Does anyone know of any cordless drills that can be charged on 220V that don't cost a lot of money? I found a Dewalt for $350. Any cheaper ones like ~$100?
Edited to make more sense.
Does anyone know of any cordless drills that can be charged on 220V that don't cost a lot of money? I found a Dewalt for $350. Any cheaper ones like ~$100?
Edited to make more sense.
Umm... what? 220V cordless? 
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In reply to Ian F:
We need to send some drills to a mine that is wired to 220V so it needs to be able to be charged on 220V.
Cordless drills run on [DC] batteries. 220VAC would be for charging. I would imagine if you call up the manufacturer you can just get chargers for 220VAC. Or have a step down transformer and a dedicated charging station for the batteries.
Or go onto the Amazon UK website and buy from there.
RossD wrote: Cordless drills run on [DC] batteries. 220VAC would be for charging. I would imagine if you call up the manufacturer you can just get chargers for 220VAC. Or have a step down transformer and a dedicated charging station for the batteries.
Oh that seems to be the ticket. Don't know why I didn't think to look for 220V chargers.
Anything also sold in Europe should have a 220/240V charger available as houses run on manly electrons over there
look at the wall wart plug, they should list an operating voltage, many now are 100-240v capable.
as an aside, an ipad charger will bring an iphone back from the dead to 100% charge in about 40 minutes on 220v, its great stuff.
It's most likely 240vac, not 220vac, but assuming the mine is in the United States don't they have any 120vac receptacles in the mine for general use?
Another thing to confirm is whether the mine is considered a hazardous area per the national electric code (again, if it's in the US.) If there are explosive gases present or if it's dusty enough, explosion proof electrical devices and wiring methods are required.
In reply to stuart in mn:
Not in the US and in an non-XP environment.
I saw the thread title and got all excited and quivery inside and then I read the thread and thought, how mundane.
I was picturing me using said 220V drill and having the bit get stuck in the metal and me getting spun round and round in the air while I tried to simultaneously hang on for dear life and let go of the trigger.
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