Bosch 18v battery pack.

I removed 4 torx screws from the battery pack. I suddenly found the
last hole was not a torx screw (using my glasses), but looks like a
plastic cap/tab of some sort. I was guessing it might be "an
alignment post" and the case would pull apart. Not a chance, any more
effort at pulling would crack the case.

What's the secret to getting the case apart? Is this an anti-DIY-
tinker thing?

I'm thinking I could easily drill the plastic out an look for a screw
under it, but thinking gets me in trouble. The cap and screws all sit
at the same depth and this makes me think there is no screw under this
cap.

Thanks.

--
Oren

"I didn’t say it was your fault, I said I was blaming you."

Oren wrote:
Bosch 18v battery pack.

I removed 4 torx screws from the battery pack. I suddenly found the
last hole was not a torx screw (using my glasses), but looks like a
plastic cap/tab of some sort. I was guessing it might be "an
alignment post" and the case would pull apart. Not a chance, any more
effort at pulling would crack the case.

What's the secret to getting the case apart? Is this an anti-DIY-
tinker thing?

I'm thinking I could easily drill the plastic out an look for a screw
under it, but thinking gets me in trouble. The cap and screws all sit
at the same depth and this makes me think there is no screw under this
cap.

Thanks.

--
Oren

"I didn’t say it was your fault, I said I was blaming you."
I have used a small moto tool bit to cut
a slot in these kind of things .... and
then use a regular screw driver to
remove it. If it's not recessed, you could
use a thin cut off wheel to cut the
slot. If it is recessed, a small
dentist-like
burr can be used to carefully cut the
slot.

Art Todesco wrote in
t:

Oren wrote:
Bosch 18v battery pack.

I removed 4 torx screws from the battery pack. I suddenly found the
last hole was not a torx screw (using my glasses), but looks like a
plastic cap/tab of some sort. I was guessing it might be "an
alignment post" and the case would pull apart. Not a chance, any more
effort at pulling would crack the case.

What's the secret to getting the case apart? Is this an anti-DIY-
tinker thing?

I'm thinking I could easily drill the plastic out an look for a screw
under it, but thinking gets me in trouble. The cap and screws all sit
at the same depth and this makes me think there is no screw under this
cap.

Thanks.

--
Oren

"I didn’t say it was your fault, I said I was blaming you."
I have used a small moto tool bit to cut
a slot in these kind of things .... and
then use a regular screw driver to
remove it. If it's not recessed, you could
use a thin cut off wheel to cut the
slot. If it is recessed, a small
dentist-like
burr can be used to carefully cut the
slot.


some cases may also snap together(or be heat-sealed/glued);the screws are
for ruggedness.

--
Jim Yanik
jyanik
at
kua.net

On Oct 6, 1:14 am, Jim Yanik wrote:
Art Todesco wrote . net:





Oren wrote:
Bosch 18v battery pack.

I removed 4 torx screws from the battery pack. I suddenly found the
last hole was not a torx screw (using my glasses), but looks like a
plastic cap/tab of some sort. I was guessing it might be "an
alignment post" and the case would pull apart. Not a chance, any more
effort at pulling would crack the case.

What's the secret to getting the case apart? Is this an anti-DIY-
tinker thing?

I'm thinking I could easily drill the plastic out an look for a screw
under it, but thinking gets me in trouble. The cap and screws all sit
at the same depth and this makes me think there is no screw under this
cap.

Thanks.

--
Oren

"I didn't say it was your fault, I said I was blaming you."
I have used a small moto tool bit to cut
a slot in these kind of things .... and
then use a regular screw driver to
remove it. If it's not recessed, you could
use a thin cut off wheel to cut the
slot. If it is recessed, a small
dentist-like
burr can be used to carefully cut the
slot.

some cases may also snap together(or be heat-sealed/glued);the screws are
for ruggedness.

--
Jim Yanik
jyanik
at
kua.net- Hide quoted text -

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Dig at it. It may be a 'torx' screw head under? (Some of which will
come out with a hexagon Allen key); or hexagon head screw.
Replaced batteries in cordless drill packs recently in a similar
manner.

on 10/5/2007 11:14 PM Jim Yanik said the following:
Art Todesco wrote in
t:


Oren wrote:

Bosch 18v battery pack.

I removed 4 torx screws from the battery pack. I suddenly found the
last hole was not a torx screw (using my glasses), but looks like a
plastic cap/tab of some sort. I was guessing it might be "an
alignment post" and the case would pull apart. Not a chance, any more
effort at pulling would crack the case.

What's the secret to getting the case apart? Is this an anti-DIY-
tinker thing?

I'm thinking I could easily drill the plastic out an look for a screw
under it, but thinking gets me in trouble. The cap and screws all sit
at the same depth and this makes me think there is no screw under this
cap.

Thanks.

--
Oren

"I didn’t say it was your fault, I said I was blaming you."

I have used a small moto tool bit to cut
a slot in these kind of things .... and
then use a regular screw driver to
remove it. If it's not recessed, you could
use a thin cut off wheel to cut the
slot. If it is recessed, a small
dentist-like
burr can be used to carefully cut the
slot.



some cases may also snap together(or be heat-sealed/glued);the screws are
for ruggedness.



I just took apart a Ryobi 12v battery pack. 5 screws and the top came
right off. 10-1.2v batteries. 9 in the box and 1 in the neck that goes
into the charger. The batteries do not just drop out of the case. They
apparently are glued in at the bases, including the neck battery. That's
as far as I got. I'll save the rest for later. :-)

--

Bill
In Hamptonburgh, NY
To email, remove the double zeroes after @

On Fri, 05 Oct 2007 23:03:26 -0700, terry
wrote:

Thanks to all for the comments.

Dig at it. It may be a 'torx' screw head under? (Some of which will
come out with a hexagon Allen key); or hexagon head screw.
Replaced batteries in cordless drill packs recently in a similar
manner.

I carefully drilled the plastic out of the last screw hole and this
exposed the last torx screw. All holes are recessed and this one is a
little deeper than the other four.

Thanks.

--
Oren

...through the use of electrical or duct tape, achieve the configuration in the photo..

On Sat, 06 Oct 2007 11:03:48 -0400, willshak
wrote:

I just took apart a Ryobi 12v battery pack. 5 screws and the top came
right off. 10-1.2v batteries. 9 in the box and 1 in the neck that goes
into the charger. The batteries do not just drop out of the case. They
apparently are glued in at the bases, including the neck battery. That's
as far as I got. I'll save the rest for later. :-)

Well I buttoned mine back up. I'll be sending two battery* packs off
for a rebuild.

They will convert (if possible) from 18.0 Volts 2.4 Ah NiCd to NIMH.

My third pack is new and in a pinch cost 90 bucks or so.

*
18.0 Volts Replace NiCds with higher capacity - 2100mAh $ 48.00
18.0 Volts Replace NIMH / or Upgrade NiCd to 3300mAh NIMH $ 72.00


http://www.primecell.com/nimhconv.htm

--
Oren

...through the use of electrical or duct tape, achieve the configuration in the photo..