SolderIron
Super Member
Sharing my hunt for usable home use cordless tools.
I have cheaper cordless tool sets, and the batteries did not hold charge for long. Tools worked fine by the way. NICAD will not hold charge for long and I have to plan ahead to get them charged. Then I got a Good Will sale Ridgid set with bum batteries. I was able to make one good battery pack out of two bad ones. Interesting circuits on those LI-ION battery packs. It is only 1Ahr pack and works just fine. Then I wanted the 4Ahr batteries (same reason I went from a 50Watt Amp to 250Watt).
I broke down and bought a Ridgid drill and driver set because of its battery waranty. It is kind of pricy and I may have gotten just as well by buying the cheaper brand $99 dual pack batteries and harvest the 4Ahr batteries for the old tools. To get the Ridgid battery replacement is a bit of a hassle from reading. I will see when I get there in 3? years.
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I have cheaper cordless tool sets, and the batteries did not hold charge for long. Tools worked fine by the way. NICAD will not hold charge for long and I have to plan ahead to get them charged. Then I got a Good Will sale Ridgid set with bum batteries. I was able to make one good battery pack out of two bad ones. Interesting circuits on those LI-ION battery packs. It is only 1Ahr pack and works just fine. Then I wanted the 4Ahr batteries (same reason I went from a 50Watt Amp to 250Watt).
I broke down and bought a Ridgid drill and driver set because of its battery waranty. It is kind of pricy and I may have gotten just as well by buying the cheaper brand $99 dual pack batteries and harvest the 4Ahr batteries for the old tools. To get the Ridgid battery replacement is a bit of a hassle from reading. I will see when I get there in 3? years.
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