Ryobi P203 Bare Recon 18V Lithium Ion Drill Driver    US $54.98

New 18v Ryobi Lithium ion P203 1 2 Drill use P103 P104    US $44.99

18V Ryobi P203 Cordless Drill P503 Circular Saw Set    US $.99

Any Ryobi 18 v cordless drill or any Ryobi cordless tool in general that is, will accept either the old ni cad batteries or the new and much improved lith ion batteries.  The p203 can be found by itself or as part of a kit.  There is both a 2 piece kit that comes with the drill and flashlight as well as a 4 piece kit that comes with the drill, circular saw, recipricating saw and worklight.  Both kits come with charger and battery, beware though, the Ryobi P203 on its own does not always come with a battery.  So pay special attention to the package if you know you will need one.  If you have some exsisting Ryobi tools then do not worry as I mentioned earlier the old ni-cads will work fine if that is what you are used to.  Whether you are looking for just a great drill or an addition to your existing blue Ryobi tools, the Ryobi P203 is the perfect tool for you.

• Drill
• Circular Saw with blade
• Recipricating Saw with blade
• Worklight
• Charger
• 2 Lithium Ion Batteries

If you are new to the cordless tool arena, Ryobi is a great place to start. They offer excellent quality with excellent pricing. No where else can you find that combination. All of the essential cordless power tools are present in Ryobi's 'starter kit' if you will. With Ryobi cordless tools you can rest assured that if you need to buy an add-on tool, they will have you covered. Ryobi has one of the most extensive cordless tool selections around. The new lithium ion batteries that come with the p843 are fully compatible with all of their 18 volt one+ tools. Ryobi's redesigned lithium tools are only a few right now, but it is only a matter of time before them entire Ryobi cordless tool arsenal is revamped and given the green facelift of the new tools. For now it should be comforting to know that they had the foresight to make the new batteries compatible with the old tools. Whether you are looking for a starter set or just a compliment to your existing Ryobi 18 volt collection, the Ryobi P843 is the right choice.

New 18v Ryobi P231 Impact Driver $$$ less than P232 18    US $52.99

Ryobi 18V Lith P232 Impact Driver P202 Drill w Bag    US $102.50

Ryobi 18v Lithium P232 Impact Driver P202 Drill Recon    US $36.26

If you don't have a cordless impact wrench in your cordless arsenal yet, now is a great time to add one. Cordless drills are great, don't get me wrong. But to be completely honest, you have not really driven a 3 inch deck screw or driven a 5 inch lag bolt or anything else until you have done it with an impact driver. Tightening a bolt? You were going to grab the ratchet weren't you. No way, go for the cordless impact driver. The new drivers are small enough to get into fairly compact places and the new Lithium Ion batteries make them much lighter than previous generations. Whatever the case may be, the Ryobi P232 is the tool for you.

