Craftsman C3 Tool Disposal

[pwschuh]

Just want to confirm that my best bet is the local recycling center. I have two drills (standard and right angle) and an impact wrench, as well as two 19.2V batteries. I have upgraded to Milwaukee Fuel system and need the Craftsman stuff out of my house.

Both batteries will charge but neither battery will hold a charge for very long. Tools work fine but are what they are. My assumption is that they have no value and I am unaware that they are sought after. I would give them to someone in my area (DC/MD/VA) that was interested, but don't want the spam hassle of posting a freebie ad on Craigslist.

Disposal at recycling center make sense or am I missing something obvious?

 

[tomalophicon]

Thrift store

 

[pwschuh]

Thrift store

With useless batteries?

 

[yrly]

With useless batteries?

Yeah someone with batteries will buy them

 

[Mechanical Noise]

With useless batteries?

There are still alot of good original C3 batteries around. And there are lots of new aftermarket C3 batteries on ebay.

Not to mention the cells in the C3 batteries can be replaced with a little effort.

 

[ChrisLS8]

There are even a few weirdos on here still clinging onto the C3 system

 

[Cheapskate]

Supposedly you can just purchase the new lithium ion Craftsman batteries either from Sears or aftermarket from Amazon and a new Lithium ion charger and the tools will run even better than before. I have a drill and impact set with 1 dead battery and one good battery and googled and found a bunch of videos on youtube about switching them over. Amazon has no name batteries that fit for roughly $30 a piece(or actual Craftsman for $60) and a charger for $44.50 that will charge the batteries. If you've switched over to the Milwaukee Fuel system it may not be practical to purchase them but there are people out there that have and would probably be interested in the tools.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0796NP187/?tag=atomicindus08-20

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00BH4AHX8/?tag=atomicindus08-20

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01M69696M/?tag=atomicindus08-20



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[pwschuh]

Just got back from dropping them off at the closest Thrift Store.

 

[M635_Guy]

I'm giving mine to a buddy who has other C3 stuff.

 

[dogdog]

the motor and the speed controller is still very good for other hobby projects if you are into those things. But yes buy the aftermarket batteries.. For me, Its the replacement parts other than batteries.. so ..///

 

[M635_Guy]

Supposedly you can just purchase the new lithium ion Craftsman batteries either from Sears or aftermarket from Amazon and a new Lithium ion charger and the tools will run even better than before. I have a drill and impact set with 1 dead battery and one good battery and googled and found a bunch of videos on youtube about switching them over. Amazon has no name batteries that fit for roughly $30 a piece(or actual Craftsman for $60) and a charger for $44.50 that will charge the batteries. If you've switched over to the Milwaukee Fuel system it may not be practical to purchase them but there are people out there that have and would probably be interested in the tools.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0796NP187/?tag=atomicindus08-20

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00BH4AHX8/?tag=atomicindus08-20

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01M69696M/?tag=atomicindus08-20



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Both of those are virtually useless. Yes, there are third-party batteries. I'm not comfortable rolling the dice on the quality of the cells they're using and their quality control overall.

 

[Cheapskate]

Both of those are virtually useless.

Both of what? The tools, the batteries, the charger, the videos or the links?

 

[M635_Guy]

Both of what? The tools, the batteries, the charger, the videos or the links?

The videos