How to Fix your Drill Batteries

[vairman]

Well after 3 years of service my drill's battery charger bit the dust... So after buying a new and better charger I found that 1 of my batteries had gone bad, thus causing the old charger to short out... Now after pricing new batteries (about $60 each) I found a web site showing how you can ZAP your batteries back to life, so I thought to myself if it works I could save some major bucks on buying replacement batteries... So after zapping my batteries lo and behold they are working like new... Check out this link to see how it is done, after all free is free, and we all like free...
http://www.instructables.com/id/Revive- ... -a-Welder/

Greg

[FireLion]

Hmmmm.... I may have to try that with my industrial strength battery charger.

I did like this advice; WARNING:
If you get killed by a poisonous explosion it means you did something wrong.
Electrocution is a real possibility also.
Ask your parents how to not electrocute yourself with a welder.

[mikeschn]

Sounds like a reason to buy a welder!

Mike...

[Woodyperk6]

Greg, I think I will try that on some Dewalt batteries at work before I try it on my own batteries.

[len19070]

It sounded dangerous.

But Danger is my second cousins middle name.

I did it and it worked.

I had a handful of old HF cordless batteries..before they changed to the new style.

As dead as a door nail.

2 of the 4 that I did have come back nicely (the other 2 still need charging).

Thanks for the tip.

BTW, I have an El'Cheapo HF Welder.



Happy Trails

Len

[Coca Cola Teardrop]

Well Charles gave it a try and it worked.
Charged the battery all night and ran like a charm today.

Marked the calendar and I'll use this particular drill in the shop and see how long it lasts. (Mine fell over and won't run now.)

Thanks for the info Greg. I'm glad we had not thrown away the 3 cordless drills that had dead batteries. We can get a little more life out of them.

Linda

[Elumia]

The bigger question is: WHY aren't portable tool batteries standardized in size by voltage? Imagine if you had to trash your flashlight when the batteries died.

End of Rant...

Mark

[starleen2]

The bigger question is: WHY aren't portable tool batteries standardized in size by voltage? Imagine if you had to trash your flashlight when the batteries died.

End of Rant...

Mark

Remember the ole' Mac vs IBM debate over OS systems or the VHS vs Beta Max video format? Pretty soon someone is going to set the standard and put the rest out to pasture - but who will be the first and win out?

[Elumia]

That reminds me... My wife's '05 Grand Cherokee had a battery problem a few years back. Turns out it was a proprietary battery! So we took it to the dealer and thank goodness it was under warranty. I wonder if they are now available to the public?

Mark

[asianflava]

The bigger question is: WHY aren't portable tool batteries standardized in size by voltage? Imagine if you had to trash your flashlight when the batteries died.

End of Rant...

Mark

They kinda are once you open them up, the cells are the same, it's the case that holds them together which is different. I opened mine up and had it recelled at batteries plus. Cost me $30 vs $80 for a new one. Plus they installed higher capacity cells.