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Rebuild Bosch cordless drill batteries?
I have a perfectly good Bosch 18-volt model 3850 cordless drill that I
bought new for $200 in June 2000 at a closeout sale that is getting weak as the batteries wear out. The batteries (model 2 610995 894) are NiMH construction. Bosch sells replacement batteries for $120 list each, and I need two. http://store.boschpowertoolsource.com/boba18voba.html But $240 is a good fraction of the price to simply buy another cordless drill, so Bosch batteries are not going to happen. There was a company that rebuilds tool batteries for far less. Who was it? Thanks, Joe Gwinn |
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On Nov 23, 12:44*pm, Joseph Gwinn wrote:
I have a perfectly good Bosch 18-volt model 3850 cordless drill that I bought new for $200 in June 2000 at a closeout sale that is getting weak as the batteries wear out. *The batteries (model 2 610995 894) are NiMH construction. Bosch sells replacement batteries for $120 list each, and I need two. *http://store.boschpowertoolsource.com/boba18voba.html But $240 is a good fraction of the price to simply buy another cordless drill, so Bosch batteries are not going to happen. There was a company that rebuilds tool batteries for far less. *Who was it? Thanks, Joe Gwinn I suspect that if you do a search for "sub-c batteries" you will fine a source for the batteries that are inside your battery pack. If your pack is like the ones I have opened the batteries are likely soldered together-an easy job to replace IF you can get the case apart. Mine were screwed together but others I have seen were glues. Good luck |
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On Wed, 23 Nov 2011 13:44:32 -0500, Joseph Gwinn
wrote: I have a perfectly good Bosch 18-volt model 3850 cordless drill that I bought new for $200 in June 2000 at a closeout sale that is getting weak as the batteries wear out. The batteries (model 2 610995 894) are NiMH construction. Bosch sells replacement batteries for $120 list each, and I need two. http://store.boschpowertoolsource.com/boba18voba.html But $240 is a good fraction of the price to simply buy another cordless drill, so Bosch batteries are not going to happen. There was a company that rebuilds tool batteries for far less. Who was it? Thanks, Joe Gwinn Well, the local "Batteries Plus" outlet offered to rebuild my DeWalt 18V XRP packs for $65 each "with far better quality cells than the new ones" and it is tempting... But every Christmas season DeWalt runs a "Two Pack" special on batteries, 2 for $99. Point one, go looking for sales like that, now's the time. Even with off names (In the US) like Bosch - Yeah, they bought Skil... Point two, your old packs can be rebuilt, but let someone with the fancy cell connector spot-welder assemble them. Point Three, check if they interchange. Especially store branded like Sears - I started saving $20 a battery pack when I realized my old Craftsman cordless drill was really a Skil. Oh, and as an aside Batteries Plus is the only place I've found that stocks the High Rate SLA batteries for UPS's and you just go in and grab one. A $42 battery beats a $99 new UPS. (At Costco - a 1000VA at retail would be ~$140) -- Bruce -- |
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Joseph Gwinn wrote: I have a perfectly good Bosch 18-volt model 3850 cordless drill that I bought new for $200 in June 2000 at a closeout sale that is getting weak as the batteries wear out. The batteries (model 2 610995 894) are NiMH construction. .... There was a company that rebuilds tool batteries for far less. Who was it? There are at least a few that do that, google will find them, or people will eventually post which ones they have used and liked/hated. When I was rebattery-ing my Bosch 12V, I found at that time (2003?) that replacement batteries (not Bosch brand, but fit and worked fine) from suburban electronics cost less than having them rebuilt, and for a while I had two still-semi-usable Bosch batteries to back up the new ones. That may or may not currently be true. At this point the replacements have crapped out (lasted longer than the originals) but it's time for a whole new drill this time. -- Cats, coffee, chocolate...vices to live by Please don't feed the trolls. Killfile and ignore them so they will go away. |
