I have an 18 volt battery from a milwaukee cordless drill that is dead. Does any one know how to repair them?
2007-05-04 04:25:57 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Home & Garden ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
Normally when the rechargeable battery pack won't recharge anymore people just go and buy a whole new battery pack.
If you really want to repair the pack, you could take the battery pack apart then take it to a battery store that specializes in selling just batteries. All the pack consists of is several round (cylindrical) batteries (cells) that are hooked together via wiring. Normally the wiring is welded to the battery ends. If you take the opened up battery pack to the battery store they can replace the battery cells and wire the new ones together like they should be. It may cost less than a new battery pack, but I'm not sure. I replaced the batteries in my rechargeable shaver once when I was tight on money and my shaver gave up the ghost. It cost me $6 to replace the rechargeable batteries compared to $40 for a new rechargeable electric shaver.
2007-05-04 05:12:41 · answer #1 · answered by devilishblueyes 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I don't recommend trying to repair the cell. Take it to your local hardware or home improvement store. They have recycling centers there. Do not just throw the battery away! Replacement batteries can be expensive, but if the tool is still in good shape it's cheaper than buying a whole new drill. You might check internet sites for better prices on replacement batteries. If you do decide to replace the tool, you can donate your old one with a dead battery to Habitat For Humanity.
2007-05-04 05:16:30 · answer #2 · answered by ~Seamaster~ 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would not recommend trying to repair this on your own. If you were to crack apart the old battery, you would find that they are nothing but small battery hooked together in series. The pack itself simply holds the batterys. You can wire together aa, c, d or anyother size battery you like in series to make the voltage you need. It will look funky as all get up, but it will work.
The reason you don't want to take these things apart is 1. They are not covered like store bought batteries. This is a heat thing, 2. They are generally filled with heavy metals and other hazardous materials that your local environmental health agency would not appreciate having in the environment.( http://www.canada.com/nationalpost/financialpost/story.html?id=aa7796aa-e4a5-4c06-be84-b62dee548fda ). 3. They are probably Lithium ion not Nickel (NiCad). Lithium is the number one ingredient for creating Meth, which the DEA is not particularly fond of people making so they look for tore up battery packs like hawks. If they find one in your garbage can, you can readily expect to find a micorscope up your
God Bless
2007-05-04 09:19:07 · answer #3 · answered by Frank Pytel 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Once dead, they are dead. Time to buy a new battery pack.
But, if you are dead set on repair, then take the battery pack apart. You'll notice it is nothing but a bunch of 1.5 volt batteries (probably NiCad) connected in series. You could replace them with store bought. But I would not advise this!
2007-05-04 05:03:56 · answer #4 · answered by dsgrieve 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
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2015-11-18 04:41:45 · answer #5 · answered by ? 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maybe there is one of your cells is broken. It takes too much to repair the battery.
2014-07-13 00:17:10 · answer #6 · answered by Mr 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
recycle the dead battery and buy a new one at this web page
http://www.ereplacementparts.com
2007-05-05 18:00:25 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