RYOBI 18 VOLT CORDLESS LITHIUM ION BATTERY 18V P104    US $66.00

Ryobi Lithium 18v Charger for all 18 volt ryobi battery    US $18.52

New 18v Ryobi One P100 Battery P110 Charger 18 volt    US $56.95

New 18v Ryobi P100 Battery P205 3 8 Drill 18 volt    US $57.95

New 18v Ryobi P231 Impact Driver P205 Drill 18 volt    US $69.99

New 18 volt Ryobi P205 3 8 Drill use One P104 P100 18    US $19.99

New 18 volt Ryobi P201 1 2 Torque IV 18v Drill Driver    US $42.95

Ryobi 18V Lithium Battery P104 18 Volt Li Ion Battery    US $51.00

Ryobi 18V Lithium Battery P104 18 Volt Li Ion LK    US $41.01

RYOBI P510 18 VOLT RECIPROCATING SAW    US $5.50

RYOBI RJC180 18 VOLT RECIPROCATING SAW    US $2.25

RYOBI R10631 18 VOLT 5 1 2 CORDLESS CIRCULAR SAW    US $3.24

New Ryobi P503 Lithium 18 volt Circular Saw    US $15.50

New Ryobi P113 One 1 Hour 18 Volt Battery Charger    US $.99

Ryobi 18 Volt Cordless Drill Circular Saw Combo Set    US $43.00

RYOBI 18 Volt Lithium 4 Piece Combo Set w 1 battery    US $189.99

NICE RYOBI 180 V CIRCULAR SAW WORKS NO BATTERY NR    US $24.95

NEW RYOBI COMPACT LITH ION 18 VOLT ONE BATTERY P103    US $38.00

NEW RYOBI LITHIUM ION 18 VOLT ONE RECIP SAW P513    US $14.50

NEW RYOBI LITHIUM ION 18 VOLT ONE WORKLIGHT P703    US $3.26

NEW RYOBI LITHIUM ION 18 VOLT ONE CHARGER P113    US $10.50

Ryobi 18 volt 18V battery charger Gauranteed    US $9.98

Ryobi 18 volt 18V P700 flashlight Gauranteed    US $9.98

Ryobi 18V 18 volt cordless Circular saw trim Gauranteed    US $9.88

Ryobi drill 1 2 18v 18 volt cordless keyless HP1802B    US $9.98

Ryobi 18v P2100 Cordless Leaf Blower New in Box 18 Volt    US $59.95

NEW RYOBI 18V 3 8 ONE CORDLESS DRILL P205 18 volt v    US $26.95

2 Ryobi 18 Volt Lithium P104 Batteries    US $94.95

RYOBI 18 VOLT TOOL SET    US $45.00

2 New 18v Ryobi P100 Battery for 18 volt drill saw tool    US $59.99

Let me better explain the “all Ryobi tools” remark. Until recently if you saw a blue cordless tool, your first reaction would be “that’s it is a Ryobi tool“. Well, that is now their old model cordless tool. Don’t be so quick to say “My Ryobi tools are old? I just bought them”. Good news for “old model” users, you can take advantage of the new Lithium Ion batteries the same as the new models. Both NiCad and Lithium Ion batteries fit in both the new and old Ryobi tool models.

The “new” model Ryobi tools are a bright green color. Don’t ask me why they did this, Hitachi tools are already known for the green color. Color trade marking aside, the new tools do offer advantages over the old. The new Ryobi 18v Lithium Ion tools are optimized for weight and balance. Although the new Lith Ion batteries are what make this optimization possible you can still plug the old Ni-Cad battery in if you are in a bind.

So a good question might be, “What tools are available from Ryobi tools”. Here is the short list.

Green Ryobi tools (new)

• 18 Volt Lithium Ion Battery
• 18 Volt Charger (Charges both Ni Cad and Lith Ion)
• 18 Volt Drill
• 18 Volt Circular Saw
• 18 Volt Reciprocating Saw
• 18 Volt Worklight

Blue Ryobi Tools (old, sort of)

• 18 Volt Ni Cad Battery
• 18 Volt Charger (only charges Ni Cad)
• 18 Volt Drill
• 18 Volt Hammer Drill
• 18 Volt Right Angle Drill
• 18 Volt Impact Driver
• 18 Volt Circular Saw
• 18 Volt Reciprocating Saw
• 18 Volt Angle Grinder
• 18 Volt Worklight
• 18 Volt Jig Saw
• 18 Volt Hand Planer
• 18 Volt Rotary Cutter (zip saw)
• 18 Volt Laminate trimmer
• 18 Volt Random Orbital Sander
• 18 Volt “Corner Cat” Finish Sander
• 18 Volt Stapler
• 18 Volt Wet/Dry Canister Vac
• 18 Volt Portable Fan
• 18 Volt Dual Function Inflator
• 18 Volt Caulk and Adhesive Gun
• 18 Volt Wet/Dry Hand Vac
• 18 Volt High Intensity Spot Light
• 18 Volt Blower
• 18 Volt Chain Saw
• 18 Volt Pole Pruner
• 18 Volt Home and Garden Sprayer
• 18 Volt Hedge Trimmer
• 18 Volt String Trimmer
• 18 Volt Car Buffer

I guess that was actually the long list. As you can see from the not so short list above, the New Lithium Ion Ryobi Tools or Green Ryobi, has a way to go. Like I said earlier, the good news is that you can purchase a Ryobi Lithium Ion upgrade kit now. This will allow you to start utilizing the benefits of Lithium Ion tool battery Immediately. As time goes by I certain that Ryobi tools will be redesigning their entire range of old “blue” tools and optimizing them for weight and balance transforming them into cool new “green” tools.

Old or New, Blue or Green, Ryobi 18 volt Cordless Tools is where you want to be for the best price and features.

I know this does not seem like a helpful article thus far. I have just told everyone how to do what they already know. What you don’t know is this is not the best practice for charging your batteries. (Unless you are using the new Lithium Ion power tools) There are 2 things wrong with that step by step guide, can you spot them?

