There are at least two new Bosch 18V drill and driver kits that will come bundled with the brand’s new wireless charger and battery. These kits come with the charger, wireless 2.0Ah battery, and charger frame, but you’ll need to buy a holster separately if you want one.
One kit (DDS182WC-102) comes with the newest Bosch 18V brushless drill/driver, and the other (IDH182WC-102) comes with the hybrid brushless impact driver and wrench.
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Just to clarify – these kits are in addition to all of the other 18V drill and hybrid impact kits. These kits don’t come with bundled L-Boxxes, presumably to keep the prices reasonable, and there are plenty of non-wireless charger kits available for users not interested in this feature.
Bosch’s wireless charger technology is new to the cordless power tool industry, but is found in other product categories. I for one think it’s going to be a convenience for a lot of users, but there are also plenty of users for whom it might actually be a hinderance.
fred
If your earlier supposition about the target market is correct – then the carrying bag is superfluous. When we put a tool on a workbench, self, overhead or in a cabinet – the paper box that it came in was easier to throw away if it didn’t include a case.
Toolfreak
The price is the hindrance for now, when you can get a regular Bosch 18V drill kit for under $100.
Will be interesting to see if inductive charging catches on, and the prices drop.
Also, this isn’t “wireless” charging – the chargers are still plugged into the wall, and regular cordless drill batteries don’t attach to the chargers with a cord.
Cordless (wireless?) drills, induction charging. Not wireless charging.
Wireless charging would be if the battery receives power to be charged without making any contact with a charger at all. I doubt they’ll put those into production anytime soon, even though it’s certainly possible.
Hang Fire
I think the L-Boxx surcharge is silly. While much more stackable than their old plastic boxes, they are no more expensive to produce. If Bosch really wants to make a dent in the US market (and I wonder if they really care, sometimes), they should just include the L-Boxx with every purchase.
As for wireless charging, it will be a hit in production environments, but that is a limited market to sell well enough to stay in production.
Bad Guy
If I work constantly, I still have to change the battery. What’s the point in this innovation?
Hang Fire
I don’t think there’s any handheld cordless tool with a motor rated for a constant or near-constant duty cycle. They all need to cool. Humans also need to rest, even if it’s only 15 seconds between operation. If not every operation involves the cordless tool, it will have time to recover some of the charge.
Peter
@ Bad Guy, I thinks Stuart was saying it is more for working at workbenches or any work area where you do not move around a lot so when you put the tool down you put it into the charging cradle. So it is not meant to be used in the field.
Stuart
Exactly.
This is going to be much more useful in production environments than at jobsites.
Jim Felt
Question.
So these induction charging batteries are not compatible with the standard 18v Bosch chargers? And visa versa?
Thanks in advance.
Stuart
The charger can only charge compatible batteries, but you should be able to charge the batteries with any charger.
I haven’t gotten my hands on any test samples yet, so can’t say for sure.