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What is a Brushless Motor?

brushless motor

If you’re in the trade and you’ve never heard of a brushless motor then you’re really not trying hard enough! They’ve been the talk of the town for a couple of years now and most of the big power tool manufactures have joined the party and started to produce drills and drivers that have done away with the old brushed motors …

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Will cordless power tools ever replace corded?

cordless vs corded

The New Cordless Era As you already know, Hitachi recently changed their name to HiKOKI and ran an expansive marketing and research campaign to go along with the rebranding. Part of this campaign was to gauge just how popular cordless tools were in comparison to corded and get some general feedback on how people feel …

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The New Makita 165mm Brushless Circular Saw – DHS680

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The DHS680 circular saw; Makita, the ever-powerful juggernaut of 18V cordless power tools in the UK have certainly been busy and continue to develop new and innovative tools for us to faun over a add to our collections! You can buy yours now here. Recently we’ve seen a massive rise in new brushless tools, this confirms our thinking that …

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New Dewalt XR Power Tools joining the range

new dewalt XR

So our buying team has been down at DeWalt HQ today for the launch of a number of new products that are joining their prestigious 18v Li-ion XR range. It’s a pretty exciting launch so we thought we’d bring you all the specs and news as quick as possible here on the ITS blog. DCD995M2 – DeWalt …

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Looking ahead to the Makita Combi Drill DHP481

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ITS have gained some insider information on what we believe to be the upcoming DHP481 which is a brushless cordless hammer drill driver. Please be aware that this blog doesn’t contain any official information, its speculation based on in depth knowledge of the Makita cordless range and teaser photos/videos that we’ve luckily gained access to! This really is an undercover …

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Get hands-on with Paslode Nailers

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Paslode lithium ion nailers Paslode popped into ITS headquarters to give us a closer look at the new Paslode lithium ion nailers and we certainly weren’t disappointed. This new lithium ion battery will not only offer up to 7500 shots per 1 hour charge when using the finishing nailer & 6000 on the framing nailer but also …

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