Home Depot Deal Alerts & Discussion Thread

A bit of sparking when new is normal, especially on stopping when there’s a ’brake” function. It will reduce quickly as parts mate together.

“Braking” applies a surge of full power instantly to stop rotation, so the full power + forward momentum involves the strongest current the tool ever sees. It also uses up more battery doing that so I’d rather not have it but we don’t get that choice.

Phil

I think the reason these Ridgid drills are being discounted is because their new GEN5X brushless drills are coming out.
http://www.homedepot.com/p/RIDGID-GEN5X-Brushless-18-Volt-Compact-Hammer-Drill-Driver-and-3-Speed-Impact-Driver-Combo-Kit-R9205/206127587

This is basically the same set I got for $140 (half price) but is the newer brushless set.

the other day i saw some smart light starter kits on clearance for about $30 (i forget if it was the 3 or 6 price). if people are interested, i could go back try to take some pics if still available.

i think it was these two:
TCP Connected: http://www.homedepot.com/p/TCP-Connected-Smart-LED-Light-Bulb-Starter-Kit-with-2-A19-LED-Dimmable-Light-Bulbs-CCG2LD11/205132274

GE Link: http://www.homedepot.com/p/GE-Link-Starter-Pack-Link-Hub-2-Link-A19-Light-Bulb-PLINK-SKIT/205311040

I just noticed these 2 items turned to the “3” price.

Just 2 days ago they were $15.88. I never paid attention because of the price. My interest in this photo is in my hand, a 2 piece combo for $5.03. The Coast lantern is in the upper left hand corner.

This is the second item that just went to the “3” price. Just prior to this they were $23.06, down from $28.00 which prior to that they were $29.97. Supposedly originally $34.97

But what most interested me it this:

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Tons of the mini Mag combos. They were $24.97, then $20.00 and now at the “6” price of $19.06. We should all be watching that one closely because the date on the Energizer Lantern that just went to the “3” price is only 6 days older than the Mags. These mini Mags could go to the “3” price in another 6 days! (I am going to guess $5.03)
That would be sweet!

“02/03/16”

“02/09/16”

Wow! if the maglite combo goes to 5.03 these would be the BEST gifts for everyone in my list even without moding. i will scour every home depot within reach :slight_smile:

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First to notice the price drop should post it.

Here is a couple of pictures of the Energizer Lantern in action. It has a fold out stand and the emitter lens can fold up. Here is some different configurations in a dark room.



It includes 4 -AA cells and can run on 4 or 8. The claim is it can run for 100 hours on 8 Alkaline. I don’t know how, there is only on and off and it claims to put out 330 Lumen.
Right now I have 4-1500mAh NiMH and am going to see how long it will take to run that down

aww man - if i can beat you to posting, i will!! doubt i will beat you though :slight_smile:

Are saying you found that deal too?
What State are you in?

haha - no i have not yet found that deal; it’s been 2 days since i last visited a home depot. i am in NYC, and take public transportation or walk to all my locations :slight_smile:

so many flashlights now :confounded:

I saw a ryobi battery powered weed whacker thing sticking out of a clearance shelf; it was $40 or something like that, discounted from something above $100

I found a 2D Maglite for $5.03 from ~$20. Looks like it will be a cent soon.

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2D or not 2D, that is the question.

Congrats poiihy. Seems you have some of the finder power too. Still, no such luck down here for me.

Two D cells

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Sorry poiihy, wasn’t asking a question. Was just playing off a famous line in Hamlet.

OH haha I get it now!
2 D or not 2 D.
haha! :laughing:

Also I saw some other stuff… I saw a nice pendant light fixture for a good discount… should’ve taken pictures.

Thank you dcho (been saying that alot lately). I tried out that jump starter thing you tore down in Post 1166. I have a battery that is failing. When I try to start the car in the morning, it will click and try to turn over, but can’t. The car has been sitting over a week without any usage. I checked the voltage before trying to start it and it was at 11.68 volts. The V6 3.1L wouldn’t start. I hooked up the jumper and noted the time. I expected it to take sometime to achieve solid green light. So I walked away. I came back by the car a couple minutes later and was surprised it was already ready. I checked voltage and it was 13.58v. Just about perfect. Car turned over and started with great enthusiasm (like a new, charged battery was in the car). So I can testify that the thing works great.

Make sure to charge all yours up and recharge ever 3 to 6 months. The manual mentions parasitic drain (paraphrasing).

That reminds me of that video I saw of a review of a power bank that you can use to jump start your car, but it also was able to start the car without any lead-acid battery! Very interesting how such a tiny pack can start a car.

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Cool. Thanks for sharing that. I didn’t watch most of the video due to bandwidth issues here, but I get what your saying. Interesting

I got an added bonus with my jump starter thingy. I was able to return the $120 size 27 car battery that I had been lugging around in the back of my van for the last 2 months. I had a hard time with something draining my battery if the van sat for a couple of days. Turned out to have been a 3rd party security system that was installed. As some might know, once a lead acid battery is drained it is never the same. They like to see little or moderate use and then topped off. That $20 pack actually netted my $100! I got the size 27 battery at Home Depot and because the red cap covering the positive battery post I could prove I never installed it. Home Depot refunded my money. :slight_smile: :slight_smile: :slight_smile: