Sorry, don't know anything about cordless battery powered. Just bought a two gallon Gilmore professional and it seems like a class unit. Particuarly like the pressure relief feature. You pump it up till it "pops" and you're ready to rock and roll. If you need to let the pressure off, just pull the relief and it's gone. Much more convenient that trying to unscrew the top after you've pumped it up. Good Luck, Ev

It's great to follow this thread, from skepticism to acceptance of rebuilding batteries. I live in Japan but by coincidence all of my battery tools are US brands, and the shipping for replacement Ni-Cd packs is really steep, not to mention the price. After some research I ordered some sub-C cells from an eBay supplier called thundercells and managed to cobble them into the case for my 18-volt WORX hedge trimmer. The cells had tabs on them, which made soldering fairly easy, but it was still tricky (and be careful of short circuits while working because the cells are partly charged. The rub came because I substituted 2500 maH cells for the original 1300 maH, hoping for longer working time. i found that if I left the pack in the charger until the green light came on, it was only partly charged. Big worry! Then I discovered if I put it back in after a few seconds, the red light came back and it went through another charging cycle. If I repeat this 3 or 4 times, it becomes fully charged. Now I am happy again! I get way more full-power cutting time than with the old cells. Total cost was $23 for the cells including shipping from China, and I'll say 4 hours repair time. This seems to make the reputable rebuilding services a pretty good deal, and if I were in the US I'd use them. However there's another set of cells coming, for my trusty 9.6 volt drill.

I started my Spring cleaning by sweeping all the floors, running a damp mop over them, then wiping down all the woodwork. Well, I skipped the baseboards as I was getting tired. Swept the rug in the bedroom and finally cleaned the fancy carving on the headboard of the bed. It was so dusty and that dust can get caked into all those little crevices. I even used a Q-tip on some areas! Likewise on the antique door. I even pulled up the old furnace floor registers and used the sweeper hose on them, replacing the screen in one that helps filter dust,ect. The piece in there had many a mysterious bits stuck to it and quite a few holes. The screen in the livingroom register had so much dirt and dust on it that I'm surprised any heat was getting through at all. Where does all the dust come from???

LOL! My Uniden has been down for 2 months. 4 days ago I went and bought two new Uniden Phones. I could have used it. I really like these cheap Uniden 5.8 GHz Phones they were 2 for $39.00 at Wally World. It is my first "extension" set. Radio Shack is way to expensive. Gayle