The standard battery for cordless tools (until recently) has been the Nickel Cadmium or NiCad battery. Cordless tool Ni Cad technology has been evolving since its inception, but it still suffers from a few side effects that can be easily negated if you know more about how the battery works.

NiCad battery side effect number one, memory. When you place a Nickel Cadmium tool battery on the charger before the battery has completely discharged, you are creating battery memory. What exactly does this mean. The battery just remembered the point at which it was discharged and thinks that this point is the point of full battery discharge. The battery will remember how much it had to charge from this point to get back to a full charge.

This will not happen over night. It will not happen the first time you place a half discharged cordless tool battery on the charger. If you are an avid weekend warrior or even if you only use your tools once a month. The odds are that you are used to placing your tool batteries back on the charger so that they have a full charge the next time you need them. This is your bane, the time and time again half charges will eventually lead to your batteries only holding a half charge at max charge.

So what should you do. That is actually an easy answer. Buy more batteries for your cordless tools. Always wait until your Ni-Cad battery fully discharges and then replace it with your spare and fully charged tool battery. You are ready to go, and you will never run into battery memory again.

NiCad battery side effect number two, overcharge damage. Simply put, if you keep your cordless power tool batteries on a standard charger until the next time you need it, you will shorten the total life of the battery. I say a standard charger because this is the normal single battery charger that comes with cordless tools. Most of the chargers that come with say cordless drill, are single cycle full power chargers. These chargers are meant for fast charging and removal when the tool battery is full. So what happens when you leave the battery on the cordless tool charger until the next time you need to use it. You will have been sending full charging power to the battery for too long and be over charging. You will notice that the battery will be very hot when you take it off the charger, this is bad and this will shorten the life of your battery.

What is the solution. Simple again, buy a two stage battery charger. Stage one, charge the battery at full power until it is full. Stage two, detect when the battery is full and adjust power to a trickle just enough to keep the battery at full charge for an extended time. With a dual stage battery charger, you can leave the battery on the charger for as long as you like with no damage. What’s more is you will not have a hot battery to put back into your cordless tool, that is good.

With a few simple changes or should I say with a few simple purchases, you can insure a long life for all of your NiCad cordless tool batteries.

DeWalt has a large range of cordless power tools but it also has an extensive range of different voltages to go with it. You can choose from 3.6V, 7.2V, 9.6V, 12V, 14.4V, 18V, 24V, 28V and 36V. This range is much larger than many competitor brands. With so many different voltage amounts to choose from it can be quite worrying if you are choosing the right ones for your cordless power tool needs.

The basic thing to consider when choosing the right voltage for your cordless tool is what you need your cordless tool for. Most people choose their cordless power tools to enable them to do work outside or away from an outlet. This means you want the same power as a corded power tool without the tangle of a wire. Thankfully, DeWalt has produced their strongest voltage model yet, the DeWalt 36 volt lithium-ion battery pack comes with as much power as a corded tool and still maintains a lightweight body. This allows for easy cordless drilling without the arm ache and without poor or slow progress due to an inadequate drill speed.

At the other end of the scale, low voltage batteries are typically cheaper and smaller or lighter so they aren’t as effective when it comes to power but they can hold their own as a lightweight affordable alternative for your corded tools.

DeWalt has also launched a new 28 volt battery that deserves some attention. A lower voltage than 36 volts it’s slightly cheaper but with more volts than the 24 volt range it still packs a punch that’s almost as good as the 36 volt battery. The other great thing about this battery is that it’s part of their new lithium-ion battery range which offers long lasting performance and reliability. This battery lasts over 2,000 charge cycles on average.

The entire DeWalt battery range for DeWalt cordless power tools are all designed to be tough and durable and have the reliability you come to expect from DeWalt products. If you are looking for a lightweight, affordable and long lasting product you should try out the lower voltage ranges. However, if you do heavy duty work or industrial work with your cordless power tools you should consider a durable high power alternative such as the 28 volt and 36 volt varieties.

Why has the 36 volt cordless tools market just recently emerged. It's all thanks to the Lithium Ion battery. Finally we have a cordless rival and just maybe a defeater of the corded power tool. The reason Lithium Ion makes this possible is due to it's lighter weight. A 36 Volt Lith-Ion battery is actually lighter than a Ni-Cad 18 volt battery.

