https://www.toolboxbuzz.com/news/hitachi-wh18dbdl2-18v-triple-hammer-impact-driver-review/ Tool Reviews By PRO Contractors Sat, 23 Dec 2017 16:29:24 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.2 https://www.toolboxbuzz.com/news/hitachi-wh18dbdl2-18v-triple-hammer-impact-driver-review/#comment-1004614 Sat, 23 Dec 2017 16:29:24 +0000 http://www.toolboxbuzz.com/?p=12281#comment-1004614 I have to reiterate the last comment. I use this tool in rain regularly. The battery’s have no problem coping with wet conditions. A year of rain and abuse and the unit and battery’s are working fine. I have efoind Hitachi battery’s are as rugged and long lasting as any on the market. The tool longevity is yet to be seen, Hitachi tool quality has been questionable in the past, although their newer brushless range seems to be better.
This is probably the best all round impact driver on the market.

]]> https://www.toolboxbuzz.com/news/hitachi-wh18dbdl2-18v-triple-hammer-impact-driver-review/#comment-989567 Sat, 31 Dec 2016 03:27:57 +0000 http://www.toolboxbuzz.com/?p=12281#comment-989567 I am not the least bit concerned about a little water getting into the vents of the battery while working in the elements. On 2 occasions I have had hitachi batteries completely submerged in water and both still work. First time it was a 1.5ah attached to a flashlight that got kicked into a sump pit. It took me a good minute to fish it out. I put the battery and light in a bucket of rice for a few days and both are still working to this day. The second time was a 3ah on an impact that I dropped in a lake while working on a boat dock, spending 10 min in 4′ of water. The rice trick worked again for the battery, but the impact did not survive.

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