Flo Murnig Protfolio

DeWalt DC845KB Impact Driver

I have got a new tool to play with and i have tested it for sure. The DeWalt DC845KB Cordless Impact Driver 12V!

I had some weird pain in climbing routesetting because of some typist’s cramp injury on my left wrist since last march. It was getting more worst when I was setting a lot of routes last fall and this winter. I decided to check an impact wrench to force healing my wrist. It’s still not a good feeling every time I pull on the Allen Key and with the impact driver I for sure feel nothing at all.

So this was the first reason I bought it and the second is I’m much faster now!

What about performance? It’s loud 90dB … but I’m not recognizing it, it’s just a few seconds every time and not louder than driving an old car. Two battery packs were included. I can set a whole day bouder routes with one pack or about 6 to 8 routes depending on their length. Batteries are fully loaded in about 20 minutes, nice.

I bought the lightest model with the 12V motor. They have much stronger ones but I was really surprised that this thing can deal with a friends 18V Makita. The mass is 1,7kg. I can easily hang it on my harnest with the attached clip when I set through the rope.

For me it was a very good investment. My wrist is getting better and I can use the battery packs to run my CableCam for filming too.