Makita 6093D Cordless Drill (Old School model)

[LSU]

My first cordless tool was this Makita drill. As cordless tools go - this one is high quality.

It has been sitting up for 20+ years because my batteries would no longer take a charge.

It uses Makita Battery 9000. These are 9.6 v batteries.

I dug it out and bought a "replacement" battery off Amazon. While the battery fit - it would not take a charge and got very hot.

Anybody have any suggestions for a source to buy a decent battery or to have the old batteries replaced.

My attachment to this drill is sentimental - I really don't need it but i sure would like to be able to use it.

Thanks

 

[dnschmidt]

Losing proposition. You can still get the stick batteries from Makita but at a price you could buy a new Li-ion drill for. Sentiment and common sense seldom align.

 

[LSU]

Yea but I’ve already got a nice Li-ion drill or two.
I'm a sentimental guy.
thanks.

 

[General Geoff]

Crack open the original battery pack and replace the cells with fresh ones. It should take eight C-cell NiMh cells.

These should do the trick.

 

[RTM]

Our local CL often has Battery Builders ads for guys who will rebuild them for you. Slightly cheaper than Makita.

I also bought some in 2015 off eBay, both 9.6 and 14.4v. decent quality at a decent price. Don't see that listed right now, will fish the brand out later, Masione, made in China

 

[neophyte]

A battery made with NiMH battery cells might not charge properly in some chargers.
I don’t know whether this is the issue or not, but it could be.

NiMH tool batteries only started to be a thing in the USA around the time Milwaukee introduced their first Lithium battery powered tools.
Even after NiMH tool batteries started to be made, numerous manufacturers still only sold NiCd batteries and tools in the USA, even when the same manufacturers were selling NiMH tools in other parts of the world.
For this reason, some cordless tools have chargers that can safely charge NiMH batteries, even if the tool manufacturer never sold NiMH battery tools in the USA, since the charger software was mostly universal thru out the world,
Older chargers from those same manufacturers would not have been made for NiCd though.
The charger should list what types of batteries it can charge.
The same issues happened with the switch over to lithium batteries, which is the reason newer batteries are sometimes designed not to fit older tools or chargers.

 

[KnurledNut]

My first cordless tool was this Makita drill. As cordless tools go - this one is high quality.

It has been sitting up for 20+ years because my batteries would no longer take a charge.

It uses Makita Battery 9000. These are 9.6 v batteries.

I dug it out and bought a "replacement" battery off Amazon. While the battery fit - it would not take a charge and got very hot.

Anybody have any suggestions for a source to buy a decent battery or to have the old batteries replaced.

My attachment to this drill is sentimental - I really don't need it but i sure would like to be able to use it.

Thanks

9000 Makita® 9.6V Battery Rebuild Service

9000 Makita® 9.6V Battery Rebuild Service. Our skilled technicians will replace all of the cells in your battery.

www.mtobattery.com

 

[LSU]

Appreciate all the tips and suggestions. Please keep them coming.

 

[bonneyman]

Don't stop with the drill. Makita made a whole line of tools using that stick battery.

I'm especially fond of the flashlights, both straight and pivot head styles.

 

[LSU]

I’ve got a flashlight that takes the stick battery.

I need to find an LED bulb so I can upgrade.

 

[sparky 1971]

The local Interstate Battery center here will rebuild tool batteries. I took some DeWalt 14.4's in about 15 years ago. I have to admit to not being impressed, but battery technology has increased by leaps and bounds since then.

 

[RTM]

I have a couple of drills, the trim saw, the RA drill, and the flex head flashlight in the 9.6v platform

seen the jigsaw a few times, but always in horrid condition, so I don’t own it yet

 

[LSU]

I’ve got a flashlight that takes the stick battery.

I need to find an LED bulb so I can upgrade.

So any idea of an LED bulb that will fit the old Mikata light?

 

[RTM]

Yup, will post it here in a few. Here is the ebay title

HQRP 100LM LED Bulb fits Makita 192546-1 A-90261 A-90233 ML902 ML702 ML120 ML180

searching eBay for led bulb ml902 should do, lots still out there

 

[Outahere]

Makita 9.6V Stick Battery Replacement

 

[LSU]

Thread Hijack! - when i get the "new" old batteries how do I charge them up?

I guess since I'm the OP I can hijack my own thread -

So I seem to remember back in the "old days" folks had different methods/systems for charging these types of batteries.

With my new stuff I don't worry too much about how/when I charge my batteries - i pretty much run them down and put them on the charger.

From the old days I seem to remember that these type of batteries had "memory" and other snarky issues.

Any tips or suggestions?

Thanks.

 

[RTM]

Used to be run them til empty before recharging for NiCad, that’s why I bought the flashlight. The LED won’t help much with that.

somewhere else in a Dewalt thread I saw charge and drain in the tool 3x first. Don’t think that was NiCad tho.

 

[LSU]

Thanks for the comments and suggestions

 

[dnschmidt]

9000 Makita® 9.6V Battery Rebuild Service

9000 Makita® 9.6V Battery Rebuild Service. Our skilled technicians will replace all of the cells in your battery.

www.mtobattery.com

I've used these guys previously and they do good work. You can end this thread now and simply send your batteries to them. The price is right and you'll get more than you paid for.

 

[LSU]

Update on my "old" Drill.

I took my Makita apart and found the contacts for the battery were "green".

I cleaned the contacts and put a fresh battery in. The battery proceeded to "cook" the switch. I'm not sure why but the switch started to smoke and then it was done.

I bought an identical drill off eBay ($20). I took the "donor" drill apart and removed that drill's switch and battery contacts. I soldered the "donor" parts into my old drill and everything worked fine.

Do I need my 9.6 v drill? Not really but I'm happy it is working.

 

[LSU]

Update.

I got batteries rebuilt by MTO. Very happy with the results.

I‘ve really enjoying using my old drill. Plenty powerful for my projects.

Yes, my Rigid and Kobalt are more powerful but it is fun to use an old tool that I built projects with for my kids - all who are as old as the drill.

 

[driftpin]

9000 Makita® 9.6V Battery Rebuild Service

9000 Makita® 9.6V Battery Rebuild Service. Our skilled technicians will replace all of the cells in your battery.

www.mtobattery.com

I looked up batteries for a 9.6V Makita and a DeWalt 12V (9071) and they were $25 and $30. Shipping is $9.50, I got the shipping quote for 1 battery and then added a second battery, and the shipping was still $9.50, so a small victory there. I think despite the advances in batteries regaining the use of a tool for not much coin in battery refurbishment and shipping, is a good deal.

I have an older DeWalt 12V NiCad drill, I didn't see they offer a rebuilding service for that particular battery it uses. I had Batteries Plus rebuild a battery for it years ago, and the replacement lasted about a year before it started not working well, and I haven't bothered since to try and locate another place to refurbish the battery.

 

[captain14]

Saving this thread since I have the Makita drill the OP referred to along with two Dewalt 12 volt drills. I’ll have to go look at the model numbers for the Dewalt drills. I have 4-5 batteries for those drills.

I always preferred the smaller drills since they weren’t as heavy as the 18 volt Dewalt.