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New PATCUT129ACSR18V battery operated cutter burndy
The method of making cuts has been changing. The long-handled and hydraulic cutters are being used less as jobsites become more efficient. The battery-operated cutter is becoming the preferred tool for cutting wire and other jobsite cutting projects.
The ergonomics of long handled cutters are demanding. If you are making many cuts in a day, you can suffer some pain. If you make frequent cuts on a consistent daily basis, you could have long lasting pain that can affect your productivity.
If you are using an older design battery cutter, some ergonomic concerns are still present. Bob Poirier, Senior Product Manager of FCI Burndy Products, said his company purposely designed their PATCUT129ACSR to balance on the grip. This prevents a damaging constant torque on the wrist. He said that the ergonomics are demonstrated by trying to balance the unit upright on its battery pack. It's easy to do if it is ergonomically designed.
Prior battery cutter technology used NiCad batteries that gave tools like this an undependable reputation. For instance, a NiCad powered cutter could have a capacity of 100 cuts when new. Then the contractor made 50 cuts per day and recharged during the evenings. When the operator wanted to make more than 50 cuts in the same day, the battery didn't have enough power. This is because of the NiCad memory effect. This type of battery requires frequent replacement or a time consuming process of deep discharges and recharges. On the other hand Nickel Metal Hydride (Ni-MH) batteries overcame this problem by using a different chemistry.
So when choosing your battery cutter for jobsite efficiency, investigate ergonomic balance and Ni-MH battery options.
