Re: Has anyone repaired cordless tool batteries

Jeff Wisnia <jwisnia@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in news:3qadnRiy9Z_j3pbZRVn-
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m Ransley wrote:

right bubba, Raise health care costs, jeese, and what will happen,
exactly nothing. Disposable, yes look at the price charged, where do you
think the high profit items are when a battery costs more than the tool.
Sealed, yes, so HR people have to have special tools or pay the ripoff
charged. Another example, did you ever stop to think for one moment why
a pennies worth of ink in a printer costs 40$, its called Profit, and
thats what batteries are, pure profit.


Yes, and it's hardly a new idea. When King Gilette brought out the
safety razor he gave them away so people would then buy the blades.

But I do change out the nicad batteries in our Dust Busters when they
"wear out". Those little vacs disassemble with threaded fasteners, and
it's a no brainer to solder in a few tabbed cells from Rat Shack.

Jeff


Did you know the original Dustbuster cells were of a type designed for
continuous charging?
Check out Digi-Key,they list the continuous charge NiCds.

BTW,a DeWalt service center replaced the cells in my DB for less than what
it would cost to buy new cells.

--
Jim Yanik
jyanik
at
kua.net
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