Why is it T15 "+3" but C15?

[mosez]

what does the "+3" in the t-drills stand for?

 

[tallgrass]

+3 is a marketing thing....it is to show you that while it is a 15 volt machine it has the power of an average 18 volt drill...due to the motor control tech and kind of motor used.

 

[AlexThePalex]

Thery probably dropped it with the C15 because they realised it was BS and led to a lot of cunfusion.

 

[MrToolJunkie]

I always thought it was the number of chucks that it could support.

Scot

 

[fdengel]

Jacobs cuck, Centrotec chuck, Eccentric chuck, Depth Stop chuck -- that's four, unless you count the right-angle adaptor as a chuck, then five.

Or one (two if counting R-A-a) if it's how many at a time.

 

[MrToolJunkie]

I was thinking right angle, offset and depth as the three chucks that are different than the regular chuck and Centrotec...I know it is a stretch.

Scot

 

[PeterK]

I thought the +3 referred to the warrantee.

 

[mosez]

none of the chuck-counting-ideas apply ONLY to the t-drills and not to the c-drills. so that cannot be the reason.
what tallgrass and alex suggested sounds most reasonable to me. anyways, what is the "official" answer to this? shane? peter?
thanks, guys!

 

[AlexThePalex]

what tallgrass and alex suggested sounds most reasonable to me. anyways, what is the "official" answer to this? shane? peter?

Guys, it really is what tallgrass says.

 

[peter halle]

what tallgrass and alex suggested sounds most reasonable to me. anyways, what is the "official" answer to this? shane? peter?

Guys, it really is what tallgrass says.

I can't speak for Festool and give an "official answer", but I believe that both these responses are correct - illustrating that their 15 volt drill compares to competitors' 18 volt drills (+3 volts).  I have been looking for a video interview where I think Rick Bush answered that question during the interview.  I don't know if you have ever tried looking for a Festool video on the internet.  Boy there are A LOT!  

Peter

 

[jmbfestool]

oh.    I always thought T15 +3 meant you get 3 years warranty with it.    Seems odd for festool to put +3 to claim its equal to 18V  doesn't seem very professional but then also +3 = warranty would also be odd now I think about it as they would put +3 on allll the tools

[popcorn]

 

[speed]

i always assumed that it was +3volts so the power of 18v

 

[mosez]

ok guys, here's what i got from festool germany (translated):

The "+3" does not have a meaning anymore. It was created in the process of developing the t-drills and just was not transferred to the later developed c-drills.

that's pretty much what you already said but this is the "official" answer.