelve, I always buy the battery kit version of every Festool) and haven't had any issues.

Well good for you…I wish I had that success ratio.

 

[catchy_username]

Well good for you…I wish I had that success ratio.

me too! I have had 2 failures on 6 packs, 33% failure rate is not good...

 

[jronman]

One thing that might be worth considering is waiting for the TBX kits to drop but at that time buy the current High Power kits at a discount.Or maybe they will drop a gen 2 CXS 18 at the same time to fix the pinching issue on the trigger in that case TBX all the way. The finger pinching is so annoying.

 

[jronman]

The new batteries are unlikely to make a significant difference. I purchased a CSX 18 Skin as I already had two 3.1Ah 18v batteries for use in a 18/4. The reason for the 3.1 batteries in a large drill was to make it as light as possible. Having two batteries meant that there was always one charged in reserve. With teh CSX 18, I decided to get two more batteries, again the smallest I could find, which were the 3.0Ah. Now the point is that the external design of the batteries does not change. And, frankly, these batteries should last 10 years. Then they will be re-packed or replaced. Each has enough charge to last at least a month of use. More charge is not going to give me more use from the drill. A newer technology sounds good but a lower price makes an older battery a better deal.

Regards from Perth

Derek

I suppose if you specifically have the CTC SYS that requires the 5 cell packs, having the TBX4 battery could boost performance.