Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #365600 in Home Improvement
• Brand: Black & Decker
• Model: CRS144K
• Dimensions: 23.63" h x 4.72" w x 14.17" l, 11.35 pounds

Features

• Lightweight, compact design at 6 pounds
• Rubber overmold grips
• Lock-off switch
• Pivoting shoe with open channel
• Two-year home use warranty

From the Manufacturer
The CRS144 Cordless Reciprocating Saw is powered by the FireStorm 14.4-volt battery system. It has a quick change tool-free blade change system, and runs at 0-3,000 spm for greater versatility. Extra control is provided through the electric brake. The battery is spring-loaded for easy insertion and removal. Your purchase includes the reciprocating saw, battery, charger, blade, and kit box.

Customer Reviews

What the heck Black and Decker
If you are buying the 14.4V Firestorm to go with your other previously purchased 14.4V Firestorm tools (like your drill and circular saw) be warned. For some unfathomable reason Black and Decker uses a different battery for this new reciprocating saw. This means you are stuck with the horrible trickle charger that they supply with the saw and can't share your batteries with your other tools. Black and Decker, what were you thinking!?!?!?! I don't even know if B&D offers a fast charger for this battery or how much or how available replacement batteries are. Batteries and chargers for the other Firestorm tools are interchangeable with Dewalt chargers and batteries and therefore available everywhere.

This appears to be a change with the K models this year. The older 144 model appears to use the same battery as the other Firestorm tools. I have no clue why B&D made this change. Perhaps this is the new battery design for all new Firestorm tools to differentiate them from Dewalt. The new battery is bigger and slightly heavier than the old one (by two ounces.) Perhaps B&D increased the power in the newer model. If so, the increased power is completely negated by the lack of convenience and if you wanted more power you could have always used the bigger Dewalt battery. The newer battery design looks to be shared with all "K" tools so if you buy only the newer K versions you will be OK.

For the rest of us, this is a "NO SALE." I returned mine.