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(More customer reviews)The paslode trimpulse is a good tool but with any cordless tool there are always some trade-offs! I own 1 Trimpulse, two Bammer models and an older model Paslode Impulse. The Bammer models have turned out to be the better buy in not only price. The paslode trimpulse and impulse both work well with the trimpulse the better tool, but the trade-off here is lubrication and maintenace. These tools have to be lubricated and regularly torn completely apart and cleaned to keep them running and while it is not a real long job once you know what you are doing it is still a hassle and when not done regularly, which is the last thing you wnat to do at the end of the day, these tools don't perform. The real problem here is that the trimpulse and impulse use a fan in the engine to swirl the gas before combustion and this fan draws in fine particles of dirt and dust like a vacuum cleaner into the engine and it is an even greater problem on a dirty worksite. The Bammer tools by Porter Cable have no oiling, lubrication or maintenance requirements by comparison. To get away from lubricating and maintenance they have a manually pumped nose that replaces the fan and the trade- off here is they are a bit more awkward than the Paslode tools but once you get used to it the Bammers are just as easy and fast to use. The early Bammer models had some misfiring problems when they came out last year but so did my Paslode Impulse and Trimpulse tools. The Paslode tools were in and out of the shop regularly for new rings or over heating problems in the summer. The old routine with Paslode cordless nailers was to pay a maintenace contract and for $40.00 bring the tool in to a service centre and have it stripped and cleaned, now they sell you a cleaner and you have to field strip and clean the tool regularly yourself. My Bammer CDA 250 15 guage nailer also had some problems and had to go in for some ignition warranty repairs shortly after I bought it last spring, but since then it has performed beautifully with over 25,000 nails fired since then without a problem. My Bammer CFN 250 16 gauge nailer I bought in the fall at the new low pricing after the igniton problem had been sorted out at the factory and it hasn't missed a beat plus I don't have to do any maintenance at the end of the day. The Bammer CFN 250 drives the same 16 guage nail as the Trimpulse but without the regular maintenance hassles and at less than 1/2 the price the trade-offs of the manual pumping make the Bammer a better buy in my book.
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