Cordless drills - Page 2

RTO · 04-20-2010, 07:53 PM

I have three Makita cordless drills, 7.2, 9.6 and 12 volts. Two of them have flashlights that work on the same batteries. I have chargers for each. I bought them brand new and have two battery packs for each and all of them are shot, won't hold a charge. Seems like they all went bad within a year.

I about had a heart attack when I priced the battery packs. The 12 volt packs are $70 and the 7.2 volt are $40! OR I could buy a new drill with two battery packs, charger and some even had the flashlights for around $150.

Well I didn't want to send these drills to the landfill so I decided to give rebuilding one of the 12 volt packs a shot. I found some sub C batteries on ebay and ordered them. The original batteries were 1.3ah, the new ones are 2.2ah. Today I rebuilt the pack and it works great and has got it's ass back! The 10 batteries cost under $27! Now I need to order batteries for another 12 volt and two 7.2 packs. The 9.6 volt will not be rebuilt as it was never a good drill.

That made my day.

04-20-2010, 07:53 PM	#1
RTO Moderator Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Flarda Posts: 29,608	Cordless drills I have three Makita cordless drills, 7.2, 9.6 and 12 volts. Two of them have flashlights that work on the same batteries. I have chargers for each. I bought them brand new and have two battery packs for each and all of them are shot, won't hold a charge. Seems like they all went bad within a year. I about had a heart attack when I priced the battery packs. The 12 volt packs are $70 and the 7.2 volt are $40! OR I could buy a new drill with two battery packs, charger and some even had the flashlights for around $150. Well I didn't want to send these drills to the landfill so I decided to give rebuilding one of the 12 volt packs a shot. I found some sub C batteries on ebay and ordered them. The original batteries were 1.3ah, the new ones are 2.2ah. Today I rebuilt the pack and it works great and has got it's ass back! The 10 batteries cost under $27! Now I need to order batteries for another 12 volt and two 7.2 packs. The 9.6 volt will not be rebuilt as it was never a good drill. That made my day. __________________ 3 Make America Like Florida