Re: 18 volt drill question
- From: vk3bfa@xxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 9 Jan 2008 04:59:41 -0800 (PST)
On Jan 9, 11:10 am, "Ivan Vegvary" <i...@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Okay, my HF 18 volt charger does not charge any more. I really liked this
drill and even have an extra battery.
The charger puts out 16.2 volts (supposed to be 21 volts), not enough to
recharge.
Here's my plan. Go purchase a name brand 18 volt drill (need one right
away) and use its charger (splice into the output line) to alos charge my HF
batteries as needed.
Any folly to my thinking?
Anybody have a good recommencation for an 18 volt name-brand drill?
Thanks,
Ivan Vegvary
Welll....is it the sort of charger that has a plug back going to the
charger module? - or is it one unit that plugs into the mains? - if
its a plug pack type, check the output of the plug pack, if its low,
then replace.....if its inside the charger box, open it up, have a
look....might be obviously something wrong.....
Other people are quite right - you get what you pay for - cheap drills
have cheap chargers which stuff batteries fairly rapidly, especially
if left on for extended periods. The $5 mains plug timer is a good
idea for these things, set it for X hours of run time, no more cooked
batteries...
DEWALT make truly EXCELLENT drills, but then they are typically 5-10
times the price of the Chinese Cheapies...you get what you pay
for....the archillies(sp) heel of the Chinese ones is the low grade
batteries used, combined with repeated overcharging/cooking... you Can
rebuild the packs, but it will cost more than a new drill....as noted
here, collect enough dead ones, select good cells, rebuild anyway.
Doesn't make economic sense, but then neither does fitting and
machining as a hobby....
Many uses for the motors from dead drills , especially the ones with
the variable slipping clutches..- the robo wars people use them as
drive motors, seen one used as a power feed on a mini-mill, can be
adapted to antenna rotators....any more ideas people, I got a few of
em stashed away....too good to throw out...
Andrew VK3BFA.
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