CRAFTSMAN BATTERY REPLACEMENT

[BT98]

I have one of the Craftsman Pro LIne of drills and the batteries are soft. Our local Sears Hardware wants $86 for a replacement battery. Touring Home Depot I see Ryobi 18 volt batteries that look similar. I purchased the twin pack for $39. I took it home and it plugged in but did not match the bottom of the holder on the drill or light that I have but polarity was right and the drill worked. I remove the batteries from the Ryobi case and with a little cutting of the straps and rearanging the batteries I am now back in business. The contact post and the thermal sensors all stayed intact. It was a decision as to whether to discard the drill and light or buy new. I know some Sears stuff the batteries are low amperage. The Ryobi were 2000 ma.

[resrfglc]

Quite often you can find a new drill and two batteries on sale for less than the cost of a battery and a half.

Buy this setup and sell the new drill and batteries in the shiny new case and your battery replacement can be really inexpensive.

[HerHusband]

I bought batteries for my Craftsman drill a couple of years ago from:

paid $38 each, but they're running around $47 now. Shop around a little and you might even find better pricing. They have more power and last longer than my original batteries.

You probably need a different battery than I did, but equivalents for most Craftsman batteries are fairly easy to find.

Anthony

[0_Qed]

1-419-526-1570

Just bought a 'pair' of rebuilt(mine) Ni_cads (2000ma) for $35 + 1_way ship this summer ... lasting longer that the OEMs ... :-)

Ed.

[CW]

And you would, wouldn't you?