[socket2ya]

SDS max drill (for driving ground rods), vacuum, hedge clippers, circular saw, a power adapter would be nice. I'd see it just as a clip in that fits in the battery slot with heavy leads to a DC power supply.

Quoted from user Oliquir:
"problem with this is that a drill battery can deliver a lot of amps (over 50 peak) so it would take a very big dc power supply to handle this. i already make one for my shop with a 25 amp 18v switching one ( that was about 12 x 4 x 3 inch big!) and was tripping it everytime drill was working hard"

 

[socket2ya]

And that explains why Black and Decker never moved forward with this adapter

 

[HackWork]

I could see it now, a power supply the size of a forklift charger To wheel around with a welding cable lead and Anderson connector to attach to the tool.

Or you can just put a battery in it :shifty:

 

[MechanicalDVR]

Eh-hem... I mentioned this idea first in another thread. :vs_unimpressed:

My mention wasn't for credit but merely to reference the idea.

 

[MechanicalDVR]

SDS max drill (for driving ground rods), vacuum, hedge clippers, circular saw, a power adapter would be nice. I'd see it just as a clip in that fits in the battery slot with heavy leads to a DC power supply.

Years ago there was a set up with the battery in a 5 gallon bucket I think it was Skil and Craftsman that had that set up.

 

[MTW]

Bummer.

 

[drspec]

you mean like this?

https://www.amazon.com/DEWALT-DCA12...12957088&sr=8-4&keywords=dewalt+power+adapter

 

[A Little Short]

That power supply only works for one tool, their (Dewalt) miter saw.

 

[drspec]

That power supply only works for one tool, their (Dewalt) miter saw.

thats correct but it exists

 

[socket2ya]

Good find Spec, I guess technology finds a way eventually. Apparently Greenlee makes an 18v variety.

https://jet.com/product/Greenlee-Cordless-AC-Adaptor/fe4d59b991e14cc8a1b902ae53adbda3

Would be nice if Milwaukee made an 18v one, but the price is way too steep on this greenlee adapter to make it worth while

 

[Jhellwig]

They were made in the past. With the price of betteries and the size of them now a days there is no need for it.

 

[Veedub16]

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=SEX9yfPGSy0

Has been made already. Their website doesnt seem to be working so not too sure how successful they were.

 

[Going_Commando]

you mean like this?

https://www.amazon.com/DEWALT-DCA12...12957088&sr=8-4&keywords=dewalt+power+adapter

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Yup, and that thing nuisance trips square d AFCI and DF breakers like a boss. We did a new house, and the carpenters were using one of those. All the led bulbs would dim and flicker when it was run, and if you watched the panel you could see the afci and df breakers trip one after the other, regardless of what circuit the saw was plugged in to. That was a real head scratcher when we got that troubleshooting call.

 

[Austinhall1]

It would be awesome for the table saw and other large tools. It a batteries die, you plug it in until they can charge. Gives a lot more versatility. METABO HPT (Hitachi) did it with a 10" table saw. It's doable. And IMHO, worth having as a backup.

 

[NoBot]

I wouldn't use it for power tools. I have 16 - M18 batteries.

 

[just the cowboy]

SDS max drill (for driving ground rods), vacuum, hedge clippers, circular saw, a power adapter would be nice. I'd see it just as a clip in that fits in the battery slot with heavy leads to a DC power supply.

My weed wacker does both, Pull the battery and there is a socket in there for 120VAC Works so much better on 120VAC

Cowboy

 

[MTW]

It would be awesome for the table saw and other large tools. It a batteries die, you plug it in until they can charge. Gives a lot more versatility. METABO HPT (Hitachi) did it with a 10" table saw. It's doable. And IMHO, worth having as a backup.

Agreed, I think it's something that Milwaukee should pursue. I would buy it.

 

[micromind]

Agreed, I think it's something that Milwaukee should pursue. I would buy it.

Me too.

There are times when an 'endless battery' would be nice.

 

[Going_Commando]

I have a hard time seeing the need. If I need constant high power that would constitute a plug in adapter, then I just grab a corded tool from the shop and use that. We still have a couple super sawzalls, big portaband, hole hawgs, big rotary hammer, etc. I also still use plug-in lights if I need lots of light for an extended period of time. If there isn't site power available, then we just grab the bucket truck with a 4500w Onan generator on it, or one of the 5 portable generators we own. 90% of the time I just grab the Honda 2000w since it sips fuel and is easy to toss into the truck. My truck has a built in 150w inverter, so I have also used that for panel swaps so I can toss a cord inside, plug it into the truck, and plug in a tower LED light. It takes a lot of gasoline to pay off the difference between a 120v plug in light and one of the big Milwaukee cordless lights.

 

[macmikeman]

This is kind of hilarious to me. Slowly I have been moved from corded tools to battery only ones. You all were way ahead of me, but then again I had foresight to buy lots of Milwaukee power tools back in the day and they refuse to die out.

I wanna see pictures of MTW and Hackworks running around the jobs with a corded cordless drill attachment on their drills while the batteries are recharging......... that would make my day. :biggrin: