Had the use of a Panasonic one at the weekend and it was very impressive, well worth a look.
LOL thought they only made TVs
I'll check that out Mark. Any info on it you could give me? 18v? What it undid? etc?
Thanks.
They didn't seem to have an impact when I was looking a few years ago, but, if its anything like the rest of the range I saw in a local tool shop, it will be worth a look. I nearly went for the Panasonic set, but as I already had the hitachi, aging as it was, £75 plus import duty for the hitachi tool only from the states was the way to go for me at the time.
Its pointless me describing how utterly brilliant/pleased I am with mine, as that battery set has been discontinued. But...
the fact it has a small head, but only relatively low torque capacity means it can get in much tighter spaces than the snap on beast, but still (only just) undo a 110nm wheel bolt. If it only had a progressive trigger and new battery's to get that last bit of torque, it would be perfect for my needs. (Edit to add, it weighs very little as well, so your arms not falling off when holding it above your head under a ramp for half an hour etc)
I'm also unclear/forgotten the differences between lithium ion and ni-cad. I know li-ion are the most expensive, but some manufacturers have quite stringent charging restrictions on those as they are more volatile than ni cad.