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"Bruce L. Bergman (munged human readable)" wrote: On Wed, 23 Nov 2011 13:44:32 -0500, Joseph Gwinn wrote: I have a perfectly good Bosch 18-volt model 3850 cordless drill that I bought new for $200 in June 2000 at a closeout sale that is getting weak as the batteries wear out. The batteries (model 2 610995 894) are NiMH construction. Bosch sells replacement batteries for $120 list each, and I need two. http://store.boschpowertoolsource.com/boba18voba.html But $240 is a good fraction of the price to simply buy another cordless drill, so Bosch batteries are not going to happen. There was a company that rebuilds tool batteries for far less. Who was it? Thanks, Joe Gwinn Well, the local "Batteries Plus" outlet offered to rebuild my DeWalt 18V XRP packs for $65 each "with far better quality cells than the new ones" and it is tempting... But every Christmas season DeWalt runs a "Two Pack" special on batteries, 2 for $99. Point one, go looking for sales like that, now's the time. Even with off names (In the US) like Bosch - Yeah, they bought Skil... Point two, your old packs can be rebuilt, but let someone with the fancy cell connector spot-welder assemble them. Point Three, check if they interchange. Especially store branded like Sears - I started saving $20 a battery pack when I realized my old Craftsman cordless drill was really a Skil. Oh, and as an aside Batteries Plus is the only place I've found that stocks the High Rate SLA batteries for UPS's and you just go in and grab one. A $42 battery beats a $99 new UPS. (At Costco - a 1000VA at retail would be ~$140) -- Bruce -- Hmm. There is a brand new BatteriesPlus outlet in Framingham, MA, which is near me. I should wander over and get a quote. I'm wondering if the sales will cover batteries ten years old, but you never know. And drills will be on sale as well. Iv'e had the same experience with Sears, getting a repair manual for a GE clothes washer: Sears was $20 more expensive. Bosch makes their own stuff, so I doubt their batteries cross with anything else. But someone on the newsgroup will know. The batteries appear to be glued together. Joe Gwinn |
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Ecnerwal fired this volley
in : At this point the replacements have crapped out (lasted longer than the originals) but it's time for a whole new drill this time. I usually wear out a drill in about two sets of batteries. I'm not "careful" with tools. If they can't take it, they can't take it. Nothing "ginger" ever is done with mine. Even $300 every two years isn't a lot if you use the thing several times a day. I built a whole house with one DeWalt Pro (and it's still sort of "crippling" along. Lloyd |
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Rebuild Bosch cordless drill batteries?
On Nov 23, 12:44*pm, Joseph Gwinn wrote:
I have a perfectly good Bosch 18-volt model 3850 cordless drill that I bought new for $200 in June 2000 at a closeout sale that is getting weak as the batteries wear out. *The batteries (model 2 610995 894) are NiMH construction. Bosch sells replacement batteries for $120 list each, and I need two. *http://store.boschpowertoolsource.com/boba18voba.html But $240 is a good fraction of the price to simply buy another cordless drill, so Bosch batteries are not going to happen. There was a company that rebuilds tool batteries for far less. *Who was it? Thanks, Joe Gwinn There was a thread about this on Mar 18th. Link: http://tinyurl.com/745lrdj Two rebuilders mentioned we http://www.primecell.com/pctools.htm http://www.voltmanbatteries.com/servlet/StoreFront |
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"Lloyd E. Sponenburgh" lloydspinsidemindspring.com wrote: Ecnerwal fired this volley in : At this point the replacements have crapped out (lasted longer than the originals) but it's time for a whole new drill this time. I usually wear out a drill in about two sets of batteries. I'm not "careful" with tools. If they can't take it, they can't take it. Nothing "ginger" ever is done with mine. Even $300 every two years isn't a lot if you use the thing several times a day. I built a whole house with one DeWalt Pro (and it's still sort of "crippling" along. I don't use a hand drill that often these days, but I don't baby them either, so my real issue is if it's ready when needed. Joe Gwinn |
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Rebuild Bosch cordless drill batteries?
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, "Denis G." wrote: On Nov 23, 12:44*pm, Joseph Gwinn wrote: I have a perfectly good Bosch 18-volt model 3850 cordless drill that I bought new for $200 in June 2000 at a closeout sale that is getting weak as the batteries wear out. *The batteries (model 2 610995 894) are NiMH construction. Bosch sells replacement batteries for $120 list each, and I need two. *http://store.boschpowertoolsource.com/boba18voba.html But $240 is a good fraction of the price to simply buy another cordless drill, so Bosch batteries are not going to happen. There was a company that rebuilds tool batteries for far less. *Who was it? Thanks, Joe Gwinn There was a thread about this on Mar 18th [2011]. Link: http://tinyurl.com/745lrdj Two rebuilders mentioned we http://www.primecell.com/pctools.htm http://www.voltmanbatteries.com/servlet/StoreFront I did recall that there was such a thread, but didn't recall enough to find it, but you did recall. For the record, the subject was "Sawsall batteries" and the thread started on 17 March 2011 (for when the tiny url quits working.) Thanks, Joe Gwinn |
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Rebuild Bosch cordless drill batteries?
