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"Cordless Cautions": A Review of an Article Discussing Cordless Power Tool Safety Issues

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titled "Cordless Cautions" authors Peter Domeny and Jennifer Uzumcu review the precautions which are necessary to safely and most effectively use cordless power tools. The article is particularly useful  that in the year preceding its publication there was a reported 107.5 million cordless power tools in the hands of American users. That number is even greater today as  the industry has evidenced tremendous growth and cordless tools have gained more and more popularity. Domeny and Uzumcu first delve into the particulars  of the batteries that power cordless power tools. Batteries are a major feature of these tools and one which determines to a large extent its usefulness. The authors  note that the cordless tool was first made possible in 1949 when an inventor was successful in completely sealing the cells of a battery. The authors also note that  the NiCd battery, a battery found in 85 percent of the power tools in use at the time of the articles publication, was first invented in 1899! It wouldnt  be until the 1990s that the NiMH battery, a batter that is actually superior to NiCd batteries in that it allows more storage capacity, would come into usage in cordless  power tools. Domeny and Uzumcu emphasize that cordless power tool batteries are an ever-evolving phenomena. Important considerations in that evolution, however are not only battery life and power  but also the weight that a battery adds to a tool. If the tool is weighted down too much by its battery it becomes less desirable in the eyes  of the consumer. Power is important as well, however. As the authors note, the required power a tool features can vary with the application: