I was given an NP213 21.6v cordless, used condition, about 2 years ago. The
drill itself is in great condition, but the battery has developed a short
memory. The difficulty is getting hold of a 21.6v battery. I emailed Enigma
http://preview.tinyurl.com/2v3co4r and asked if their reconditioned 18v or
24v batteries, would fit mine and also the address of the
manufacturer/importer. They couldn't help with either query. It seems that
the 21.6v is an enigma (!).
Anyone had any experience with this model?

"Bertie Doe" wrote in message
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I was given an NP213 21.6v cordless, used condition, about 2 years ago.
The drill itself is in great condition, but the battery has developed a
short memory. The difficulty is getting hold of a 21.6v battery. I emailed
Enigma
http://preview.tinyurl.com/2v3co4r and asked if their reconditioned 18v or
24v batteries, would fit mine and also the address of the
manufacturer/importer. They couldn't help with either query. It seems that
the 21.6v is an enigma (!).
Anyone had any experience with this model?

These packs are generally made from standard cells. Its sounds as if this
pack has 18 cells.

Have you considered taking it apart and re-celling it yourself?

on 20/12/2010, Bertie Doe supposed :
I was given an NP213 21.6v cordless, used condition, about 2 years ago. The
drill itself is in great condition, but the battery has developed a short
memory. The difficulty is getting hold of a 21.6v battery. I emailed Enigma
http://preview.tinyurl.com/2v3co4r and asked if their reconditioned 18v or
24v batteries, would fit mine and also the address of the
manufacturer/importer. They couldn't help with either query. It seems that
the 21.6v is an enigma (!).
Anyone had any experience with this model?

If you are stuck, could you not open the unit up and re cell it? The
problem might also be due to the cells growing internal whiskers, which
short them out. You can recover these to some extent, by charging up a
large capacitor and discharging it across an internally shorted cell.
The idea is it blows the whisker away, like blowing a fuse.

You can get new cells from companies such as Strikalight.

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Fredxx wrote:
Have you considered taking it apart and re-celling it yourself?

Likely to cost more than buying a complete new drill.

But dunno what an 'NP213' is anyway.

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On Dec 20, 6:07 pm, "Dave Plowman (News)"
wrote:
In article ,
Fredxx wrote:

Have you considered taking it apart and re-celling it yourself?

Likely to cost more than buying a complete new drill.

But dunno what an 'NP213' is anyway.


Nu Power ? variable quality IME.

Jim K

"Jim K" wrote in message
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On Dec 20, 6:07 pm, "Dave Plowman (News)"
wrote:
In article ,
Fredxx wrote:

Have you considered taking it apart and re-celling it yourself?

Likely to cost more than buying a complete new drill.

But dunno what an 'NP213' is anyway.


Nu Power ? variable quality IME.

Jim K

It's Nutool, but I was trying to avoid the word, with our 14yr old Colonel,
slobbering over these posts :-)

Bertie Doe wrote:

It's Nutool, but I was trying to avoid the word, with our 14yr old
Colonel, slobbering over these posts :-)

Is he still here, surely he's in everyone's KF by now?

"Harry Bloomfield" wrote in message
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on 20/12/2010, Bertie Doe supposed :
I was given an NP213 21.6v cordless, used condition, about 2 years ago.
The drill itself is in great condition, but the battery has developed a
short memory. The difficulty is getting hold of a 21.6v battery. I emailed
Enigma
http://preview.tinyurl.com/2v3co4r and asked if their reconditioned 18v or
24v batteries, would fit mine and also the address of the
manufacturer/importer. They couldn't help with either query. It seems
that the 21.6v is an enigma (!).
Anyone had any experience with this model?

If you are stuck, could you not open the unit up and re cell it? The
problem might also be due to the cells growing internal whiskers, which
short them out. You can recover these to some extent, by charging up a
large capacitor and discharging it across an internally shorted cell. The
idea is it blows the whisker away, like blowing a fuse.

You can get new cells from companies such as Strikalight.

This could be the way Enigma (above) recon them. I'd rather pay a tenner for
a recon, rather than take one apart. The problem is, Enigma don't know if
the 24v or their 18v will fit mine. I suspect my 21.6v model, wasn't meant
for the UK market, as there's no mention of it on Google. I'll have a look
at Strikalight - thanks.

On Mon, 20 Dec 2010 20:38:15 +0000, Andy Burns wrote:

Bertie Doe wrote:

It's Nutool, but I was trying to avoid the word, with our 14yr old
Colonel, slobbering over these posts :-)

Is he still here, surely he's in everyone's KF by now?

Prolly been taken back to the asylum.
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Peter.
The gods will stay away
whilst religions hold sway

Yes my father-in-law has the same problem, Can't even find the manufacturer. ....Who makes them,..? Help please

On Tue, 26 May 2015 09:43:41 -0700 (PDT), wrote:

Yes my father-in-law has the same problem, Can't even find the
manufacturer. ....Who makes them,..? Help please

Ahem! What was the question?
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In article ,
says...

On Tue, 26 May 2015 09:43:41 -0700 (PDT), wrote:

Yes my father-in-law has the same problem, Can't even find the
manufacturer. ....Who makes them,..? Help please

Ahem! What was the question?

"I'm lost in a twisty-turny maze constructed by Google Groups in order
to foul up Usenet, and I haven't the faintest idea where this message is
going."

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Sam

On 26/05/2015 17:43, wrote:
Yes my father-in-law has the same problem, Can't even find the manufacturer. ....Who makes them,..? Help please

Drill batteries are standard batteries in casings specific to the
manufacturer of the drill.

Andy

In article ,
Vir Campestris wrote:
On 26/05/2015 17:43, wrote:
Yes my father-in-law has the same problem, Can't even find the
manufacturer. ....Who makes them,..? Help please

Drill batteries are standard batteries in casings specific to the
manufacturer of the drill.

Depends what you mean by standard. For a start, they come in a variety of
capacities. Then they could be Ni-Cad, NiMH, or Li-ion.
And the case is generally Sub-C size - which you can't buy in the average
shop.

Oh - and then there's the quality of the cells. This varies enormously.

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