Tag Archive: Cordless

Aug
03

How To fix: Zap a Dead Cordless Drill Battery (nicad repair tutorial)

Got an awesome cordless drill with dead nicad battery packs and don’t want to throw it out? Maybe a welder is the answer you’re looking for… IF YOU ARE GOING TO TRY THIS WITH YOUR OWN BATTERY, YOU DO SO AT YOUR OWN RISK. Check out some of my photography: www.woodmanphoto.ca Mad thanks to Kevin …

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Jan
04

Cordless Tool Batteries

Steve sheds light on three different types of cordless tool batteries, and explains how to make them last as long as possible.

Dec
29

Part1 – How to revive / rejuvenate / fix a bad rechargeable NiCd battery for cordless drill

** THIS WILL ONLY WORK FOR NICD BATTERIES – DO NOT DO IT TO NIMH OR LION ** This video will show you how to fix a bad or old NiCd battery for your cordless power tools. You need to have a power source that is double the voltage of your current battery. So if …

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Dec
14

Dewalt cordless drill 18 volt battery cheat

This video shows how to make an otherwise useless 18 volt Dewalt rechargeable battery into a useable power source for your cordless power tools. I have been working in areas where I do not have access to my Dewalt battery charger and/or a 110 volt power source to plug my 1-hour charger into. Normally, you …

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Oct
01

Cordless Tool Battery Hack Adds New Life to the Dead

Full procedure – absolutely FREE. This out of the box solution will correct the polarity reversal of the Ni-CD or Ni-MH cells that prevent the battery pack from accepting a charge. I got this trick from a Prof at a University a long time ago and have always shared it freely. As with most knowledge, …

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Jun
06

A Quick Guide for Cordless Battery Reconditioning

A Quick Guide for Cordless Battery Reconditioning Article by Www.battery-plaza.ca So you have cordless batteries that have died out. Is it time to buy new batteries? Not necessarily. If your cordless batteries are nickel metal hydride (NiMH) or nickel cadmium (NiCad) then there is a more practical solution …

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