When this happened to me I found it just as cheap to buy another drill kit of the same type instead of getting just another battery. If I remember correctly there wasn't much of a difference between the cost of replacing the batteries or buying the whole kit with drill, charger and 2 batteries.
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Post by stickbowhntr on Jul 23, 2012 20:11:10 GMT -5
You could try zappin them a bit, vARMINT aL SUGGESTS THAT AND IT WORKED FOR ME the only time I tried .... battery wharehouse here chargesd $55 each rebuild for 14.4v DeWAlts but they a little more capacity than origls and last ...
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Im with JC buying another tool with a battery is the way to go. I found vids on youtube how to bring those old batteries back to life by zapping the for a sec with twice the voltage there designed for. I know it works a friend dig some of his with a 50 percent success rate. Found the vids after i threw a bunch away. May be worth a shot and give it a try but there are warnings about this wi h should be read first. Im not a electrical guy so thats all i can share
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Post by penokeemtn5 on Oct 2, 2012 10:53:55 GMT -5
you can rebuild them yourself way cheaper than buying a new battery pack or new tool,most battery drills take a sub c size battery.open up the case solder the tabs together the same as the old pack and charge the new one over night.
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you can rebuild them yourself way cheaper than buying a new battery pack or new tool,most battery drills take a sub c size battery.open up the case solder the tabs together the same as the old pack and charge the new one over night.
where do you purchase the batteries to go in them?
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About two years ago I was at Home Depot booking at new batteries for my drill. There happened to be a dealer rep there and I told him about the short life I was getting out of my batteries. He asked me if they ever freeze. Yep, I kept them in an unheated shop building. I started making sure they were stored where they couldn't freeze in the winter. Since then I haven't had a problem.
Do a google search for battery, battery replacement, tool battery parts....
There are a bunch of different suppliers.
The battery packs for our portable photo lights cost you $178-240 to replace the cells depending on where you send them.
I got the same guts for $15 ea+$14 shipping. Rebuilt both battery packs for under $50. Screwdriver and 20 minutes.
Took apart a Hitachi cordless drill battery pack and its built with several smaller cells soldered together. Should be no problem to source the cells online and rebuild yourself.
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Post by stickbowhntr on May 30, 2013 6:50:23 GMT -5
One suggestion , if you going to rebuild , either having someone else doing it or doing yourself, get a battery with more mHA cap. I had one rebuilt by Battery Wharehouse and the put in for same cost 2250's over the stock 1700 for a small device I had and MUCH longer life and POWER.
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