The Milwaukee Theorem: V28 - 28 = V Series . V Series + 18 = V18.
Milwaukee V18 Power Nope, that's not a manufacturing error, that's what the new V18 series battery is going to look like. This 3.0 amp-hour, lithium-ion battery will slide right on to your existing Milwaukee 18 volt tools, like one of the Hatchet sawzalls or a SDS rotary hammer.
The new products they are introducing as Milwaukee V18 tools are a 1/2" hammer-drill, a 1/2" driver-drill, a 6-1/2" circular saw, a 6-7/8" metal cutting saw, a 1/2" impact wrench, an impact driver, a Sawzall recip saw, a rotary hammer, a job-site radio and, or course, a work light. At this point, I do not know if any of these will be redesigned beyond adding a V18 logo... but chances are they'll add a bell or whistle here or there (the Clip-Lok belt clip for the flashlight). They are expected to ship out mid-summer of this year. I hope they'll be smart enough to offer a battery & charger pack, since you will not be able to charge lithium ion batteries on your existing Milwaukee charger.
Milwaukee has said that the V18 batteries are 25% lighter than their current 18 volt ni-cad tools while packing in 40% more power. The charger will charge both the lithium ion V18 and previous Milwaukee nickel cadmium batteries. The charge time for their 3.0 Ah Li-ion battery is 60 minutes while the Ni-cd batteries will charge in 30 minutes.
So what does this mean for the V28 line?
According to Milwaukee, not too much. The V28 line will focus on bringing "corded tool power" to cordless tools. This year we will see a V28 version of their popular job site radio, a 1" SDS+ rotary hammer, a right-angle drill that can cut 2-9/16" holes in 2x material and a metal cutting saw that can cut 2" black pipe in a single pass. They also partnered up with Monster Garage to make a V28 powered 1962 Chevy Belair (I still think I'm going with a Prius, I don't have the organizational skills to charge 384 V28 batteries between trips).
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5 Comments:
Hi,
I have just been out and purchased the V28 combi drill and sds hammer drill package which I am very pleased with. They are certainly up to the job. I am now looking to buy a nice compact and light impact driver since for some jobs my combi drill is a little overkill and cumbersome to use (drilling in tight spots or using over head for long periods etc).
I'm really hoping that Milwaukee are designing their new V18 batteries to be compatible with the V28 chargers. This to me would be very sensible and would allow tradesmen to carry whichever tools they need without carting around several chargers. Using my V28 combi for screwing dry wall up feels like swatting mosquitos with a sledge hammer!
Hi,
I have just been out and purchased the V28 combi drill and sds hammer drill package which I am very pleased with. They are certainly up to the job. I am now looking to buy a nice compact and light impact driver since for some jobs my combi drill is a little overkill and cumbersome to use (drilling in tight spots or using over head for long periods etc).
I'm really hoping that Milwaukee are designing their new V18 batteries to be compatible with the V28 chargers. This to me would be very sensible and would allow tradesmen to carry whichever tools they need without carting around several chargers. Using my V28 combi for screwing dry wall up feels like swatting mosquitos with a sledge hammer!
Can anyone tell me if they have heard any rumours if milwaukee will make a 1/4 inch impact driver for the v28 series.
Milwaukee has said no so far but based on the amount of people who keep asking me a home depot employee and also a person who will order one the first day they are released if they ever get made.
Also any rumours on what the next round of v28 tools will be the last tool that was released was the 1" compact sds rotary hammer
thanks
When will Milwaukee produce an Electric Vehicle for us to drive with MONDO power and no emissions (at Point of Use) or no emissions at al if recharged from Wind, Solar or other energy that you can produce yourself or purchase from others at less than half the cost of gasoline or even less if you have good electric rates and gasoline continues it's upward price climb?
That would one Cool Tool ride to haul all your Milwaukee tools in!
Note to Plumb stupid on his charger question. The Milwaukee universal charger, model # 48-59-2818 will charge all of their Ni-Cad, V18 and V28 batteries. They also have a Multi-Bay Charger, (48-59-2818) that does the same. Both chargers look like the older ones except the part that the battery slides on is grey, not black. For the small impact driver, they have a V18 1/2" head model 0881-22 that is not listed in the current catalog. I have the same V28 SDS hammer and it is an great tool.
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