Anyone got a battery pack from a Dewalt Drill or similar that no longer works? See inside.

Evadman

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Feb 18, 2001
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I have a propsition for ya. I want to try my hand at rebuilding a battery pack. As in replacing the batteries and reconditioning the pack itself.

I was looking to do a Ni-cad battery pack, but I can do a NIMH too.

Here is the deal. I pay you $7 to send it to me. I then try to recondition it. I then send it back to you. If it works, you refund me my $7 and pay me what the batteries cost (probably about $20). If it doesn't work, too bad. It didn't work anyway :) since a new pack can cost upwards of $50 for a 9.6 and hit $100 for a 18v, I think it is a steal :D

I would prefer to do a Dewalt ( or firestorm ), as that is what most contractors have. I would prefer the case be screwed together, but I can try if it is not ( meaning pressed together. )

I only want 1 for now :) I would prefer it be a 9.6, 12v 14.4v or 18v dewalt, as those will all work in my dewalt charger. Also, a Ryobi of the 9.6v style or a 12v firestorm will work too. I have chargers for those too.

Thanks!
 

JC

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I have a soggy Makita 14.4v battery...I think it's sealed, though, don't know if it could be taken apart.

JC