<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto">I recommend looking into a battery charger/Desulfator. It removes deposits and increases the life of the battery . My understanding is they also are less likely to overheat.<div>Gary <br><br><div dir="ltr">Sent from my iPhone</div><div dir="ltr"><br><blockquote type="cite">On Oct 28, 2022, at 2:46 PM, J.C. Hassall <jhassall@gmail.com> wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr">Andrew,<div>I'm a big fan of Ryobi tools. My drill has been going strong for years, and gets lots of use, it's not a "garage queen". Ryobi has lots of tools which use their interchangeable battery which lasts for lots of use. They also make a high-capacity battery which lasts longer than I do :-/</div><div><br></div><div>I'm watching for battery maintainer responses. My TR4's battery died recently. Seven years ago it cost ~ $100. The same battery now costs over $200!!!!, so I want to nurse this one for as long as possible.</div><div><br></div><div>jim</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Fri, Oct 28, 2022 at 10:31 AM auprichard <a href="http://uprichard.net">uprichard.net</a> <<a href="mailto:auprichard@uprichard.net">auprichard@uprichard.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 class="msg6901637401564273030">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">My wife just asked what I wanted on my Christmas list – joy!<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">I’d like to get trickle chargers which I can plug in and forget about when we are away during the winter. What recommendations do you have?<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Also, my cordless drill is old and done: again, any recommendations?<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Andrew Uprichard<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Jackson, Michigan<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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