Non FJR battery question

[FJRay]

Has anybody here tried any of the methods to revive drill batteries????. I've got a two year old Ryobi that seldom gets used and the batteries won't hold enough of a charge to drill one hole.

New batteries are spendy so that's out. I watched a video of a guy zapping them with a mig welder and it didn't explode. There seem to be other fixes but they want to charge money and I am not willing to waste mney without some assurance of good results.

Any thoughts or silly ideas are welcome. Except from Owosso.

 

[phroenips]

I would guess any of those methods will be short lived, at best. The design and chemistry of batteries have them losing their ability to hold a charge over time.

 

[Jim Morrison]

I take all my work battries to Batteries Plus, They will rebuild them...... A lot cheaper

 

[Papa Georgio]

they are cheap enough to buy on the web. Its not worth my time to build.

 

[Bounce]

Switch to corded or air tools.

 

[FJRay]

Switch to corded or air tools.

I couldn't agree more. As a life long mechanic and machinist I have a multitude of both corded and air tools along with hundreds of fee of cords and air hose. It's just that for a quicky it's nice to grab a battery powered tool. This is one of those sets that has drill,trim saw,sawsall and light and I don't want to buy batteries.

I may just try the MIG welder stunt to see what happens. If it worked I will be amazed but I'm bored and need the entertainment. If the magic smoke come out then it becomes a target.Recycleing is good.

 

[RaYzerman19]

It's most likely a Ni-Cad or Ni-MH... once they're done, they're done. They have to be used periodically to stay in shape, and most people just have them sit on the shelf too long before charging and using. Buy a flashlight attachment to help you use them, but don't totally discharge. I don't want to look at the scars on your face after you do the mig welder thing and they explode.... recycle them or get them rebuilt.

 

[yamafitter]

Any thoughts or silly ideas are welcome. Except from Owosso.

I'm far enough away from Owosso that I feel safe in offering some advise. If the cordless tools are NiCad powered just toss them, blow them up, whatever. They are not worth the bother. Lithium powered tools on the otherhand would be worth replacing the batteries. With the advances in lithium battery design the tools should be able to last a number of years with a little bit of care.

I do however favour my corded and air powered tools. I am of the firm belief there should not be a garage out there that does not have at least a 220V 1HP 60 gal air compressor to power your motorcycle lift table. I would also be lost without my air powered high speed die grinder.

 

[Bustanut joker]

Odot hooked mine up and did the super charge dealyo. They lasted about three charges then puked :blink:

39 bucks for two battery's...I Just bought a drill and 2 battery's for 49 bucks.

Lithium? Seems like I ingest something like that for some reason :dribble:

 

[FJRay]

It's most likely a Ni-Cad or Ni-MH... once they're done, they're done. They have to be used periodically to stay in shape, and most people just have them sit on the shelf too long before charging and using. Buy a flashlight attachment to help you use them, but don't totally discharge. I don't want to look at the scars on your face after you do the mig welder thing and they explode.... recycle them or get them rebuilt.

I have the flashlite for it and use it to draw the batt down before charging.

Chicks dig scars and I couldn't get much uglier :yahoo:

 

[FJRay]

Any thoughts or silly ideas are welcome. Except from Owosso.

I'm far enough away from Owosso that I feel safe in offering some advise. If the cordless tools are NiCad powered just toss them, blow them up, whatever. They are not worth the bother. Lithium powered tools on the otherhand would be worth replacing the batteries. With the advances in lithium battery design the tools should be able to last a number of years with a little bit of care.

I do however favour my corded and air powered tools. I am of the firm belief there should not be a garage out there that does not have at least a 220V 1HP 60 gal air compressor to power your motorcycle lift table. I would also be lost without my air powered high speed die grinder.

Got a 5hp 100 gallon compressor and two M/C lifts in a 40X40 shop.

 

[yamafitter]

Got a 5hp 100 gallon compressor and two M/C lifts in a 40X40 shop.

*******, I hate you!!!

 

[FJRay]

Got a 5hp 100 gallon compressor and two M/C lifts in a 40X40 shop.

*******, I hate you!!!

Thats just for starters. If I posted the rest of the stuff you would really be pissed. Been collecting tooling for 45+ years and the rule is Never sell tools.

 

[dcarver]

"I am of the firm belief there should not be a garage out there that does not have at least a 220V 1HP 60 gal air compressor to power your motorcycle lift table."

I don't like you anymore..... :lol:

 

[yamafitter]

Thats just for starters. If I posted the rest of the stuff you would really be pissed. Been collecting tooling for 45+ years and the rule is Never sell tools.

I am in complete agreement with that rule. My Snap-On roller cabinet and top box are stuffed with all sorts of goodies I have collected over the years. Not to mention all the shelves holding some of the larger power tools. I also very much like having my varsol tank to wash parts.

Having raced dirt bikes for as many years as I have made it neccessary to gather together as many tools as will fit in my garage.

 

[Harald]

If you have time and internet search ability, you can rebuild your own battery packs pretty cheaply. The key is the ability to carefully open up the battery pack without destroying it so that you can find out what size cells are inside. Some just have AA size nicads with solder tabs on each end that allow them to be connected together to achieve the desired voltage. But others have odd sizes like 4/5 C or other odd sizes. Once you determine what size you need, hit the 'net and order them. Ebay is a good source for foreign made batteries for dirt cheap, even including international shipping. Just duplicate the original battery configuration and reassemble the pack (superglue often works great to tack "weld" the cases back together).

I've rebuilt Sonicare toothbrushes, toy battery packs and various drills/screwdriver packs. Why spend $20 and up for new packs when they're rebuildable for a couple bucks?

 

[Powerman]

I've taken a variac powering a bridge rectifier and hit them with 80 volts a few times.

Maybe 50% work again. Not sure about the Mig welder?

 

[Bustanut joker]

Oh... Any advice for dildo battery's?

Several of me critter satisfiers are down right now and I'm going away fer a few days.. FJRay and Shiny are busy, so any help would be appreciated.

 

[lnewlf]

If any of your "critters" are female homosapiens [or should I say heterosapiens] and halfway decent looking, call me..