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, Ecnerwal wrote: In article , Joseph Gwinn wrote: I have a perfectly good Bosch 18-volt model 3850 cordless drill that I bought new for $200 in June 2000 at a closeout sale that is getting weak as the batteries wear out. The batteries (model 2 610995 894) are NiMH construction. ... There was a company that rebuilds tool batteries for far less. Who was it? There are at least a few that do that, google will find them, or people will eventually post which ones they have used and liked/hated. When I was rebattery-ing my Bosch 12V, I found at that time (2003?) that replacement batteries (not Bosch brand, but fit and worked fine) from suburban electronics cost less than having them rebuilt, and for a while I had two still-semi-usable Bosch batteries to back up the new ones. That may or may not currently be true. At this point the replacements have crapped out (lasted longer than the originals) but it's time for a whole new drill this time. You do pay for the brand name, and can often do better rebuilding the battery pack with better grade and (if possible) larger cells. The Bosch battery packs are glued together, so it may not be easy to reassemble them. While I don't have a spot welder for attaching tabs to cells, one can usually buy the cells with tabs already installed. (Soldering directly to a cell is likely to ruin it from overheating.) Or, one can use a large capacitor charged to a few hundred volts to weld a wire to the cell. (This is the traditional thermocouple welder design. Fancy welders do the work under an argon blanket.) Joe Gwinn |
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PRIMECELL rebuilds your packs with better than original
batteries, excellent service, reasonable price http://www.primecell.com/pctools.htm -- Christopher A. Young Learn more about Jesus www.lds.org .. "Ecnerwal" wrote in message ... In article , Joseph Gwinn wrote: I have a perfectly good Bosch 18-volt model 3850 cordless drill that I bought new for $200 in June 2000 at a closeout sale that is getting weak as the batteries wear out. The batteries (model 2 610995 894) are NiMH construction. .... There was a company that rebuilds tool batteries for far less. Who was it? There are at least a few that do that, google will find them, or people will eventually post which ones they have used and liked/hated. When I was rebattery-ing my Bosch 12V, I found at that time (2003?) that replacement batteries (not Bosch brand, but fit and worked fine) from suburban electronics cost less than having them rebuilt, and for a while I had two still-semi-usable Bosch batteries to back up the new ones. That may or may not currently be true. At this point the replacements have crapped out (lasted longer than the originals) but it's time for a whole new drill this time. -- Cats, coffee, chocolate...vices to live by Please don't feed the trolls. Killfile and ignore them so they will go away. |
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thanks. I could find Primecell, but not the other one.
-- Christopher A. Young Learn more about Jesus www.lds.org .. "Denis G." wrote in message ... There was a thread about this on Mar 18th. Link: http://tinyurl.com/745lrdj Two rebuilders mentioned we http://www.primecell.com/pctools.htm http://www.voltmanbatteries.com/servlet/StoreFront |
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"Lloyd E. Sponenburgh" lloydspinsidemindspring.com wrote: Ecnerwal fired this volley in : At this point the replacements have crapped out (lasted longer than the originals) but it's time for a whole new drill this time. I usually wear out a drill in about two sets of batteries. I'm not "careful" with tools. If they can't take it, they can't take it. Nothing "ginger" ever is done with mine. Even $300 every two years isn't a lot if you use the thing several times a day. For the 12V Bosch, that's exactly the point - there's now enough wear on the geartrain/clutch that fresh batteries are a dubious investment. Since it _is_ a 12V, I will probably convert one pack into a 12V fused power cord for "short-range corded" use with cars or car batteries, until it gives up the ghost for good. Mind you, what to buy next is a fraught question, which is part of what has kept it limping along as long as it has - but up to last summer the two newer batteries were still pretty usable, though not for as long as when they were new. I'll get less than one "battery" from my brace and bit, but that's because I'm the battery and won't be around to use it. Is handy when all the electric batteries are dead, and lighter to carry into the woods, too. I've yanked it out when people were doofing about waiting for their 18-24V batteries to charge and kept right on driving things. Probably all of them (I have a few, in different sweeps, or "gear ratios" as well as several of the standard 10" so multiple bits can be swapped between without waiting to swap bits) are older than I am already, so they are fine for many sets of "batteries". -- Cats, coffee, chocolate...vices to live by Please don't feed the trolls. Killfile and ignore them so they will go away. |
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On Wed, 23 Nov 2011 13:44:32 -0500, Joseph Gwinn
