RS Components stocks power tools with lithium-ion batteries to replace nickel-cadmium types following lifting of EU exemption

EU exemption for NiCd batteries no longer in place, making Li-ion the ideal successor technology for leading power tools RS Components (RS), the trading brand of Electrocomponents plc, the global distributor for engineers, has announced availability of a wide range of power tools that use lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries, from leading manufacturers such as Bosch, DeWALT and Makita.