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Post by yetihunter on Mar 14, 2023 16:40:57 GMT -5
I came back to drool over the Mafell drills that may finally come to the states in a month or two and then I come to find nothing but poo poo sad songs about the 12v. :0
The issues you guys are having with the Metabo and Mafell 12v are almost identical to problems myself and a friend had with our Hilti 12v's (nearly identical to Panasonic "Exena L-Series"). Trigger would do nothing, or power would cut and motor would slow down to a stop (no electronic brake). No issues with it starting at max speed. In both cases it was the brushless motor controller. Didn't we have issues with the motor controller on the first or second run of cordless Mafell saws (metabo motor)? Or was that the main control board?
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Post by aas on Mar 15, 2023 0:54:12 GMT -5
My A12 has to go back to be looked at, I will get around to it at some point, but the trigger problem is so annoying it just sits there on a shelf not being used... shame because it is a really comfortable grip, weight and balance are good, and it is the only drill I have an offset head for.
In day to day use I have gone back to my Makita CXT 12v - I have pretty much the whole range and they are very good, but I think this is a forgotten platform, nothing new has been released for years and some of the tools on the platform are absolute junk - specifically circular saw, I am looking at you, who actually designed that thing and thought they had done a good job!
I had been looking at the Hilti, so that is definitely off my list if there are similar issues. Almost impossible to get Panasonic here.
I will probably try out the new Festool CXS-18 at some point.
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