My son is considering buying a Ryobi 18 V electric drill battery pack
and charger to replace the two wearing out Ryobi ni-cad battery packs
and two non-functioning Ryobi chargers that he presently has. One
charger was for nicads, the other charger was for nicads and lithium
batteries. Now he charges the batteries using a separate power supply
and says the electric drill itself is fine, the batteries are getting
weak.

SInce he is very carefull about his electrical and electronic stuff,
he is pretty sure he has not done anything to cause the battery
chargers to fail. He is concerned that buying a Ryobi lithium battery
pack and nicad/lithium battery charger may be a bad investment since
the two other chargers were not reliable. He notes that the new ni-
cad/lithium charger he is thinking about buying is almost twice as
big as the old non-functioning dual charger, so maybe Ryobi or their
supplier has learned something.

Anyway, he would like to hear comments from others in this group about
their experiences with Ryobi products.

On Dec 12, 4:08*pm, "hr(bob) "
wrote:
My son is considering buying a Ryobi 18 V electric drill battery pack
and charger to replace the two wearing out Ryobi ni-cad battery packs
and two non-functioning Ryobi chargers that he presently has. *One
charger was for nicads, the other charger was for nicads and lithium
batteries. *Now he charges the batteries using a separate power supply
and says the electric drill itself is fine, the batteries are getting
weak.

SInce he is very carefull about his electrical and electronic stuff,
he is pretty sure he has not done anything to cause the battery
chargers to fail. *He is concerned that buying a Ryobi lithium battery
pack and nicad/lithium battery charger may be a bad investment since
the two other chargers were not reliable. *He notes that the new ni-
cad/lithium *charger he is thinking about buying is almost twice as
big as the old non-functioning dual charger, so maybe Ryobi or their
supplier has learned something.

Anyway, he would like to hear comments from others in this group about
their experiences with Ryobi products.

I have Ryobi tools and haven't had a problem with the chargers or
batteries beyond normal use. My batteries are not Lithium tho. I don't
leave my ni-cads in the charger either. When it's charged, I take them
out. I don't use them commercially, but I do use them often. I have
replaced a couple batteries over the last few years.

For my uses, these have been great. However, I can't speak for the
professional use of these.

Hank

On 12/12/11 04:08 pm, hr(bob) wrote:
My son is considering buying a Ryobi 18 V electric drill battery pack
and charger to replace the two wearing out Ryobi ni-cad battery packs
and two non-functioning Ryobi chargers that he presently has. One
charger was for nicads, the other charger was for nicads and lithium
batteries. Now he charges the batteries using a separate power supply
and says the electric drill itself is fine, the batteries are getting
weak.

SInce he is very carefull about his electrical and electronic stuff,
he is pretty sure he has not done anything to cause the battery
chargers to fail. He is concerned that buying a Ryobi lithium battery
pack and nicad/lithium battery charger may be a bad investment since
the two other chargers were not reliable. He notes that the new ni-
cad/lithium charger he is thinking about buying is almost twice as
big as the old non-functioning dual charger, so maybe Ryobi or their
supplier has learned something.

Anyway, he would like to hear comments from others in this group about
their experiences with Ryobi products.

I have 3 Ryobi 18V NiCd batteries and two of the large 18V LI-Ion
batteries. Initially I charged them using the chargers which came with
each set of tools, but then I bought one of the 6-battery
charger/maintainers that is supposed to handle both kinds (I got it when
it was advertised on the Ryobi Web site as an "in store only" special
for $29; the store said they knew nothing about it but they had to sell
it to me for that price).

One of the NiCd batteries now lasts only about 5 minutes after removing
from the charger, but the other two seem OK, as do the two large LI-Ion
ones. I used to have one of the small Li-Ion batteries, but it died
completely: showed fully charged but would not work. I have no way of
telling whether the faults are due to the batteries themselves or to the
charger.

Perce

On Mon, 12 Dec 2011 13:08:00 -0800 (PST), "hr(bob) "
wrote:

My son is considering buying a Ryobi 18 V electric drill battery pack
and charger to replace the two wearing out Ryobi ni-cad battery packs
and two non-functioning Ryobi chargers that he presently has.

He notes that the new ni-
cad/lithium charger he is thinking about buying is almost twice as
big as the old non-functioning dual charger, so maybe Ryobi or their
supplier has learned something.

Anyway, he would like to hear comments from others in this group about
their experiences with Ryobi products.

Ryobi is low to middle end quality. I have a Ryobi and the drill has
been repaired twice, the batteries replaced, but the charger still
works.

