[Shop-talk] DeWalt 18V battery replacement

[Pat Horne]

Thanks, Eric. I’ve checked with some of the rebuilders & they say they can only do NiCad batteries.  I really like the reduced weight of the Li-Ion batteries so want to stay with them if possible. I have a couple coming in today that I bought on Amazon so I’ll be able to check them out soon. If desired I can post how they work our. The last Ni-Mh batteries I bought worked fine until they develop a bad connection from being dropped. Repaired the connection & they worked again. 

 

Peace,

Pat

 

From: eric at megageek.com [mailto:eric at megageek.com] 
Sent: Monday, April 29, 2019 9:00 AM
To: Shop-talk at autox.team.net
Cc: Pat Horne
Subject: Re: [Shop-talk] DeWalt 18V battery replacement

 

I used a service that did the battery replacement.  For the hassle of sending my unit in, waiting and getting it back, then having the contacts corrode within a year, I wouldn't do it again. 

I would just do it myself.  You can buy the battery cells for cheap (and upgrade Ahr) and solder them yourself.  It's fairly straight  forward. 


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From:        Pat Horne via Shop-talk <shop-talk at autox.team.net> 
To:        <shop-talk at autox.team.net> 
Date:        04/29/2019 09:50 AM 
Subject:        [Shop-talk] DeWalt 18V battery replacement 
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I’ve been using the DeWalt 18v tools for many years. Battery technology has moved from NiCad through NMh to Li-Ion. It seems that DeWalt has quit making 18V batteries & now supports their 18v tools using an adapter that allows their 20v Li-Ion batteries to be used in the 18v tools. I have one of the adapters and, while it works, makes the tools a bit awkward. There are after-market 18v li-Ion batteries on the market. Does anyone have experience with any of them, good or bad? 
  
Thanks in advance. 
  
Peace, 
Pat_______________________________________________

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