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Peter A. Kaufman wrote:
I have two cordless drill, one has both batteries dead and the other
has both batteries on the way out.
Has anyone had their batteries rebuilt and were you happy with the
results? Who rebuilt them for you?
Or should I just buy another drill?
Thanks
Peter


The lower-priced drills come with a pretty dumb charger. The instructions
tell you to not charge a battery longer than seven hours because longer
charging cycles diminishes battery life. You can address this defect two
ways:

1. When you get your battery rebuilt, specify lithium ion ($$$) or other
types that are not degraded by over-charging.
2. Get one of these and set it for six hours
http://www.amazon.com/Belkin-Conserv...c+outlet+timer

I've got a #2 and use it for drills, the dust-buster, and a couple of other
nicad-battery tools. Works swell. I haven't replaced (nor noticed a
weakening of) my primary drill going on two years.