Bosch 0615A50090 Cordless Combo Kit: GSR 18V-65 + GDR 18V-215, 18 V, 2 x 5.0 Ah, Charger and L-BOXX

Bosch 0615A50090 Cordless Combo Kit: GSR 18V-65 and GDR 18V-215, 2 x 5.0 Ah, GAL 18V-40 and L-BOXX 136

Article 0615A50090 is a factory combo kit from Bosch Professional built around two cordless machines on the 18 V platform: the GSR 18V-65 drill/driver (0 601 9N3 200) and the GDR 18V-215 impact driver (0 601 9N2 020). With them come two GBA 18V 5.0 Ah batteries, a GAL 18V-40 fast charger and an L-BOXX 136 case. That is the entire scope of delivery as Bosch lists it - five positions. The EAN of the kit is 4053423619423.

What this kit is for

The two machines cover the two ways of driving a fastener: the drill/driver turns with a controlled torque and has a chuck for drill bits, while the impact driver drives with rotary impacts and takes 1/4" hex shank bits. This is the configuration for a fitter who works with both wood and metal - cladding, battens and decking, long screws into joists, self-drilling screws in sheet metal, nuts and bolts. Bought together they cost less than separately: the batteries, charger and case are shared.

The kit contains no impact drill and no rotary hammer. The GSR 18V-65 has no hammer mechanism - Bosch states an impact rate of 0 bpm. Concrete and solid brick need a separate machine.

GSR 18V-65 - brushless drill/driver with 63 Nm

The GSR 18V-65 has a brushless motor; Bosch describes it as "powerful thanks to a durable brushless motor and a robust gearbox". A brushless motor has no carbon brushes to wear out and waste energy in friction - hence the longer service life and better efficiency from the same battery.

Torque is 31 Nm soft, 63 Nm hard and 76 Nm maximum. The gearbox has two speeds: 0 - 550 min^-1 in first for driving and 0 - 2,100 min^-1 in second for drilling. The collar offers 13 torque settings plus a drilling position, so identical screws all sit at the same depth. The chuck is keyless, 1.5 - 13 mm. The stated limits are Ø35 mm in wood, Ø13 mm in metal and screws in wood up to Ø10 mm.

KickBack Control is a switchable protection that stops the machine when the bit jams and the body starts to rotate in your hand. The head length is only 166 mm, so the machine fits between joists and inside cabinets. Weight without the battery is 1.06 kg, and the work area is lit by a double work light.

GDR 18V-215 - impact driver with 215 Nm

Maximum torque is 215 Nm, the no-load speed is 0 - 2,100 min^-1 in the first stage and 0 - 3,300 min^-1 in the second, and the impact rate is 0 - 3,000 and 0 - 3,800 bpm. The tool holder is a 1/4" internal hexagon. The machine has two driving modes - for metal and for wood, plus automatic shut-off and automatic slow-down: as Bosch puts it, the tool stops or reduces speed as soon as the impact action begins, so material and screw heads are not damaged.

This machine is brushless as well: the BRUSHLESS MOTOR mark is moulded into the housing below the GDR 18V-215 lettering and is visible in Bosch's own photographs (picture 3 here). In words Bosch describes the motor only for the GSR 18V-65 - the GDR technical data name no motor type, so we read it from the manufacturer's own image.

The applications Bosch names are 50 mm screws in timber, long screws from 80 to 140 mm, self-drilling screws in sheet metal up to 3 mm, M8 machine screws and M10 nuts. The machine measures 77 x 121 x 210 mm and weighs 1.0 kg without a battery and 1.4 kg with one; the vibration value for tightening screws and nuts of maximum size is 21.3 m/s² (K = 1.6 m/s²).

Batteries, charger and case

The case holds two identical GBA 18V 5.0 Ah batteries (1 600 A00 2U5): lithium-ion, 18 V, 0.62 kg each, 74 x 114 x 56 mm, with a charge indicator and CoolPack 1.0 to draw heat away from the cells. Bosch states about 25% more run time than an 18V 4.0 Ah pack. The GAL 18V-40 charger (1 600 A01 9RJ) delivers 4 A and charges packs from 14.4 to 18 V; for a 5.0 Ah battery the stated times are 60 minutes to 80% and 70 minutes to 100%. All of it belongs to the Bosch Professional 18 V system and the AMPShare alliance.

The kit travels in an L-BOXX 136 (1 600 A01 2G0) - an ABS case measuring 360 x 444 x 151 mm outside and 302 x 386 x 114 mm inside, weighing 1.9 kg. The cases clip onto one another and travel as a stack. Bosch gives three different figures for it and they mean different things: a load capacity of 25 kg (what the case carries inside), a stacking load of 100 kg (what it takes on top of itself) and a tensile strength of 50 kg.

Technical specifications

What is in the kit

• Bosch GSR 18V-65 cordless drill/driver - 1 pc.
• Bosch GDR 18V-215 cordless impact driver - 1 pc.
• GBA 18V 5.0 Ah battery - 2 pcs.
• GAL 18V-40 fast charger - 1 pc.
• L-BOXX 136 case - 1 pc.
• No drill bits and no screwdriver bits - the accessories in the photographs are not included

Working tips

• Long screws go into hardwood more easily after a pilot hole of about 70% of the shank: drill with the GSR, drive with the GDR.
• Use impact-rated bits in the impact driver; ordinary bits break at 215 Nm.
• Store the batteries charged to between 30 and 70% and do not leave them in the van over winter.

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