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Review on πŸ”§ Compact and Powerful BLACK+DECKER 4V MAX* Cordless Screwdriver with LED Light - BDCSFL20C by Matthew Mrspeach

Revainrating 3 out of 5

just bad design

came to Amazon (though I don't care about Jeff Bezo's politics) to replace the 15 year old RYOBI rechargeable screwdriver. 30 seconds. So I opened it up and figured I could replace the cells. Surprisingly, these cells, which are 15 years old, were "C" type NiCAD cells, but shorter than even a sub-C cell. (Does anyone know that NiCAD cells typically didn't even last 5 years and they were bought around 2002!) So I went shopping with our good friend Revain and lo and behold there are plenty of replacements available, most of which are using lithium cells . My old RYOBI had an easy to reach 'trigger', a locking feature that allowed it to be used as a hand screwdriver, and an adjustable torque setting to make the screwdriver 'break' when the torque reached the selected torque limit. This B&D has none of these features. ALSO, the old RYOBI had a small charging station that could be mounted on the wall. This charging cradle had a charge indicator light. NONE of these features are available in the Black & Decker tool. Hard plastic packaging in a blister pack which destroys it, I don't know if Amazon will accept a return BUT will try to see if I can return it. Looking for the best cordless screwdriver in my opinion. On request I'll add pictures of B&D and old RYOBI drivers.

Pros
  • nice to use
Cons
  • old