I have a 10 year old Freud 13.2v cordless whose batteries died a few years ago. Since then I have tried different new cordless drills, and none of them have the balance or the chuck quality (it's a rohm) of the freud. I really missed using that drill.
So, a couple weeks ago I finally had two battery packs rebuilt. They were $35 each from voltman batteries.
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them back a week or so ago, and so far so good, but I have no idea on the longevity. But I am happy I can use that drill again, and I'm happy I didn't throw a perfectly good drill away - that just seems wrong to me.
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bob> I've got quite a collection of DeWalt 12V cordless tools, bob> including 7 batteries. Some of the batteries will only hold a bob> charge for 4 or 5 minutes. It's time to do something about that. bob> What has your experience been with rebuilding these batteries? bob> There is a plethora of websites of companies that do battery bob> rebuilding. Any one in particular that did a good job for you?
bob> Thanks.
bob> Bob