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ToolGuyd > Power Tools > Cordless > Deal: Bosch Brushless Drill Combo with Wireless Charging Tech & Bonus Battery

Deal: Bosch Brushless Drill Combo with Wireless Charging Tech & Bonus Battery

Feb 16, 2016 Stuart 5 Comments

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Bosch DDS182WC-102 Brushless Drill and Bonus Battery Bundle

Over at Amazon, we spotted this new Bosch DDS182 brushless drill combo, which comes with the drill, a compact wireless battery, inductive charger, and bonus 4.0Ah battery.

The price for the combo is the same as for the drill kit, which means you’re getting that 4.0Ah battery for free.

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The combo is on sale for $199. Alternatively, you could get a more traditional kit with plug-in charger, 2 compact 2.0Ah Li-ion batteries, and an L-Boxx, for $190.

While this seems like a tempting deal, I was on the fence about posting about it, until seeing this in the product description for the 4.0Ah battery:

The Bosch WCBAT620 18-Volt Wireless Charging 4.0Ah battery delivers 50-percent more runtime than the 2.0Ah wireless charging battery, which is especially important for power users who are difference makers on the jobsite.

Oh, okay, this is for difference makers. So if you’re not a “difference maker” on the jobsite, it’s less important for you to have more runtime? Who comes up with this stuff?

It’s rare for me to have any reason to poke fun at Bosch, but their marketing language for their wireless tech doesn’t make a lot of sense.

That same page also says:

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Bosch Wireless Charging System charges tools on the go.

Umm… doesn’t that completely contradict the goal of the wireless product family? Yes, you can install drill charging holsters or the L-Boxx charging bay in a truck, van, or other mobile environment. But the point of these chargers and batteries is to use the tools and charge them when idle, or or less in place.

So where does the “charging tools on the go?” part come from? You can’t use the wireless charging tech “on the go” any more or less than traditional charging tech.

You can charge your mobile phone on the go, with a portable charger. You can listen to music on the go with headphones. How do you charge these batteries “on the go?” The inductive charger is no different than any charger when used “on the go,” in how it can’t do anything without being anchored to an AC outlet with a power cord.

Then, for the combo, there’s this part:

New wireless charging batteries charge anytime and anywhere without ever having to remove from your tool.

Well, yes. But one could also say that old boring charging technology can be used anytime and anywhere. With wireless tech, you can’t use the tool when charging, with a spare battery you won’t have to put your tool down or pause your work.

And that without ever having to remove from your tool part, that’s only true for drills and drivers. If you have tools where the battery doesn’t sit flat on the battery, there’s no way to charge the battery while it’s still on the tool.

Anyway, with that all said, I do think it’s worth taking a look at this kit. You get a brushless drill, a wireless charger, and 2 wireless charging batteries. It doesn’t come with the charging holster dock, but you can buy one later if you want.

Hands-on: The Good and Bad About Bosch’s Wireless Charging System

The free bonus 4,0Ah battery has a retail value of $119.

Sale Price: $199

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5 Comments

  1. Jason

    Feb 16, 2016

    Yea, whoever wrote Bosch’s copy on that pr sheet needed to clear things up. It needed a little more work.

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  2. Todd H.

    Feb 16, 2016

    Bosch can keep their wireless garbage.

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  3. Chris

    Feb 16, 2016

    I’ve got the 2.0s and the 4.0 plus four charging docks. Three are mounted on my shop wall where my brushless hammer, impact and multi tool rest. Love em. Great batteries, great tools. I do like being able to keep my tools rested in maintenance mode with it ready to go.

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  4. Pablo

    Feb 16, 2016

    Shouldnt it be 100% more runtime than the 2.0?

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  5. Eric

    Feb 16, 2016

    Your right a lot but tool “guides” apparently aren’t mathematicians.
    I thought about this too and thought that maybe that the battery having half the internal resistance could supply more amps to the motor but then they would have to say the drill delivered more torque with the larger battery? Or maybe the big battery is like a fat guy, digs stronger than the slender guy but soon poops out???

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