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   bc | Oct 16, 2006 01:57am | #1

   I saw the new makita compact drill... that sucker is sweet. weighs nuthin' and the batteries are smaller. Curious about the radio also... i saw it retail for 99.99

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   OverKnight | Oct 19, 2006 05:16am | #2

   Bump.

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   woodguy99 | Oct 19, 2006 05:19am | #3

   I've heard, here I think, that Dewalt owns the rights to the charger/player radio idea.  Don't know about the A/C adapter though.  Most likely it does have the transformer on the plug-in end though.  I don't know why they don't just put the transformer inside the radio. 

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   OverKnight | Oct 19, 2006 01:19pm | #4

   Thanks, Woodguy. I hadn't heard about DeWalt owning rights to charger-radios. Don't the Bosch and Milwaukee radios charge their batteries?I hate those AC adapter bricks. I agree, unless the AC adapter would add too much weight or size to a product, it should be built in.

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   VTNorm | Oct 19, 2006 02:17pm | #5

   "Don't the Bosch and Milwaukee radios charge their batteries?"

   Milwaukee doesn't charge the bats. The newest version will run off both their nicads and lithium batteries. A fully charged V28 bat has run my radio for a couple of days. A built in charger would be great.

   -Norm

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   woodguy99 | Oct 19, 2006 04:12pm | #6

   Like VTNorm said, Milwaukee's radio doesn't charge its batteries.  They have a 3-gang charger though.  Don't know about the Bosch, but I'm pretty sure it's the same story.

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   PutnamEco | Oct 19, 2006 06:03pm | #7

   Have you found one for sale in the U.S.?? Where? I keep searching for them and find that they are not really sold here.

   I saw it on the interweb, it must be true.
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   NickNukeEm | Oct 21, 2006 05:42am | #8

   http://www.toolking.com/productinfo.aspx?productid=21871

    "I am the master of my fate, I am the captain of my soul."  Invictus, by Henley.

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   PutnamEco | Oct 22, 2006 04:09am | #10

   out of stock. Thanks anyway! At least now I know they're here.I saw it on the interweb, it must be true.

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   driftwood | Oct 21, 2006 05:53am | #9

   i saw it today at the local gearhart building center here in gearhart oregon.. i looked it over, has a nice dial? dont hold a candle to the bosch..which you can score reconed for a hunded bucks.. with remote..the makita dont have a gfi, cant hook the ipod up to it,no cig lighter for the cell phone,no CD player,and no charger ..its small and tight but i use the bosch options all day every day..seems like a nice heavy unit...i like their new slide compound saw with the laser.that thing is Bad Arse

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   PutnamEco | Oct 22, 2006 04:36am | #11

   (put a smile on, I'm trying to be funny)"dont hold a candle to the bosch" OK, No candles to the Bosch."the makita dont have a gfi" yes, but genny does."cant hook the ipod up to it" No ipod."no cig lighter for the cell phone" My cell phone don't smoke."no CD player" That you playing with them CDs all day, Get back to work."and no charger" That's OK, tools came with one.I don't have any Bosch cordless tools (not that there is anything wrong with them) all my cordless are Makita and Milwaukee. So what would I do with a Bosch radio?How about that Bosch cordless miter saw?I saw it on the interweb, it must be true.

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   driftwood | Oct 24, 2006 05:25am | #12

   yea im tring to get my cell phone to stop leaving its ciggy butts all over the job site..
   CORDLESS 8" slide compound they just came out with it...28v lithium...has gps
   and laser to end of board measurment...also has voice command .. with "im in charge" voice option..downloaded via intramanets