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Just bought a 20V reciprocating brushless saw with 4 amp battery. (Never had a battery tool except Bosch Impact Driver and Drill.) The RS runs about 10 minutes on a full battery! Is that what one should expect, or did I get a lemon?
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The "sawsall" will eat up a battery faster than any other tool. I still prefer the corded sawall for large jobs, but the battery type still have there place.
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Yeah, I got about two good cuts using my Bosch 18v.
But it was two cuts I couldn't have done othewise
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I know nothing about the cordless models, I have a 25 year old Milwaukee corded that I've never needed to replace the battery in. It's not so handy outdoors when I use it with a pruning blade. I do wish that it had the tool less blade change, but for the limited amount I use it I can live with using an allen wrench.
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Dependnig on the load, it should run longer than that. What brand saw?
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Ed, the saw is Hart (Walmart). I wanted to buy another brand, but in our area, Walmart was the only place that had it in stock, and I needed to buy one right away.
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I see used corded ones on Craigslist all the time cheap. Some beat up and some in pretty good shape. Never spent more than $40 on one.
I had a Dewalt 18v one for a while and as you reported, it didn't last long.
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I get longer runtime out of Ridgid 18v RS, more expensive saw, more expensive batteries, so that might account for it.
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Peter, Walmart has a 100% satisfaction guarantee policy. If you think it's not performing to your expectations, you might exchange it and see if things get better...if not just get your money back.
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Like Fred said...sort of, take it back, get a refund.
I've not much faith in a wally world tool.
My DeWalt 20v compact recip saw does much better and its not brushless. No l won't recomend one as the vibration level is extreme.
Ed
