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Geoff Norfolk wrote:
Anyone any suggestions for getting longer life out of NiCd drill
batteries. Mine always seem to expire after a couple of years or is this
normal life? I only use the drill every couple of weeks for perhaps 10
minutes work and only recharge when its completely flat. When I've
opened up a battery pack, I usually find one or 2 of the 10 cells is
really low on voltage, the others being on about 1.2volts.

Sounds like typical cheap Ni-Cads. And probably a nasty charger. But don't
run the batteries totally flat - the 'memory' thing is a con. Recharge
after there is a drop off in performance. Quality Ni-Cads with a sensible
charger should have a life of about 5 years with this sort of use.

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