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TECH TIPS - Cordless Drill Battery new life?

Posted: Thu Aug 06, 2009 4:11 pm
by Fred32v
I have a really nice Craftsman cordless drill and flashlight which I've had for many years.
Now the batteries are doing nothing. Has anyone tried this?
http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2006/1 ... tte_1.html
Since my drill is 14.4 volts, I thought I'd use a battery charger, what do you think?

Posted: Thu Aug 06, 2009 5:30 pm
by Maverick
Another use for Walt's MIG welder!! Gotta get me one of those.

Posted: Fri Aug 07, 2009 10:43 am
by TheRookie
How about a metal trashcan as a blast cover just in case :)

Posted: Fri Aug 07, 2009 12:12 pm
by markss327
I've heard of flashing 'em with 110v, :shock: but I've never done it....and never will....
The theory being the same, that of removing the dendrite growth.

Posted: Thu Sep 10, 2009 7:45 pm
by wxo
I tried it with two car batteries in series to get 24 volts. It did revive the batteries for a while, but not good enough for long term. I'm ready to trash all my old batteries and look for good buys on new ones at the swap meets.