(ET) More Homelite tools on 24v: Hedge trimmer

[Chris Zach <czach computer org>]

Ok, so I got another one of these Homelite/Ryobi 18 volt garden tools on 
Ebay. I think I paid $10 for this one, plus $10 shipping or something 
like that.

It's brand new, and like the chainsaw it comes apart with screws. Nice 
and logical interior; no surprises to note. I re-wired it to accept an 
anderson power disconnect, and hooked it up to the 24 volt extension 
cord on my E20.

Really nice actually. It did a nice job trimming some large bushes, and 
was only nice and warm by the end. Once again probably not something for 
constant use, but for trimming around the yard it does a great job. 24 
volts didn't seem to make it run too fast or anything, looks like one 
can run a motor slightly over voltage without wrecking anything (makes 
sense; the winches on the Elec-Traks are 12 volt units running at 18 volts).

And once again running these things on the 24 volts doesn't seem to 
unbalance the pack much. Maybe if I ran it all day I would have a 
problem, but running it every once in a while seems to do no real harm.

Next thing to get is a pole saw to see how that works. They seem 
inexpensive too..... :-)

Chris