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up a ladder i use an Aldi lightweight SDS. 18V,good for plugging holes and a bit more on top. bonus is it was £50 and not too many tears if dropped from 20ft.
 
cordless tools shouls allbe 12V then you can stick a 12V 7Ah alarm battery in your y fronts with a couple of croc clips ion a lead. ( lead to drill,not your wedding tackle).
 
In short, unless you want to start out with several versions of a tools that all do the same job, then middle of the road is probably the best option (something like Makita DHR242). While cordless tools are still generally heavier than their corded counterparts, the difference is not great and (for most jobs) the convenience far outweighs any additional weight.

If a little extra weight is a big problem, it's often easier to eat a few more weetabix than find a convenient source of power.
Ive had the previous iteration of that drill for 5 years and it's been bulletproof.

Plenty of oomph for a sparky and light enough to drill a 6mm hole at arms length on top of a ladder.

Will manage a 25mm through Accy brick and with a little trigger discipline doesn't leave the wall looking like the surface of the moon.

Occasional breaking and chasing and on the odd occasion to core a 4" hole.

Highly recommend.
 
All this talk of batteries reminded me that I seemed to have misplaced a brand new pair of Makita batteries.

Couldn't find them in the house last week and checked business address a few days back, but no sign of them. Turns out they were right under my nose in the very first place I'd looked, but didn't spot them.

Moral of this story: look after your stuff and take care of it. All fun and games until someone loses a battery.
 

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