dewalt batteries

[bluesboy]

I need a new battery for my dewalt DW954 drill. Anyone have a source for a good price. also anyone have luck zapping them with a welder, or this just B.S. Thanks

 

[Frank]

The welder trick worked for me on at least one of my Ryobi 18v packs.

 

[tyrell2004]

I managed to revive rechargeable Streamalite Flashlights (Nicads 6volts I think) using the "start" setting on a battery charger.

 

[Mike B26]

deja vu...



http://www.amazon.com/dp/B003U790KG/?tag=atomicindus08-20

 

[cowboy73]

Try Batteries Plus.

 

[apong23]

I rebuilt one of my dewalt with 12 of these. Works great. You will need to check your size battery, mine were sub C.

http://www.batteryjunction.com/nc-sc-2200-t.html

 

[Dark Horse]

Rebuild them yourself. The link apong23 listed has decent prices for sub-C with a solder tap prewelded. Lay them out same as the old pack with some battery braid to connect the tabs, 10 min later your good to go.
If you have them "rebuilt" they work well, cost about half of a new one, and use thin strapping vs the heavy gauge OEM strapping. Life span is about the same compared to OEM. Only issue I've run into at work is a failed spot weld, caused a Dead batt on the jobsite. A few min with the big solder gun back at the shop good as new.

 

[Torque1st]

Check out some of the RC sites for guides to making and connecting batteries.

 

[bluesboy]

Thanks guys I'm going to try zapping them first then rebuild myself if that fails. Great link apong23

 

[apong23]

There are some youtube videos that show the rebuild process. One video says that they recommend spot welding the batteries together, but I soldered mine. Be careful not to connect the wrong ends, or it will start sparking. Just follow how yours were assembled, a volt meter will be helpful.