Brushed and Brushless tools

Minibiker

Minibiker

Minibiker

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Morning all,

So a quick Google has given me an explanation of what the difference is between Brushed and Brushless tools, my question is.... Is it worth the extra £££ to go Brushless?

I'm new to this DIY stuff and looking to do more projects round the house and garden, I'm seeing a cordless Jigsaw for £80 and then the Brushless one (same brand) for £140, is it worth that extra £60?

Cheers
 
Hard to find brushed in the reasonably priced Milwaukee/DeWalt gear. Id always buy brushless but to be fair the gear isn't used enough to specifically warranty brushless.
 
PlacidCasual said:
Brushless tools last longer as there are no contact parts for the rotating electrical parts. I probably wouldn't buy anything other than brushless these days for hand power tools.
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dlockers said:
Hard to find brushed in the reasonably priced Milwaukee/DeWalt gear. Id always buy brushless but to be fair the gear isn't used enough to specifically warranty brushless.
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Thanks for the replies, So a Brushless one is like the SSD Vs HDD in computer terms :cry:... I've gone for the Ryobi cordless drill and it seems a decent bit of kit for the work I've done
 
Minibiker said:
Thanks for the replies, So a Brushless one is like the SSD Vs HDD in computer terms :cry:... I've gone for the Ryobi cordless drill and it seems a decent bit of kit for the work I've done
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Except performance is generally indecipherable Vs the ssd analogy. More like plastic clips Vs metal clips. Functionally the same just better longevity.
 
When I was upgrading my DeWalt impact drivers and drill drivers I went brushless as the price difference was not enormous. Slightly longer runtime IIRC for brushless; I think the motor is also physically smaller which is nice on something like an impact driver.
 
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