"Brian Henderson" wrote in message

It's usually not worth the time or trouble to rebuild unless you're
using bottom-of-the-barrel replacement parts, and then why bother
doing it at all? Most batteries aren't that expensive and they last
quite a while, just dispose of the old ones and get new.

That depends. A new DeWalt 18v XRP is in the range of $75 - $85 ... for $48
you can rebuild/upgrade and increase the capacity considerably, and for $72
you can further upgrade the cells for twice the runtime, either option
giving you a stronger, longer lasting battery than any new one you can buy.

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