wrote: I have a perfectly good Bosch 18-volt model 3850 cordless drill that I bought new for $200 in June 2000 at a closeout sale that is getting weak as the batteries wear out. The batteries (model 2 610995 894) are NiMH construction. Bosch sells replacement batteries for $120 list each, and I need two. http://store.boschpowertoolsource.com/boba18voba.html But $240 is a good fraction of the price to simply buy another cordless drill, so Bosch batteries are not going to happen. There was a company that rebuilds tool batteries for far less. Who was it? Thanks, Joe Gwinn Went to the local Borg to pick up a 2 x 4 and while there I took a quick look to price a replacement 18V. De Walt battery since I have one that needs a rebuild. Sure enough, there are the 18V XRP batteries on the display tagged @ $119.00. next hook over are 2 packs priced $99.00 each, (was $179.00). Took a 2 pack to the check out and sure enough it went through for $99.00. Best price I've seen for rebuild is $58.00. Gerry :-)} London, Canada |
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Joseph Gwinn wrote:
I have a perfectly good Bosch 18-volt model 3850 cordless drill that I bought new for $200 in June 2000 at a closeout sale that is getting weak as the batteries wear out. The batteries (model 2 610995 894) are NiMH construction. Bosch sells replacement batteries for $120 list each, and I need two. http://store.boschpowertoolsource.com/boba18voba.html But $240 is a good fraction of the price to simply buy another cordless drill, so Bosch batteries are not going to happen. There was a company that rebuilds tool batteries for far less. Who was it? Thanks, Joe Gwinn If you're gonna buy a new drill, what are your thoughts on Ridgid. They have a lifetime warranty that includes the battery. I'm tempted to go that way, just concerned that their lifetime will be less than mine rendering the lifetime warranty impotent. |
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wrote: Joseph Gwinn wrote: I have a perfectly good Bosch 18-volt model 3850 cordless drill that I bought new for $200 in June 2000 at a closeout sale that is getting weak as the batteries wear out. The batteries (model 2 610995 894) are NiMH construction. Bosch sells replacement batteries for $120 list each, and I need two. http://store.boschpowertoolsource.com/boba18voba.html But $240 is a good fraction of the price to simply buy another cordless drill, so Bosch batteries are not going to happen. There was a company that rebuilds tool batteries for far less. Who was it? Thanks, Joe Gwinn If you're gonna buy a new drill, what are your thoughts on Ridgid. They have a lifetime warranty that includes the battery. I'm tempted to go that way, just concerned that their lifetime will be less than mine rendering the lifetime warranty impotent. I have not really studied the market for drills, although the impression I have from reading reviews of late is that Milwaukee is the best choice, but by a nose. That said, Ridgid is trying to break into the power hand tool market, and they certainly are a respected brand in Plumbing. They mean well, but it may take a generation or two for them to achieve parity. Joe Gwinn |
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Gerald Miller wrote: On Wed, 23 Nov 2011 13:44:32 -0500, Joseph Gwinn wrote: I have a perfectly good Bosch 18-volt model 3850 cordless drill that I bought new for $200 in June 2000 at a closeout sale that is getting weak as the batteries wear out. The batteries (model 2 610995 894) are NiMH construction. Bosch sells replacement batteries for $120 list each, and I need two. http://store.boschpowertoolsource.com/boba18voba.html But $240 is a good fraction of the price to simply buy another cordless drill, so Bosch batteries are not going to happen. There was a company that rebuilds tool batteries for far less. Who was it? Thanks, Joe Gwinn Went to the local Borg to pick up a 2 x 4 and while there I took a quick look to price a replacement 18V. De Walt battery since I have one that needs a rebuild. Sure enough, there are the 18V XRP batteries on the display tagged @ $119.00. next hook over are 2 packs priced $99.00 each, (was $179.00). Took a 2 pack to the check out and sure enough it went through for $99.00. Best price I've seen for rebuild is $58.00. I assume these are all De Walt batteries. I don't recall that the Borg has Bosch battery packs. Joe Gwinn |
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On 11/23/2011 1:44 PM, Joseph Gwinn wrote:
I have a perfectly good Bosch 18-volt model 3850 cordless drill that I bought new for $200 in June 2000 at a closeout sale that is getting weak as the batteries wear out. The batteries (model 2 610995 894) are NiMH construction. Bosch sells replacement batteries for $120 list each, and I need two. http://store.boschpowertoolsource.com/boba18voba.html But $240 is a good fraction of the price to simply buy another cordless drill, so Bosch batteries are not going to happen. There was a company that rebuilds tool batteries for far less. Who was it? Thanks, Joe Gwinn These guys have done a great job on my production tools for years. http://www.voltmanbatteries.com/servlet/StoreFront |
