Festool Cordless drill C12 NiMh 3.0 Ah (Model No.: 564180)

Drilling is fun! Especially when you are using an over-engineered Festool drill.

THE WORLD FIRST BRUSHLESS, CORDLESS, VARIABLE SPEED DRILL!!! Work in the field? Check this battery configuration out.

The C12 offers all the power you need in everyday woodworking scenarios. The C12 is more compact than most 12v and 14.4v drills; allowing you to get into tight spots with no problem. The drill is under 7" with the CentroTec chuck from front to back, and just under 9" top to bottom. The drill also comes with a Jacobs style chuck that allows for 1/2" bits.

Lightweight and powerful all at the same time. The C12's weight on average is a pound less than most cordless drills in this class on the market. Look at it this way, if you drive 300 screws a day, that's 300 pounds less a day you are holding or lifting.

21 torque settings allow the most discriminant woodworker the finesse to carry out any task with NO FEAR. The revolutionary C12 cordless drill with its brushless EC-Tec motor offers the best weight to power ratio in the market. Increasing the amp-hour (Ah) value of the battery does not increase power, only the run time.

This battery will provide the longest runtime per charge at about 560 screws, which is advantageous when working in the field where there is not convenient access to power. It is more environmentally friendly compared to the other two Nickel Cadmium batteries. As Nickel Metal Hydride batteries are only good for considerably less charging cycles compared to Nickel Cadmium batteries, the life span of this battery will be somewhere in between the 1.3Ah and 2.4Ah batteries. The trade off is that you increase your charge time to over 70 minutes, which is 45 minutes longer than with the 1.3Ah battery and 20 minutes longer than with the 2.4Ah battery. This battery has the same height and weight as the 2.4Ah battery.

FESTOOL Cordless drill C12 NiCd 3.0 Ah is good if you are lout and about on a job. FestoolJunkie likes this battery configuration because its big! German made tools with a 3 year warranty; this will be the last cordless drill you ever buy.