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On Mon, 19 Feb 2007 16:53:50 -0800, CptDondo
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Charles Schuler wrote:
"Dave" wrote in message
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I have two Porter Cable electric drills. One uses a 14 volt
rechargeable
battery and the other a 12 volt. The 12 volt battery appears to work
on
the 14 volt drill quite well. The question is - if I were to use it
in
place the 14 would it damage the battery? The 14 is about shot.

Should be fine ... you already tried it. There will be a bit less
torque
and power.




And more current. Thus more heat, both for the battery and the drill
motor. Might shorten life of both.

When will this insanity stop? In a DC motor less voltage means less
current, not more. ... by the square of the difference.



Ahh, but the RDTCGC (reactive drillbit torque conversion gear clutch) will
wear faster due to the variance in voltage!
;-)

Shoot! I've got to go now, I mistakenly put a 6V bulb in my 2-D cell battery
flashlight then left it on and it's melting all over the table now........