No body is going to make a comparative DCD980L2 us DCD950L2??

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ediazMember since Nov 2010Dec 27, 2011 9:53 AM CT

🙂

I am very sad about the batery format change., any body knows about a adapter??

In Europe the name is 18V..

http://www.dewalt.co.uk/powertools/cordless/xr-system/technology/

regards!!

CTDieselMember since Jul 2011Dec 27, 2011 5:57 PM CT

Sad, why? The old line, as far as I know, is still being manufactured and supported.

kjonesMember since Oct 2010Dec 27, 2011 6:10 PM CT

CTDiesel wrote:
Sad, why? The old line, as far as I know, is still being manufactured and supported.

exactly. And there are no intentions/plans to stop doing so. If you prefer 18v, than keep using it.

ediazMember since Nov 2010Dec 27, 2011 8:40 PM CT

sad, because we see how this ends…

The old system are replaced by the new system, if are possible no compatibility, and after of two yeas trow all you battery for the “new” system..

The best at all is that the new system are the SAME, it is only a change of format…. 🙁

kjonesMember since Oct 2010Dec 27, 2011 9:13 PM CT

You are 100% wrong. I understand that you are hesitant to believe this, but do not propagate your misinformation as fact. DeWALT has nothing to gain by getting rid of the 18v line, and will not force it out of the market. Someday the 18v line may go away, but it will be because the market has stopped buying it, not because DeWALT forces it out.

ediazMember since Nov 2010Dec 28, 2011 5:19 AM CT

Ok, I don’t say anythink… Only said my opinion.. I can said my opinion, isn’t :-D?? 🙂

kjonesMember since Oct 2010Dec 28, 2011 12:13 PM CT

ediaz wrote:
sad, because we see how this ends…
The old system are replaced by the new system, if are possible no compatibility, and after of two yeas trow all you battery for the “new” system..
The best at all is that the new system are the SAME, it is only a change of format…. 🙁

I am responding to this statement. You are certainly entitled to your opinion, but after the endless responses from DeWALT regarding their commitment to the 18v platform, it seems like it is time for statements and conjectures like these to end.

anadeviMember since Nov 2011Dec 28, 2011 2:15 PM CT

If change saddens you so, perhaps you would be happier in a Mennonite community.

ediaz wrote:
sad, because we see how this ends…
The old system are replaced by the new system, if are possible no compatibility, and after of two yeas trow all you battery for the “new” system..
The best at all is that the new system are the SAME, it is only a change of format…. 🙁

kanxrusMember since Jan 2009Dec 28, 2011 3:04 PM CT

I may post up a DCD970KL vs the newer DCD985L2 in the near future. Just a simple runtime test, this time around maybe I will use different size bit’s, and maybe add in some concrete drilling into one simple runtime test.