The higher voltage market is geared toward contractors and do it yourselfers who of course want more power. The problem with a Ni-Cad battery at the 36 volt level is it would have been too heavy for all day job site use. The new 36 volt Lith-Ion, although heavier than a corded equivalent, is justifiable.

Anyone who is currently using 18 volt cordless tools and is comfortable with the weight and handling of those tools, should 100% consider tossing the corded tools and going 36V.

Dewalt 36V Combo kits

DeWALT 36 Volt Lithium Ion Combo Kit NEW 48hrs ship    US $672.00

DEWALT 36V 36 VOLT COMBO DRILL CIRCULAR SAW AND MORE    US $899.99

DeWALT 36 Volt Lithium Ion Combo Kit DCX6401 NEW    US $691.60

Dewalt Lithium Ion Batteries

1 NEW DEWALT DC9280 28 VOLT NANO LITHIUM ION BATTERY    US $52.97

Dewalt 18 volt Lithium Ion battery Brand new    US $51.00

New Dewalt 36 Volt Battery DC9360 w Nano Technology    US $113.00

RYOBI 18 VOLT CORDLESS LITHIUM ION BATTERY 18V P104    US $66.00

Ryobi Lithium 18v Charger for all 18 volt ryobi battery    US $18.52

Ryobi 18V Lithium Battery P104 18 Volt Li Ion Battery    US $51.00

Milwaukee 18 volt lithium ion battery    US $71.00

Milwaukee V28 battery 28 volt Lithium Ion    US $77.00

Milwaukee V28 28 Volt Lithium Ion Battery No Reserve    US $36.00

Life

Have you noticed your old batteries seem to keep less and less charge as time goes by. Lithium Ion batteries have an extended life compared to your Ni-Cad batteries. DeWalt Lith-Ion batteries are capable of 2000 charges without loosing that run time. To put that in perspective, a professional who needs to completely charge the battery every sigle day, can use a sigle battery for almost 5 years before thinking about getting a new battery. An active weekend warior, who needs to completely charge the battery 2 days every week, can expect a single battery to last over 19 years.

Run-time And Charge

We all know the symtoms of our Ni-Cad cordless tools nearing the end of a battery charge. The tools still works, but we get a drop off in performance. Often the drop off is gradual so you need to pay attention to notice. There are many times when I don't notice until the tools is barely working, at that point I could have been driving my last 20 - 40 screws at less than optimal speed without realizing it. Lithium Ion will give full performance until the battery is fully discharged. Absolutly no performance drop off to worry about.

Ni-Cad batteries also have something called charge memory. This happens when you often place your battery back on charge before it has fully discharged. The battery begins to think that the partial charge is the full charge. Thus when you do fully discharge the battery, it will only charge the amount that it is used to. In some cases this can cause a battery over time to only hold half of the charge that it originally did. Lithium Ion does NOT have charge memory, you will always be guaranteed a full charge.

My Ni-Cad batteries stay on the 2 stage charger at all times. Why? Because Ni-Cad looses its charge very quickly. The idea of the 2 stage charger is to fully charge the battery as quick as possible (stage 1). Then slowly trickle power as the battery needs it (Stage 2). Lithium Ion does not need the 2 stage charger. Once the Lith-Ion battery is fully charged, go ahead and pull it off the charger. It will last for months on the shelf before it begins to lose power.

Power And Wieght

Although the power of an 18 volt batery is still 18 volts no matter what the battery technology is. The use of Lithium Ion now makes stronger tools a possibility, essentially making corded tools oblolete. DeWalt 36 volt Cordless tools are meant as total replacements for corded tools. Using Ni-Cad at this voltages would have been too heavy and combersome for use over any extended time period. The Lith-Ion equivalents are light and small enough for all day job site use. The 36 volt Lith-Ion battery is roughly the same wieght as a Ni-Cad 18 volt battery.

In The End

Lithium Ion tools are the current future of Cordless tools. The question you need to ask yourself is, do I really need to buy all new tools. Well, if you are happy with your current voltage tools and you have DeWalt, Ryobi or Millwaukee tools. The answer is no, the new batteries fit all of your current tools. You just need to purchase Lith-Ion batteries and you are set. Now if you want to upgrade to full on corded replacements then, yes, you need to buy new 32 volt or 36 volt series tools.

One more cools feature of Lithium Ion cordless tool batteries I just want to throw in here. Most manufacturers have a built in current charge button that you can give a press and see how much life is left in the battery. Just one more reason to upgrade today.