Panasonic EY503B 2.4-Volt Ni-Cad Cordless Drill/Driver
- Easily converts from straight to pistol form
- Fully charges battery in 1 hour
- 2 speed gearbox, 200 or 400 rpm
- Multi-stage clutch plus drill setting
- One-year warranty, 30-day satisfaction guarantee
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For its size, this cordless has a mighty lot of torque. It easily converts from a standard straight grip to a pistol grip, which we found to be more comfortable. It drives and backs out screws with the best of them, and it drills, too, with six clutch settings (only six, you say? Remember, it’s only 2.4 volts) We think it’s amazingly strong for its size, packing 26-inch-pounds of torque. And we like the choice of speeds–200 or 400 rpm–depending on whether your work is delicate or difficult. The battery recharges fast; it only takes an hour. Since it comes with No. 1 and No. 2 Phillips bits, it’s ready to tackle any household chore from electronics to woodworking and basic repairs. It’s a great little worker.–Kris Jensen-Van Heste
I’ve used the EY-503 for a couple of years while doing repairs on hardware for a major computer company. It’s an impressive tool with great torque settings, two speed selections, and a really comfortable pistol grip. I work with it on even small items, like T6 bits without worrying about stripping them out. Not too powerful, but not weak either, it is amazingly useful.
When I was looking for a personal driver, I tried hardware stores like Sears and Home Depot but could not find anything that came close. Shame on me for trying to save a few bucks. I bought one here at Amazon then took it back to Sears and Home Depot to show the salesmen I spoke with what I was talking about. All of them were very impressed with the EY-503 and one I know of ended up buying one.
The EY-503 is not an inexpensive tool by any means. However, if you use power tools on small items on a daily basis, this driver will more than pay for itself in utility as well as a long useful life. My only suggestion is that under very heavy use, you pick up a second battery.
Rating: 5 / 5
It looks very cool but hard to operate with your thumb. I will prefer the one with trigger.
Rating: 2 / 5
The 2.4V wireless panasonic driver made my job easy and don’t worry about the 2.4V, which must be proven to be more powerful than you expect. It was perfectly working for my tedious boring job at home. If anyone who interested in electric tool for hobby or whatever, try to own it. You are not going to be disappointed. You will like it.
Rating: 5 / 5
I have used this driver for the last eight years as well as some others on the market, nothing will beat this unit. I am on my third driver now, not bad considering that I use this driver literally at least a dozen times a day. I use it in my work as a major appliance tech., I would recomend this driver without any reservations at all!!
Rating: 5 / 5
I paid 79.99 for a Panasonic EY503B 2.4-Volt Cordless Drill & Driver. This is a lot of money for a screw driver and I would have expected a professional quality tool for the money. What I got was a hand held tool that has a poorly designed forward-reverse button. It takes so much force to toggle the button that I got an indentation in my thumb. I thought the first one was defective, so I had Amazon.com replace the ordered tool. The replacement Panasonic was exactly of the same poor quality.
Rating: 1 / 5