Dave,

On Sat, 6 May 2006 10:29:39 -0400, David VanHorn wrote:

> Dewalt, Makita, they make good chargers.  I've had my Makita since '92, and
> gone through three batteries, but with pretty brutal service.

I've got quite a bit of DeWalt 18V stuff.  Because of the high price of their batteries, I bought one (NiMH) 
from eBay - it was said to be 3Ah.  After about a dozen cycles (maybe a few less) two different DeWalt 
chargers say it's dead, and won't charge it!  This happens within about a minute of plugging it in.  I'm 
wondering about taking it apart to see what cells they used - is this likely to reveal anything interesting, 
do you think?

If they're an easily-obtainable form factor, I may have a go at replacing them myself.  At least I can get 
more use from the money I wasted buying it!

Cheers,



Howard Winter
St.Albans, England


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