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Tom Gardner mars@tacks wrote: On 11/23/2011 1:44 PM, Joseph Gwinn wrote: I have a perfectly good Bosch 18-volt model 3850 cordless drill that I bought new for $200 in June 2000 at a closeout sale that is getting weak as the batteries wear out. The batteries (model 2 610995 894) are NiMH construction. Bosch sells replacement batteries for $120 list each, and I need two. http://store.boschpowertoolsource.com/boba18voba.html But $240 is a good fraction of the price to simply buy another cordless drill, so Bosch batteries are not going to happen. There was a company that rebuilds tool batteries for far less. Who was it? Thanks, Joe Gwinn These guys have done a great job on my production tools for years. http://www.voltmanbatteries.com/servlet/StoreFront Both VoltmanBatteries and Primacell get very good reviews from HSM inmates. What is tilting me towards Primacell is the following magazine article: http://www.primecell.com/magreports.htm Read the box on the lower right side, where the test results are the VoltmanBatteries and PorterCable (the OEM) achieve 8.5 holes with one battery, while Primacell achieves 9.5 holes, or 12.5% more. Joe Gwinn |
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Joseph Gwinn wrote:
In , Tom Gardnermars@tacks wrote: On 11/23/2011 1:44 PM, Joseph Gwinn wrote: I have a perfectly good Bosch 18-volt model 3850 cordless drill that I bought new for $200 in June 2000 at a closeout sale that is getting weak as the batteries wear out. The batteries (model 2 610995 894) are NiMH construction. Bosch sells replacement batteries for $120 list each, and I need two. http://store.boschpowertoolsource.com/boba18voba.html But $240 is a good fraction of the price to simply buy another cordless drill, so Bosch batteries are not going to happen. There was a company that rebuilds tool batteries for far less. Who was it? Thanks, Joe Gwinn These guys have done a great job on my production tools for years. http://www.voltmanbatteries.com/servlet/StoreFront Both VoltmanBatteries and Primacell get very good reviews from HSM inmates. What is tilting me towards Primacell is the following magazine article: http://www.primecell.com/magreports.htm Read the box on the lower right side, where the test results are the VoltmanBatteries and PorterCable (the OEM) achieve 8.5 holes with one battery, while Primacell achieves 9.5 holes, or 12.5% more. Joe Gwinn I'm still really happy with the 9.6 V Makita batteries that primecell.com rebuilt for me back in March. Highly recommended. --Winston |
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On Wed, 23 Nov 2011 21:48:21 -0500, Joseph Gwinn
wrote: In article , Gerald Miller wrote: On Wed, 23 Nov 2011 13:44:32 -0500, Joseph Gwinn wrote: I have a perfectly good Bosch 18-volt model 3850 cordless drill that I bought new for $200 in June 2000 at a closeout sale that is getting weak as the batteries wear out. The batteries (model 2 610995 894) are NiMH construction. Bosch sells replacement batteries for $120 list each, and I need two. http://store.boschpowertoolsource.com/boba18voba.html But $240 is a good fraction of the price to simply buy another cordless drill, so Bosch batteries are not going to happen. There was a company that rebuilds tool batteries for far less. Who was it? Thanks, Joe Gwinn Went to the local Borg to pick up a 2 x 4 and while there I took a quick look to price a replacement 18V. De Walt battery since I have one that needs a rebuild. Sure enough, there are the 18V XRP batteries on the display tagged @ $119.00. next hook over are 2 packs priced $99.00 each, (was $179.00). Took a 2 pack to the check out and sure enough it went through for $99.00. Best price I've seen for rebuild is $58.00. I assume these are all De Walt batteries. I don't recall that the Borg has Bosch battery packs. Joe Gwinn Yes, De Walt. I don't recall Bosch, but then, I wasn't looking for them. Gerry :-)} London, Canada |
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On Wed, 23 Nov 2011 17:19:55 -0500, Joseph Gwinn
wrote: In article , "Denis G." wrote: On Nov 23, 12:44*pm, Joseph Gwinn wrote: I have a perfectly good Bosch 18-volt model 3850 cordless drill that I bought new for $200 in June 2000 at a closeout sale that is getting weak as the batteries wear out. *The batteries (model 2 610995 894) are NiMH construction. Bosch sells replacement batteries for $120 list each, and I need two. *http://store.boschpowertoolsource.com/boba18voba.html But $240 is a good fraction of the price to simply buy another cordless drill, so Bosch batteries are not going to happen. There was a company that rebuilds tool batteries for far less. *Who was it? Thanks, Joe Gwinn There was a thread about this on Mar 18th [2011]. Link: http://tinyurl.com/745lrdj Two rebuilders mentioned we http://www.primecell.com/pctools.htm http://www.voltmanbatteries.com/servlet/StoreFront I did recall that there was such a thread, but didn't recall enough to find it, but you did recall. For the record, the subject was "Sawsall batteries" and the thread started on 17 March 2011 (for when the tiny url quits working.) Thanks, Joe Gwinn Ive used Batteries Plus a fair number of times..for machine tool Ram/Cmos batteries. Haas wanted $300 for a battery pack that I bought for .....$30 Gunner One could not be a successful Leftwinger without realizing that, in contrast to the popular conception supported by newspapers and mothers of Leftwingers, a goodly number of Leftwingers are not only narrow-minded and dull, but also just stupid. Gunner Asch |
