People want to do as much as they can to care for the environment, and garden enthusiasts are among the most environmentally conscious of all.
Purists love to use non-motorized tools, but those who want the power and speed of power tools are turning, more and more, to electric garden tools.
In this article, we will cover the basic advantages of electric garden tools.
If you haven't bought electric tools lately, you may be surprised how far they've come.
Electric Motor Design Recent advances in electric motor deigns, and the materials used in these motors, have led to higher motor efficiencies.
Newer electric motor designs tend to run cooler, so they result in a longer life.
Interestingly, with technological advances, newer electric motors have higher horse power ratings, yet are significantly more efficient than older designs of years past.
Battery Technology As most of us know, rechargeable batteries have come a long way in the past 20 years.
Most rechargeable batteries can now be used several hundred times, and recharging times are faster with charges lasting significantly longer than older designs.
The environmental impact of electric motor use is far less than that of gas-powered motors, and though this doesn't apply to electric garden tools, using rechargeable batteries instead of single-use alkaline batteries in your other tools and toys makes great sense, because the amount of energy it takes to recharge a NiMH battery is far less than the energy used to produce a new one.
Safer and Quieter Using cordless electric garden tools can also be safer than gas powered units.
Gas-powered motors can be more unpredictable with ignition, which can lead to more accidents.
And, with newer cordless electric units, you do not have to drag a power cord behind throughout the yard that could become tangled or accidentally cut as you cut.
And, of course, electric garden tools are so much quieter than the ear-shattering noise of gas-powered tools.
Electric trimmers, electric blowers, and especially electric lawn mowers are many times quieter than their gas-powered equivalents.
So, if you are in the market for new power garden tools, look closely at electric technology.
In the long run, you will probably save money and you will definitely be more friendly to our environment.
Purists love to use non-motorized tools, but those who want the power and speed of power tools are turning, more and more, to electric garden tools.
In this article, we will cover the basic advantages of electric garden tools.
If you haven't bought electric tools lately, you may be surprised how far they've come.
Electric Motor Design Recent advances in electric motor deigns, and the materials used in these motors, have led to higher motor efficiencies.
Newer electric motor designs tend to run cooler, so they result in a longer life.
Interestingly, with technological advances, newer electric motors have higher horse power ratings, yet are significantly more efficient than older designs of years past.
Battery Technology As most of us know, rechargeable batteries have come a long way in the past 20 years.
Most rechargeable batteries can now be used several hundred times, and recharging times are faster with charges lasting significantly longer than older designs.
The environmental impact of electric motor use is far less than that of gas-powered motors, and though this doesn't apply to electric garden tools, using rechargeable batteries instead of single-use alkaline batteries in your other tools and toys makes great sense, because the amount of energy it takes to recharge a NiMH battery is far less than the energy used to produce a new one.
Safer and Quieter Using cordless electric garden tools can also be safer than gas powered units.
Gas-powered motors can be more unpredictable with ignition, which can lead to more accidents.
And, with newer cordless electric units, you do not have to drag a power cord behind throughout the yard that could become tangled or accidentally cut as you cut.
And, of course, electric garden tools are so much quieter than the ear-shattering noise of gas-powered tools.
Electric trimmers, electric blowers, and especially electric lawn mowers are many times quieter than their gas-powered equivalents.
So, if you are in the market for new power garden tools, look closely at electric technology.
In the long run, you will probably save money and you will definitely be more friendly to our environment.
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