Bosch CLPK23-180 18-Volt 2-Tool Litheon Combo Kit Review

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(More customer reviews)I would recommend these drills for anybody. Even if you're a heavy duty pro they are tough enough for most jobs. They are small and light weight for 18 volts and the impactorespecially feels tough. They are certainly not as powerful or tough as the Bosch Brute Tough line but then they weigh half as much and cost a lot less, too. I can carry them both easily in my tool belt and have a bit in the drill and and another in the impact.
As for power the drill has effortlessly done everything I've tried so far. It doesn't have a lot of torque at lower speeds however. The only complaint I have about the drill is the little rubber bit holders are entirely useless-everything falls out right away.
The Impact driver works great. Somehow the way it works it is a lot harder to strip the screw heads and when I went back to a drill I was stripping them like crazy because I was used to how the impactor works. I really like the belt clip although it could be a little longer. When I was trying to put some 1/4" thick 3" lag bolts in it kept breaking them! (Not really a problem you just have to take it easy on them but it shows the impactor's power.) However the specs about the impact driver having three times the torque of the drill seem a little unreal. The drill seems to have as much or more torque than the impact. For example I was trying to put a screw through a deer antler which is really hard and it got stuck and the impactor couldn't move it any more but then I tried the drill and it did it.
The only complaint I have about the impact is the noise - it's really loud. I feel like I should wear hearing protection whenever I'm using or near it but all impacts I've used are like that.
Batteries are light weight and small (1.3ish amps) and proportionately short on battery life. When doing screwing on a metal roofing job the impactor lasts 1.5 to 2 hours.As is typical of lithium Ions they work great right until the end and then go deadall at once without warning. A charge meter on the batteries like the Milwaukees have would be really great but I bought the Bosch because I think they are a much better quality product. But since the batteries charge 80 percent in 15 minutes and full in 25-30 battery life is not a big problem. You can always get the big (about 2.4 amps) for 90 dollars or so. Some people have complained other brand's chargers have burned up their Lithium Ions but Bosch's charger has a really strong fan so I don't think that will be a problem.
I really like the LED lights on the guns but I would like to be able to turn them on and off separate from the drills. They are fairly bright within ten feet or so and could be used as work lights if you could turn the light on without having to hold the trigger down the whole time.

Overall I would highly recommend this product.

They are supposed to be remanufactured or whatever but mine seemed brand new and they came with full Bosch 3 year Protection Plan (Break it and get a new one free right away they say.)

I'll try to add to this later on and tell how the drill are doing after a few months.

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Product Description:
This is a factory reconditioned power tool. Reconditioned generally means that the tool has been returned to the manufacturer, who brings the tool back to like new condition. Some tools may contain cosmetic blemishes. Includes 18V Cordless Litheon™ Impact Driver - 25618-RT, 18V Cordless Litheon™ Compact Tough™ Drill/Driver - 36618-RT, (2) 18V Cordless Litheon™ Slim Pack Batteries - BAT609, Fast Charger - BC660, Jobsite Bag

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