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On 11/24/2011 4:15 AM, Gunner Asch wrote:
Ive used Batteries Plus a fair number of times..for machine tool Ram/Cmos batteries. Haas wanted $300 for a battery pack that I bought for .....$30 Gunner BIG plus one |
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Gunner Asch wrote: On Wed, 23 Nov 2011 17:19:55 -0500, Joseph Gwinn wrote: In article , "Denis G." wrote: On Nov 23, 12:44*pm, Joseph Gwinn wrote: I have a perfectly good Bosch 18-volt model 3850 cordless drill that I bought new for $200 in June 2000 at a closeout sale that is getting weak as the batteries wear out. *The batteries (model 2 610995 894) are NiMH construction. Bosch sells replacement batteries for $120 list each, and I need two. *http://store.boschpowertoolsource.com/boba18voba.html But $240 is a good fraction of the price to simply buy another cordless drill, so Bosch batteries are not going to happen. There was a company that rebuilds tool batteries for far less. *Who was it? Thanks, Joe Gwinn There was a thread about this on Mar 18th [2011]. Link: http://tinyurl.com/745lrdj Two rebuilders mentioned we http://www.primecell.com/pctools.htm http://www.voltmanbatteries.com/servlet/StoreFront I did recall that there was such a thread, but didn't recall enough to find it, but you did recall. For the record, the subject was "Sawsall batteries" and the thread started on 17 March 2011 (for when the tiny url quits working.) Thanks, Joe Gwinn Ive used Batteries Plus a fair number of times..for machine tool Ram/Cmos batteries. Haas wanted $300 for a battery pack that I bought for .....$30 $300? Rape! There is a new BatteriesPlus store near me. Think I'll wander in. Joe Gwinn |
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+1 on www.primecell.com, I've had them rebuild about 7 DeWalt 12V and 14.4V
packs at work and the rebuilds last at least as long as the originals (charge and # of cycles). They say they can deal with glued-together packs, and they get $48 to rebuild a NiCd pack which is only a $3 savings on those XRP packs you found - great find! I rebuilt a couple of DeWalts using the cheapest cells I could find (www.all-battery.com) and Primecell's price is about what those cells cost, plus the hour or so of my time per pack learning a new skill :-). Remember to stop using a battery as soon as you detect your tool beginning to slow down. The higher the pack voltage the more critical this is. If you take it all the way down so the tool stalls you are virtually guaranteed to be reverse charging (and thus damaging) at least one cell. ----- Regards, Carl Ijames "Gerald Miller" wrote in message ... On Wed, 23 Nov 2011 13:44:32 -0500, Joseph Gwinn wrote: I have a perfectly good Bosch 18-volt model 3850 cordless drill that I bought new for $200 in June 2000 at a closeout sale that is getting weak as the batteries wear out. The batteries (model 2 610995 894) are NiMH construction. Bosch sells replacement batteries for $120 list each, and I need two. http://store.boschpowertoolsource.com/boba18voba.html But $240 is a good fraction of the price to simply buy another cordless drill, so Bosch batteries are not going to happen. There was a company that rebuilds tool batteries for far less. Who was it? Thanks, Joe Gwinn Went to the local Borg to pick up a 2 x 4 and while there I took a quick look to price a replacement 18V. De Walt battery since I have one that needs a rebuild. Sure enough, there are the 18V XRP batteries on the display tagged @ $119.00. next hook over are 2 packs priced $99.00 each, (was $179.00). Took a 2 pack to the check out and sure enough it went through for $99.00. Best price I've seen for rebuild is $58.00. Gerry :-)} London, Canada |
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On Thu, 24 Nov 2011 10:17:46 -0500, Joseph Gwinn
wrote: In article , Gunner Asch wrote: On Wed, 23 Nov 2011 17:19:55 -0500, Joseph Gwinn wrote: In article , "Denis G." wrote: On Nov 23, 12:44*pm, Joseph Gwinn wrote: I have a perfectly good Bosch 18-volt model 3850 cordless drill that I bought new for $200 in June 2000 at a closeout sale that is getting weak as the batteries wear out. *The batteries (model 2 610995 894) are NiMH construction. Bosch sells replacement batteries for $120 list each, and I need two. *http://store.boschpowertoolsource.com/boba18voba.html But $240 is a good fraction of the price to simply buy another cordless drill, so Bosch batteries are not going to happen. There was a company that rebuilds tool batteries for far less. *Who was it? Thanks, Joe Gwinn There was a thread about this on Mar 18th [2011]. Link: http://tinyurl.com/745lrdj Two rebuilders mentioned we http://www.primecell.com/pctools.htm http://www.voltmanbatteries.com/servlet/StoreFront I did recall that there was such a thread, but didn't recall enough to find it, but you did recall. For the record, the subject was "Sawsall batteries" and the thread started on 17 March 2011 (for when the tiny url quits working.) Thanks, Joe Gwinn Ive used Batteries Plus a fair number of times..for machine tool Ram/Cmos batteries. Haas wanted $300 for a battery pack that I bought for .....$30 $300? Rape! There is a new BatteriesPlus store near me. Think I'll wander in. Joe Gwinn In the machine tool industry...take a fitting/device, multiply it by 5x to 10x and then sell it as OEM equipment. Most of you guys are not aware of the costs involved in keeping current machinery alive and operational. There are no "discounts" when it comes to CNC machines or their parts. Gunner One could not be a successful Leftwinger without realizing that, in contrast to the popular conception supported by newspapers and mothers of Leftwingers, a goodly number of Leftwingers are not only narrow-minded and dull, but also just stupid. Gunner Asch |