The main advantage to Ryobi is price. I have a Panasonic that is far
better, but costs much more. Ryobi batteries, last time I checked,
were reasonably priced, better than other brands.

Perhaps your son should evaluate his need before spending money that
may be better put to a new drill and charger. If cost is the
determining factor, he is probably better off getting the new Ryobi
batteries. If rugged use is a big factor, time to look at new
products.

On Dec 12, 5:43*pm, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
On Mon, 12 Dec 2011 13:08:00 -0800 (PST), "hr(bob) "

wrote:
My son is considering buying a Ryobi 18 V electric drill battery pack
and charger to replace the two wearing out Ryobi ni-cad battery packs
and two non-functioning Ryobi chargers that he presently has.
He notes that the new ni-
cad/lithium *charger he is thinking about buying is almost twice as
big as the old non-functioning dual charger, so maybe Ryobi or their
supplier has learned something.

Anyway, he would like to hear comments from others in this group about
their experiences with Ryobi products.

Ryobi is low to middle end quality. I have a Ryobi and the drill has
been repaired twice, the batteries replaced, but the charger still
works.

The main advantage to Ryobi is price. *I have a Panasonic that is far
better, but costs much more. *Ryobi batteries, last time I checked,
were reasonably priced, better than other brands.

Perhaps your son should evaluate his need before spending money that
may be better put to a new drill and charger. If cost is the
determining factor, he is probably better off getting the new Ryobi
batteries. *If rugged use is a big factor, time to look at new
products.

Primecell.com can rebuild your battery packs with all new higher
capacity cells

On Dec 13, 3:53*am, bob haller wrote:


Primecell.com can rebuild your battery packs with all new higher
capacity cells

I just bought a brand new Ryobi 18v nicad for $20 + tax. I would think
shipping would almost cost that much to send the old ones in and get
them back.

Hank

On Dec 12, 3:08*pm, "hr(bob) "
wrote:
My son is considering buying a Ryobi 18 V electric drill battery pack
and charger to replace the two wearing out Ryobi ni-cad battery packs
and two non-functioning Ryobi chargers that he presently has. *One
charger was for nicads, the other charger was for nicads and lithium
batteries. *Now he charges the batteries using a separate power supply
and says the electric drill itself is fine, the batteries are getting
weak.

snip

Many moderate sized towns will have a battery repair/service store in
a mall location. Check your Yellow pages for such a store and consult
with them concerning the best solution to your problem. Don't expect
the same service/reliability from Ryobi that you would get from
MIlwaukee, e.g., so consider the long term cost/value/performance of
your intended purchase.

JOe

On Tue, 13 Dec 2011 07:23:13 -0800 (PST), Hank
wrote:

On Dec 13, 3:53*am, bob haller wrote:


Primecell.com can rebuild your battery packs with all new higher
capacity cells

I just bought a brand new Ryobi 18v nicad for $20 + tax. I would think
shipping would almost cost that much to send the old ones in and get
them back.

Hank

Comes down to cost versus quality.

Primecell Nicad would be $48 plus shipping, a Nihm would be $72. They
are a more powerful battery, would last longer, but costs quite a bit
more. No doubt the Primecell is better, but for $20, I'd take a
chance on that one first.

On Dec 13, 10:12*pm, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
On Tue, 13 Dec 2011 07:23:13 -0800 (PST), Hank
wrote:

On Dec 13, 3:53*am, bob haller wrote:

Primecell.com can rebuild your battery packs with all new higher
capacity cells

I just bought a brand new Ryobi 18v nicad for $20 + tax. I would think
shipping would almost cost that much to send the old ones in and get
them back.

Hank

Comes down to cost versus quality.

Primecell Nicad would be $48 plus shipping, a Nihm would be $72. *They
are a more powerful battery, would last longer, but costs quite a bit
more. *No doubt the Primecell is better, but for $20, I'd take a
chance on that one first.

I agree. If this $20 battery only lasts a week, then I got screwed.
Time will tell, but I have lost more than $20 on a football bet. :-)

Hank

I don't know about batteries from Ryobi, but they have
FANTASTIC headphones (Home Depot sells them).

Heavy (blocks sounds, LOUD sounds even), and has female plug
where you can plug in wire to your mp3 device or radio or whatever.

Also, rather neat, this, has two wee microphones up at their
front, with a rotary off-on-volume switch -- when off, all you
hear is either quiet or your music or talk-radio or whatever.

When on, you can hear the guy who's trying to talk to you.

Pretty damn cool!

Somewheres around $60, $69, $49. Price changes for sales.


David