[Souza1969]

This is just my personal opinion (and you know what they say about opinions) but if you have electricity nearby and the job takes more than a few seconds then use a corded tool. Battery tools are handy, but they can't get the job done like a corded tool. Let's say your battery is getting low and you are in the middle of the job. What happens to the rpm of the bit? It starts going slower and then what happens. Your otherwise nice job gets ruined. Yes, you can switch the battery out but by the time you realize that something is wrong it's too late. A cord won't get in the way and besides you will find that if you mount the router on a table, you will never see the cord.

FYI A motor powered by.lithium ion stops dead in its tracks when the batter dies....on any brushless or brushed motor cordless tool.

 

[Souza1969]

Yeah that's pretty much the case....tool is either on or off, there's no deceleration of motors with lithium ion. I use Rigid for my screw guns, router and I have a 6-1/2" circular saw I just bought, for dicing up stock. They do have an LED meter on every battery, so you know when your going low on power capacity.

 

[Souza1969]

I didn't know that. My battery are older DeWalt 18.5V ones. So, the lithium ones don't give you warning that they are losing power? The just stop in the middle of whatever you are doing?

I love my corded routers, and don't think, any time soon, will we see any thing more than a trim router in cordless. Other than routing I can't see any reason not to abandon the cords. Look at the new Metabo cordless plunge router. I demoed it at my local store, not actually worked with it. That thing is incredible! In the store, I'd need a few months on the job to give a better opinion