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Afternoon.
Charger GAL 1880 CV
I purchased a Bosch 18V Combo drill/driver back in August 2020 from Bunnings - on clearance.
The production date is stamped May 2018.
Lately I've noticed the charger when in operation screams like a banshee in a pulsing kinda way.
I've tracked this down to the induction fan module.
I just now had a rather unproductive call to Bosch.
But then I discovered with the charger inverted (see below) - the noise disappears and it hums like a kitten.
Question = any foreseeable problems in continuing doing this?
Cheers.
Afternoon @Noyade
Yeah nah is the answer 
Must admit I would probarly want to do it myself as well. But being away from a unit as it charges a battery and you know there is an issue with that inverter.... squealing.... thats where my "Nah" comes in lol
Its not worth the risk to your place. (even as I am wondering if its a sealed unit, ahhh man. Things should be servicable)
Dave
Hi @Noyade
Have a peek at these packages, they are the latest best offer at the store Ryobi 18V ONE+ Home Essentials Kit or Ryobi 18V ONE+ 4-Piece Kit R18X4C1422B. But Ozito have their own offer which is the Ozito PXC 18V Cordless 5 Piece Kit PX5PAK-650.
Eric
Morning @Noyade
Not a good run and it colours a brand for sure 😕
However when you mnetioned Ozito 
Woot! It comes charging to the rescue Can you tell I am a fan of them?
When I built my deck with hardwood I used a makita powered drill and a green ozito torque drill.... It powered through it all without issues (drill borrowed from work even 
)
Bought my own and it eventually failed (battery was dead) and when i went to replace I found out that they had changed their range. Guarenteed 5 years of model, has a warranty and seriously I have not found any issue with them. But I needed to buy the new model, best step I did.
I bought a battery drill, battery torque driver, and it came with a charger and two batteries.
I bought a baby chainsaw pruner and over the past month its been hammered and still goes strong. It also came with an extra battery and a charge station.
Only issue I have is where do I mount the chargers (that I can keep an eye on them) and where to store all those batteries lol)
It comes down to how often you will use an item verse cost of item. I think of it as a seasaw.
Go Ozito
Dave
"Only issue I have is where do I mount the chargers (that I can keep an eye on them) and where to store all those batteries lol". Looks like you've got a new project on the horizon @Dave-1: How to build a drill charging station.
Mitchell
hahahahah I was wondering who would suggest a stand of some kind. I should but knowing me I will line them up on the bench
Btw thats a nice shelf for the drills!
Dave