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Gunner Asch wrote: On Thu, 24 Nov 2011 10:17:46 -0500, Joseph Gwinn wrote: In article , Gunner Asch wrote: On Wed, 23 Nov 2011 17:19:55 -0500, Joseph Gwinn wrote: In article , "Denis G." wrote: On Nov 23, 12:44 pm, Joseph Gwinn wrote: I have a perfectly good Bosch 18-volt model 3850 cordless drill that I bought new for $200 in June 2000 at a closeout sale that is getting weak as the batteries wear out. The batteries (model 2 610995 894) are NiMH construction. Bosch sells replacement batteries for $120 list each, and I need two. http://store.boschpowertoolsource.com/boba18voba.html But $240 is a good fraction of the price to simply buy another cordless drill, so Bosch batteries are not going to happen. There was a company that rebuilds tool batteries for far less. Who was it? Thanks, Joe Gwinn There was a thread about this on Mar 18th [2011]. Link: http://tinyurl.com/745lrdj Two rebuilders mentioned we http://www.primecell.com/pctools.htm http://www.voltmanbatteries.com/servlet/StoreFront I did recall that there was such a thread, but didn't recall enough to find it, but you did recall. For the record, the subject was "Sawsall batteries" and the thread started on 17 March 2011 (for when the tiny url quits working.) Thanks, Joe Gwinn Ive used Batteries Plus a fair number of times..for machine tool Ram/Cmos batteries. Haas wanted $300 for a battery pack that I bought for .....$30 $300? Rape! There is a new BatteriesPlus store near me. Think I'll wander in. Joe Gwinn In the machine tool industry...take a fitting/device, multiply it by 5x to 10x and then sell it as OEM equipment. Most of you guys are not aware of the costs involved in keeping current machinery alive and operational. There are no "discounts" when it comes to CNC machines or their parts. Like the control panel for that INECO bender. $700, and all it is is an interface board, $3 LCD and a $69 (Retail) Rabbit Semiconductor RCM2000 computer board that you can buy from Digikey. -- You can't have a sense of humor, if you have no sense. |
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On Thu, 24 Nov 2011 15:04:13 -0500, "Michael A. Terrell"
wrote: Gunner Asch wrote: On Thu, 24 Nov 2011 10:17:46 -0500, Joseph Gwinn wrote: In article , Gunner Asch wrote: On Wed, 23 Nov 2011 17:19:55 -0500, Joseph Gwinn wrote: In article , "Denis G." wrote: On Nov 23, 12:44 pm, Joseph Gwinn wrote: I have a perfectly good Bosch 18-volt model 3850 cordless drill that I bought new for $200 in June 2000 at a closeout sale that is getting weak as the batteries wear out. The batteries (model 2 610995 894) are NiMH construction. Bosch sells replacement batteries for $120 list each, and I need two. http://store.boschpowertoolsource.com/boba18voba.html But $240 is a good fraction of the price to simply buy another cordless drill, so Bosch batteries are not going to happen. There was a company that rebuilds tool batteries for far less. Who was it? Thanks, Joe Gwinn There was a thread about this on Mar 18th [2011]. Link: http://tinyurl.com/745lrdj Two rebuilders mentioned we http://www.primecell.com/pctools.htm http://www.voltmanbatteries.com/servlet/StoreFront I did recall that there was such a thread, but didn't recall enough to find it, but you did recall. For the record, the subject was "Sawsall batteries" and the thread started on 17 March 2011 (for when the tiny url quits working.) Thanks, Joe Gwinn Ive used Batteries Plus a fair number of times..for machine tool Ram/Cmos batteries. Haas wanted $300 for a battery pack that I bought for .....$30 $300? Rape! There is a new BatteriesPlus store near me. Think I'll wander in. Joe Gwinn In the machine tool industry...take a fitting/device, multiply it by 5x to 10x and then sell it as OEM equipment. Most of you guys are not aware of the costs involved in keeping current machinery alive and operational. There are no "discounts" when it comes to CNC machines or their parts. Like the control panel for that INECO bender. $700, and all it is is an interface board, $3 LCD and a $69 (Retail) Rabbit Semiconductor RCM2000 computer board that you can buy from Digikey. ayup. One could not be a successful Leftwinger without realizing that, in contrast to the popular conception supported by newspapers and mothers of Leftwingers, a goodly number of Leftwingers are not only narrow-minded and dull, but also just stupid. Gunner Asch |
