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Leon[_5_]

wrote:
On Mon, 01 Sep 2014 21:58:54 -0400, wrote:

On Mon, 01 Sep 2014 21:18:34 -0400, wrote:

On Mon, 01 Sep 2014 13:49:51 -0500, Leon lcb11211@swbelldotnet
wrote:

On 9/1/2014 1:17 PM, -MIKE- wrote:
On 9/1/14, 1:13 PM, Leon wrote:
On 9/1/2014 10:35 AM, James wrote:
Mike Marlow wrote:

Bill wrote:
James wrote:
HI Group, I have three Ridgid li-ion batteries that I'm
considering rebuilding. Has anyone done this? I've rebuilt
Ni-cad battery packs without any difficulty but haven't dealt
with Li-ion before. JIm

My initial reaction is that doing that sounds potentially
dangerous, but you must understand what you are doing!

Not potentially dangerous at all Bill as long as you have the
right charger. If the batteries are registered for the lifetime
warranty though, it could be a waste of time since they'll be
replaced for free under the warranty.

I am registered for lifetime and had some replaced under that but
they didn't say you had to tell them the serial numbers of the new
batteries to keep it in effect.I contacted them and they weren't
very helpful in getting it changed. Jim

Good to know should I ever uy a Ridgid and go through that process.

I'm pretty sure that info is clearly stated in their printed warranty
and the original registration info.

I know it is on the original purchase but was not aware that replaced
parts had to be reregistered.
You would THINK, with them having the warrantee, the serial number of
the original registered battery, and supplying the new batttery, they
would record and re-register the serial of the replacement - but that
would make too much sense for Home Despot (the owner of the ridgid
brand, IIRC)

Ridgid is owned by Emerson Electric. I don't know that they use the
brand for anyone other than HD, though. They certainly sell to
others. It's a rather large company.
I overstated it. Emerson OWNS the Ridgid brand. I believe in North
America the rights to the name are held by Home Depot through a
licencing agreement - since no-one else can sell the Ridgid brand of
power tools in North America, they "effectively" "own" the brand.

It would appear that way but you can buy Rigid brand vacuums and
accessories through a number of retailers and Amazon.
While HD sells the vast majority of the Ridgid product line some of the
line is available elsewhere.