Hitachi brushless drill driver

New Hitachi Brushless Hammer Drill

Apr 27, 2012 Stuart 1 Comment

Hitachi’s new brushless hammer drill won’t win any beauty contests, but its specs and features seem reasonably good.

New Hitachi Brushless Drill Driver DS18DBL

Mar 14, 2012 Stuart 11 Comments

Hitachi is launching a new brushless drill driver that seems to feature a couple of new technologies. Unfortunately, Hitachi reps didn’t want to tell me about it, leading to frustration and several unresolved questions.

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