Is a corded electric impact driver available?
I'm no carpenter, so every once in a blue moon I sometimes have to screw a 3 wood nail into something. Which I usually grab my corded electric 1/2 Dewalt hammer drill (set on a non-hammer of course) Even though the Dewalt have plenty of power to drive a 3 screw, having a impact driver feature and not a hammer feature would make it easier. If I purchase one of those cordless impact driver, the battery pack will probably be on charge 90-97% of the time between usage. And wouldn't that be bad for the battery life?. Aren't these rechargeable batteries designed to be charged then discharged over and over for a longer battery life? So I started thinking, a corded electric impact driver would fit my needs perfectly. If it's available. Dewalt makes a nice 1/2 electric impact, you can get it at home depot, it has pretty decent power, would be kinda overkill for screws though. I do garage doors and use a Ryobi cordless for most of my installs, (let's not bash Ryobi, goin on 2 years of daily installs on the smaller one)I have both the 1/4 and 1/2 impacts along with my Dewalt electric for a backup. The 1/2 18V ryobi has more power than the Dewalt electric, the 1/4 driver will run 3 lag bolts without too much trouble and easily can run 3 and 4 wood screws. Impact+battery+charger would still be cheaper than the big electric...I don't think you would have much trouble with the batteries being on the charger all the time, unplug it, when you know you are going to use it they will charge complete in 45 minutes or so, I can install 2 complete 16x7 garage doors with one charge on the lithium battery. hope this helps The 1/2 Dewalt is actually an impact wrench we use for driving lag bolts, etc. I think you could consider something like the Makita drill driver combo. I think HD has it on sale now. LiON batteries, 15 minute charge time, conditioning charger. Even if you go out to do work and your batteries aren't up to par, in the time it takes you to go back in the house and get your coffee, it will be charged. They last all day. The Makita charger won't let you keep the batteries on charge forever, as it shuts down about 10 minutes after full charge is achieved. I like that feature. Oh, it will drive 3 torx screws all day long without a whimper. go for the corded and not the cordless. i have not had a good experience with them. first of all unless you have a serious top of the range ultra powerful cordless drill, they won't drive 3 or 4 screws until they start to lose power. plus the need a fair amount of time to charge and don't last 2 long. cordless drills are 10 times more powerful and consistant. and half the price. if you have no other choice but to get a cordless drill then get a lithium ion drill. they still aren't as good as a corded one but i must say, they do hold they're charge a lot better and last longer too.
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