<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto">Mark, I considered that route but I don’t have as much need for the tools as I did when I volunteered weekly at Habitat. I know that is blasphemy, but I’m now 71 @ mostly need the tools around the place so a tool upgrade isn’t worth it. <div><br></div><div>Thanks for the suggestion though!<br><br>Peace,</div><div>Pat</div><div><br><div id="AppleMailSignature" dir="ltr">Pat Horne <div>We support Habitat for Humanity</div><div><br></div></div><div dir="ltr"><br>On Apr 29, 2019, at 9:30 AM, Mark Andy <<a href="mailto:marka@maracing.com">marka@maracing.com</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr">Howdy,<div><br></div><div>I don't know how big a deal this really is, but I've heard that the tools designed for Li-Ion batteries have protection circuits / smarts so that they don't over-discharge the Li-Ion battery or whatever. I've certainly heard of Li-Ion batteries catching fire / whatever if they're abused.<br><br>Because of that, when my 18v NiCad Milwaukee stuff needed some love about 4 months back I bit the bullet and upgraded to the new Li-Ion tool hotness. It wasn't the cheapest thing I've ever done, but I'm super happy about the improvements in cordless tools in past the 8 to 15 years. Much lighter weight, more power, and more runtime. Hard to go wrong with any of that. :-)<br><br>Mark</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Mon, Apr 29, 2019 at 10:07 AM Pat Horne via Shop-talk <<a href="mailto:shop-talk@autox.team.net">shop-talk@autox.team.net</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div lang="EN-US"><div class="gmail-m_456539296947012543WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)">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. <u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)">Peace,<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)">Pat<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><div style="border-right:none;border-bottom:none;border-left:none;border-top:1pt solid rgb(181,196,223);padding:3pt 0in 0in"><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif"> <a href="mailto:eric@megageek.com" target="_blank">eric@megageek.com</a> [mailto:<a href="mailto:eric@megageek.com" target="_blank">eric@megageek.com</a>] <br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, April 29, 2019 9:00 AM<br><b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:Shop-talk@autox.team.net" target="_blank">Shop-talk@autox.team.net</a><br><b>Cc:</b> Pat Horne<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Shop-talk] DeWalt 18V battery replacement<u></u><u></u></span></p></div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">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.</span> <br><br><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">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.</span> <br><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><br><br>Sent from my Commodore 64 on a 2400 Baud Modem.<br>Tech Viper<br>"Be as beneficent as the sun or the sea, but if your rights as a rational being are trenched on, die on the first inch of your territory." Ralph Waldo Emerson <br>-Who is John Galt?</span> <br><br><br><br><span style="font-size:7.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(95,95,95)">From: </span><span style="font-size:7.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Pat Horne via Shop-talk <<a href="mailto:shop-talk@autox.team.net" target="_blank">shop-talk@autox.team.net</a>></span> <br><span style="font-size:7.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(95,95,95)">To: </span><span style="font-size:7.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><<a href="mailto:shop-talk@autox.team.net" target="_blank">shop-talk@autox.team.net</a>></span> <br><span style="font-size:7.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(95,95,95)">Date: </span><span style="font-size:7.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">04/29/2019 09:50 AM</span> <br><span style="font-size:7.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(95,95,95)">Subject: </span><span style="font-size:7.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">[Shop-talk] DeWalt 18V battery replacement</span> <br><span style="font-size:7.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(95,95,95)">Sent by: </span><span style="font-size:7.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">"Shop-talk" <<a href="mailto:shop-talk-bounces@autox.team.net" target="_blank">shop-talk-bounces@autox.team.net</a>></span> <u></u><u></u></p><div class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><hr size="2" width="100%" noshade="" style="color:rgb(160,160,160)" align="center"></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12pt"><br><br><br><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">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?</span> <br><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> </span> <br><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Thanks in advance.</span> <br><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> </span> <br><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Peace,</span> <br><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Pat</span><tt><span style="font-size:10pt">_______________________________________________</span></tt><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Courier New""><br><br><tt><a href="mailto:Shop-talk@autox.team.net" target="_blank">Shop-talk@autox.team.net</a></tt><br><tt>Donate: </tt></span><a href="http://www.team.net/donate.html" target="_blank"><tt><span style="font-size:10pt">http://www.team.net/donate.html</span></tt></a><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Courier New""><br><tt>Suggested annual donation $12.96</tt><br><tt>Archive: </tt></span><a href="http://www.team.net/pipermail/shop-talk" target="_blank"><tt><span style="font-size:10pt">http://www.team.net/pipermail/shop-talk</span></tt></a><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Courier New""><br><br><tt>Unsubscribe/Manage: </tt></span><a href="http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/shop-talk/eric@megageek.com" target="_blank"><tt><span style="font-size:10pt">http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/shop-talk/eric@megageek.com</span></tt></a><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Courier New""><br><br></span><u></u><u></u></p></div></div>_______________________________________________<br>
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