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Whether it's a small and lightweight drill driver or a large, heavy duty and high power hammer drill, you can count on Makita to provide a drill that works. a coworker has the makita white kit, before switching over to bosch and milwaukee brushless gear i had the green makita kit with 3 amp batteries. Compact depending on how you look at it as the size and capacity of the battery does nothing to shorten the length.I have a white drill and it has the exact same model number (except one letter which presumably denotes it’s colour) as the turquoise equivalent. XGT ® features our Most Powerful Outdoor Power Equipment that is engineered to achieve the optimum power required for heavier load applications without sacrificing run time. After using the nicad ones in the past I have a tendency to want to use them close to running out even though i know theres no memory on them. im very aware of makita tools ive been using them for 15 years, i am also very in tune with the tool industry as i am a product tester for 2 of the major brands.

The newer "star" Makita batteries don't wear down, they just flat stop at a given point when they need a charge.They're are some great tools in the 18v lineup that didn't really need redesigns) and the subcompacts are black, but some other tools that aren't subcompact are also black like the radio. Once again, this article has to do with the difference between white and teal Makita 18V cordless tools here in the USA. This drill driver is also equipped with battery protection circuit which has been designed to protect the battery from damage due to high temperature, overload current and overdischarge.

There's a chap of Youtube that does reviews of Makita power tools, and he seems to get hold of purple bodied models direct from Japan.These larger capacity batteries are roughly twice the physical size and are also offer twice the runtime than compact 1. So I guess they are the lower end of the Makita line, but there's also identical teal ones at the lower end too. Although small, it is packed with features like 21 different torque settings, hammer action and bright twin LED joblights for working in dark conditions.