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I have a few cordless drivers, different ones for different jobs. The 12V Bosch is the best I've ever used. It comes with 2 Lithium-Ion batteries, the charger and case.
It is a 2 speed with variable speed trigger and light, reversible and runs a very long time on a charge.
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I've been using this one for a few years:
https://www.milwaukeetool.com/power-tools/cordless/2401-22

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My wife got it for me for Christmas off a list I gave her. She also got me MIP 1/4" drive allens at the same time. I use both daily when wrenching on RC's.

Before that, I had an old NiCAD or NiMH 6V dewalt, but the battery packs were starting to fail and things were getting a bit loose inside it.

The Milwaukee just puts it to shame. Tons of torque, fits in the hand nice. If it broke tomorrow, I'd have a new one in the mail that evening. Mine came with two battery packs and a quick charger. I've done a lot of hard core work with that thing. Putting 4" screws into double stacked 2x6's to make my 55" TV stand attached to the back of my old dresser. The clutch is nice for RC. Usually set it on 2 or 3 if it's a long bolt into plastic. Set it on 1 otherwise and it works great.

My wife also uses it with scrub brush discs that lock in to clean the tub and whatnot. It's lighter than my 12V lithium B&D drill and fits in the hand better.

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Mine is actually this one: http://www.homedepot.com/p/Milwauke...in-Cordless-Hex-Screwdriver-2401-82/203080439
Older model where the gearbox is visible a metal casing. The newer one has 175in-lbs of torque vs mine with 150.
 
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Hey, @olds97_lss, I think my Bosch is MUCH prettier than your Milwaukee.
Well, it should be. Yours never leaves it's velvet bag you store it in while you look at all your trucks in the glass display cases.

Hey, @olds97_lssIf your wife cleans the tub with it, you should get her one that plugs into the socket. :hungover:

She hurts herself enough that I don't have to tip the scales. I just have to wait a bit longer. :) She has zero spacial awareness and smacks into stuff all the time.
 
I don't know if you had something in mind Like what has already been posted, or possibly something smaller.
I had been looking at these but have not actually laid my hands on one to check it out in person. Seems like a pretty cool little unit tho...
https://m.aliexpress.com/item/32705363688.html#autostay
I personally don't use power on my RC stuff currently. I do use a racheting screwdriver from snap-on. If you choose to buy a racheting screwdriver, DO NOT BUY A CHEAP ONE!!! They all seem to suck pretty equally! I Def recommend you check whatever you're going to buy in person. I just find that a large power driver strips more screws than it turns. Pulling a stripped flush mounted screw from a chassis is a time consuming process and no fun for me... I found that switching from a hand held screwdriver to the power after I had broken them loose was too time consuming so the racheting unit was the trick for me.
I own a few different ones but they are all basically this base unit:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/like/282117...7290-0%26rvr_id%3D1118057631376&ul_noapp=true
Worth every cent to me as I use them ALL the time!
 
I don't know if you had something in mind Like what has already been posted, or possibly something smaller.
I had been looking at these but have not actually laid my hands on one to check it out in person. Seems like a pretty cool little unit tho...
https://m.aliexpress.com/item/32705363688.html#autostay
I personally don't use power on my RC stuff currently. I do use a racheting screwdriver from snap-on. If you choose to buy a racheting screwdriver, DO NOT BUY A CHEAP ONE!!! They all seem to suck pretty equally! I Def recommend you check whatever you're going to buy in person. I just find that a large power driver strips more screws than it turns. Pulling a stripped flush mounted screw from a chassis is a time consuming process and no fun for me... I found that switching from a hand held screwdriver to the power after I had broken them loose was too time consuming so the racheting unit was the trick for me.
I own a few different ones but they are all basically this base unit:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/like/282117473662?lpid=82&chn=ps&ul_ref=http%3A%2F%2Frover.ebay.com%2Frover%2F1%2F711-117182-37290-0%2F2%3Fmtid%3D1588%26kwid%3D1%26crlp%3D53601919689_324272%26itemid%3D282117473662%26targetid%3D186360212649%26rpc%3D0.15%26rpc_upld_id%3D87867%26device%3Dm%26mpre%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.ebay.com%252Fulk%252Fitm%252Flike%252F282117473662%253Flpid%253D82%2526chn%253Dps%26adtype%3Dpla%26googleloc%3D1018127%26poi%3D%26campaignid%3D239125209%26adgroupid%3D14978428809%26rlsatarget%3Dpla-186360212649%26gclid%3DCjwKEAjw-uDABRDPz4-0tp6T6lMSJADNoyPbIk19TsvCQLdrWLTluqAe2v8_lNSsbkrwz90TLDBPRBoCHuPw_wcB%26srcrot%3D711-117182-37290-0%26rvr_id%3D1118057631376&ul_noapp=true
Worth every cent to me as I use them ALL the time!
Basically, I will be only using it to take out the screws, not screwing them in. I would have the screwdriver on the lowest torque setting & the lowest speed.
 
Basically, I will be only using it to take out the screws, not screwing them in. I would have the screwdriver on the lowest torque setting & the lowest speed.
Ok, yeah. Just my opinion but I think in either direction, the bigger drivers are overkill and are likely to damage screwheads, even set on a LIGHT clutch.
@hamz9561 or @mikelh type posts are more suited for our kits. Then again, it you're working with a 1:5 scale, the larger ones may be just what you're looking for.
 
I went through 3 of those smaller lithium ones before I got the dewalt years ago. Not sure what happened inside them, but the motor would whir and nothing would spin. Guessing I was asking more than they could offer.
 

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