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"Carl Ijames" wrote: +1 on www.primecell.com, I've had them rebuild about 7 DeWalt 12V and 14.4V packs at work and the rebuilds last at least as long as the originals (charge and # of cycles). They say they can deal with glued-together packs, and they get $48 to rebuild a NiCd pack which is only a $3 savings on those XRP packs you found - great find! I rebuilt a couple of DeWalts using the cheapest cells I could find (www.all-battery.com) and Primecell's price is about what those cells cost, plus the hour or so of my time per pack learning a new skill :-). I have been leaning towards Primecell. Remember to stop using a battery as soon as you detect your tool beginning to slow down. The higher the pack voltage the more critical this is. If you take it all the way down so the tool stalls you are virtually guaranteed to be reverse charging (and thus damaging) at least one cell. Yes. Makes sense, and I learned about this probably 30 years ago, from battery handbooks from the manufacturers. Actually, they recommended putting a diode around each cell, to prevent damage from forward charging. Diodes were expensive then, so few people did this, but it may now make sense. Joe Gwinn ----- Regards, Carl Ijames "Gerald Miller" wrote in message ... On Wed, 23 Nov 2011 13:44:32 -0500, Joseph Gwinn wrote: I have a perfectly good Bosch 18-volt model 3850 cordless drill that I bought new for $200 in June 2000 at a closeout sale that is getting weak as the batteries wear out. The batteries (model 2 610995 894) are NiMH construction. Bosch sells replacement batteries for $120 list each, and I need two. http://store.boschpowertoolsource.com/boba18voba.html But $240 is a good fraction of the price to simply buy another cordless drill, so Bosch batteries are not going to happen. There was a company that rebuilds tool batteries for far less. Who was it? Thanks, Joe Gwinn Went to the local Borg to pick up a 2 x 4 and while there I took a quick look to price a replacement 18V. De Walt battery since I have one that needs a rebuild. Sure enough, there are the 18V XRP batteries on the display tagged @ $119.00. next hook over are 2 packs priced $99.00 each, (was $179.00). Took a 2 pack to the check out and sure enough it went through for $99.00. Best price I've seen for rebuild is $58.00. Gerry :-)} London, Canada |
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On Wed, 23 Nov 2011 12:11:02 -0800, "Bruce L. Bergman (munged human
readable)" wrote: On Wed, 23 Nov 2011 13:44:32 -0500, Joseph Gwinn wrote: I have a perfectly good Bosch 18-volt model 3850 cordless drill that I bought new for $200 in June 2000 at a closeout sale that is getting weak as the batteries wear out. The batteries (model 2 610995 894) are NiMH construction. Bosch sells replacement batteries for $120 list each, and I need two. http://store.boschpowertoolsource.com/boba18voba.html But $240 is a good fraction of the price to simply buy another cordless drill, so Bosch batteries are not going to happen. There was a company that rebuilds tool batteries for far less. Who was it? Thanks, Joe Gwinn Well, the local "Batteries Plus" outlet offered to rebuild my DeWalt 18V XRP packs for $65 each "with far better quality cells than the new ones" and it is tempting... But every Christmas season DeWalt runs a "Two Pack" special on batteries, 2 for $99. Point one, go looking for sales like that, now's the time. Even with off names (In the US) like Bosch - Yeah, they bought Skil... Point two, your old packs can be rebuilt, but let someone with the fancy cell connector spot-welder assemble them. I let X (name sounds like "Interstate Battery") rebuild my Ryobi 14.4v nicad battery and it was as gutless as the original, then it died (lost all charge after a day or two, full charge good only for a couple minutes) less than a year later. Most places upgrade the mAh rating but I think IB used the same or lesser capacity cells. I wasn't thrilled. Point Three, check if they interchange. Especially store branded like Sears - I started saving $20 a battery pack when I realized my old Craftsman cordless drill was really a Skil. Oh, and as an aside Batteries Plus is the only place I've found that stocks the High Rate SLA batteries for UPS's and you just go in and grab one. A $42 battery beats a $99 new UPS. (At Costco - a 1000VA at retail would be ~$140) But how do you determine the effectiveness of the used protection circuitry in rebuilt UPSes? I put a new battery ($17, 7Ah LA) in my old UPS and about 5 years later, the test switch died. I figured it was time for a whole new UPS at that point. AFAIK, there is no way to test for damaged or almost-used-up MOVs, etc. -- Happiness is not a station you arrive at, but a manner of traveling. -- Margaret Lee Runbeck |
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Larry Jaques wrote: But how do you determine the effectiveness of the used protection circuitry in rebuilt UPSes? I put a new battery ($17, 7Ah LA) in my old UPS and about 5 years later, the test switch died. I figured it was time for a whole new UPS at that point. AFAIK, there is no way to test for damaged or almost-used-up MOVs, etc. Then plug a surge protector into the outlet feeding the UPS. Or learn to solder and spend a couple dollars for new MOV or Transorbs. -- You can't have a sense of humor, if you have no sense. |
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