DeWalt
DeWalt DCG415 Angle Grinder
DeWalt's Power Detect flagship grinder: it senses larger batteries and raises output to 1,350 watts, spinning to a class-leading 9,000 RPM. The Kickback Brake and E-Clutch electronics shut the wheel down on pinch events before the tool wrenches your wrist.
Specifications
Features
Pros
- ✓Class-leading 9,000 RPM and 1,350W output with a big battery — Pro Tool Reviews measured it at the top of the 20V class.
- ✓The Kickback Brake genuinely fires on wheel pinches; owners describe it saving wrists on rebar cuts.
- ✓Power Detect scales output up with 8Ah+ packs, so the tool grows with your battery investment.
- ✓At under 4 lbs bare it is light for the power class, helping overhead and fatigue-prone work.
- ✓E-Clutch stops the driveline on bind-ups instead of spinning the tool around the wheel.
- ✓One-touch guard rotates without tools and locks positively.
Cons
- ✗Headline power requires an 8Ah or larger battery — on compact packs it is a mid-pack grinder.
- ✗Runtime under sustained load is the class complaint: grinding is where cordless still taxes batteries hardest.
- ✗The brake's abrupt stop takes getting used to and can jerk cut-off wheels if you feather the paddle.
- ✗Kit pricing with the big battery pushes $279+, eroding the value story.
- ✗DeWalt's 3-year warranty trails Milwaukee's 5-year coverage on the competing 2880.
- ✗No variable speed for surface-prep and polishing tasks.
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