<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=windows-1252"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.6000.16608" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Diane, I put rechargeable batteries in mine and it works great. Best deal I ever got. Still working good after over 1 year.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Al Guecia</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>----- Original Message ----- </FONT> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>From: "Diane Hofstetter" <</FONT><A href="mailto:dianepianotuner@msn.com"><FONT face=Arial>dianepianotuner@msn.com</FONT></A><FONT face=Arial>></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>To: <</FONT><A href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org"><FONT face=Arial>pianotech@ptg.org</FONT></A><FONT face=Arial>></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Sent: Thursday, March 06, 2008 1:46 PM</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Subject: Tool nut strikes again!</FONT></DIV></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial><BR></FONT></DIV><FONT face=Arial>> <BR>> Greg, <BR>> <BR>> Your screwdriver with a quick charge sounds very interesting.<BR>> <BR>> I recently bought an electric screwdriver that I just love.  It isn't very powerful, so it's not zippy quick (but then, at 62 neither am I! and it does turn the screws easier and faster than I do) and I have to tighten the last bit in the manual mode.  However, it does practically everything on the job easier so I'm thrilled with it.<BR>> <BR>> It is a Black and Decker  Alkaline, with two modes; power and manual.  Small print says:  AS600 Type 1     6 Volt   ??130/MIN RPM  Takes 4 AA batteries.  I bought it at WalMart, about $7.  <BR>> <BR>> When I run out of power, I just pop four new batteries in.  The first batteries lasted a month.<BR>> <BR>> Diane Hofstetter<BR>> <BR>> <BR>> Tool nut strikes again!<BR>> Greg Newell gnewell at ameritech.net <BR>> <BR>> Hey folks! I’ve been browsing a bit after being quite sick and tired of<BR>> cordless tools and their batteries. We’ve probably all experienced<BR>> frustration with these things since the batteries don’t last nearly as long<BR>> as the tool does. You can’t leave them in the charger or the batteries get<BR>> cooked. You have to wait a fair amount of time after putting them in the<BR>> charger until their usable again. A new battery costs almost as much as the<BR>> tool did. Etc., etc., etc.  While looking for a new cordless screwdriver I<BR>> found something of interest I’d love to have your thought on. Check this out<BR>> </FONT><A href="http://www.colemanflashcellscrewdriver.com/"><FONT face=Arial>http://www.colemanflashcellscrewdriver.com/</FONT></A><FONT face=Arial> .<BR>> <BR>> Greg Newell<BR>> Greg's Piano Forté<BR>> </FONT><A href="http://www.gregspianoforte.com"><FONT face=Arial>www.gregspianoforte.com</FONT></A><BR><FONT face=Arial>> 216-226-3791 (office)<BR>> 216-470-8634 (mobile)<BR>> <BR>> <BR>> <BR>> <BR>> <BR>> Diane Hofstetter<BR>> <BR>></FONT></BODY></HTML>