110V - Worth it for housebashing?

[Guest111]

When I started off I bought 110v kit,as it is much safer,plus you never know where you may work next month and you may be required to use it.Local authorities may also insist on it if you do any work in their homes as a contractor,they do up here.yes carrying a transformer may be an extra bit of kit but IMO the benefits outweigh the hassle of carrying it.remember though that it should be plugged into the wall and the extension leads should be on the 110 side,this is something a lot of people forget and negates the safety benefits of using one.

 

[plugsandsparks]

I think it really depends on the type of work you do. When I was refreshing my tools, some of my work , site rules dictated battery only tools, sometimes I was a long way away from any fixed power - in the end I ended up with all my main tools being battery and have an inverter in the car for charging and two 25M 240V extension leads. I am convinced there is productivity savings by not messing around with tranformers and extension leads but you do have to plan your batteries or you end up with an extra tea break whilst they charge up again )

 

[camerabloke]

An extra tea break is always nice
I use 110 when i need corded equipment ie drilling joists on new houses but i also have loads of battery stuff which is usefull for small works etc.
for the sake of a transformer, i would go 110 all the way

 

[Plonker 3]

Got 110v SDS and jigsaw. But have 18v SDS, Drill, Impact driver, Grinder, and multi tool. 22 Minute charge on the Makita range so never really waiting around for the batteries to charge up.

Only use 110v stuff if going to be using it all day for prolonged periods, like putting up unistrut etc so dont really get it off the van but it is there if I need it.

 

[overskilled]

Thanks for the thoughts guys...
Needs some more thought on my part....Most of my stuff is battery powered, lot easier than dragging around leads etc...but there are things that don't work as well cordless..grinders for one...
Would a (3.3Kva intermittent - 1.5Kva Constant) 110 transformer run a 2000W 9" grinder or is it going to trip the thermal cutout all the time?

 

[telectrix]

you need a 3KVA tranny.

 

[Lucien Nunes]

Should be OK with that, IIRC I have used my 9" on a 3.3kVA (int) quite heavily and never had it trip. only hitch is that the grinder ought to have a 32A plug and most 3.3's have 2x16A sockets.

 

[James-]

Just dont wear out expensive cordless gear!!! when you could be using a 110 or 230, I see it all the time, the gears in my 18v combi XLT now sounds like an expensive babies rattle

 

[shanky887614]

Just dont wear out expensive cordless gear!!! when you could be using a 110 or 230, I see it all the time, the gears in my 18v combi XLT now sounds like an expensive babies rattle

Thats a design fault in makita 3 speed models.

There is a reason there new drills are two speed (do you ever use all three anyway)

 

[gnuuser]

you need a 3KVA tranny.

i agree as well but i tend to towards heavy duty gear because of the durability
if you build one mount it on a small hand truck
and install a small cooling fan to ventilate it