Refill a 24v rechargable drill battery?

[Mike Barnard (at work)]

Hi all.

On behalf of a friend...

He has several 24v SDS drill batteries that no longer hold a reasonable charge. They're for a Bosch but also fit "Spit?" (Never heard of 'em) drills too aparently.

The bodies of these battery cases are held together with screws so it looks as if it should be easy to replace the actual nicad batteries inside. But where to get GOOD replacement batteries that won't cost the earth? Untill he opens one I won't know exactly what's inside but maybe someone here has already done this for themselves.

Any hints or pointers gratefully recieved.

G'night folks.

[Lurch]

On Sun, 06 Mar 2005 23:10:08 +0000, "Mike Barnard (at work)" strung together this:

Yep, Spit. Orange Bosch drills basically, replicas if you like.

[Bill]

In message , "Mike Barnard (at work)" writes

These guys have always sorted me out well so are probably worth a phone call. They will either sell cells or do the refitting for you.

[The Natural Philosopher]

Normal size in these tools are sub C and 1.2v per cell. Your charger will be optimized for either NiMh ot NiCd. Don't change one for the other.

[Mike Barnard (at work)]

Thanks to all of you. Will explore all these sites once we've cracked one opento see whats inside.

[Dave Plowman (News)]

Last time I checked, CPC were the best value. The cells you need are probably sub C tagged. However, you might find a new battery about the same price - after all it's only a bit of plastic, other than the cells. And it will have a warranty. The only type I'll usually re-cell is cheap cordless, as decent batteries make a big difference to the performance. But I'd expect Bosch to supply decent ones as standard.

[Mike Barnard]

I've googled for "CPC rechargeable batteries" and other variations and not found anything. Would you pass on a link or contact number if you have one please?

Thanks for the info. Mates choice, but will look up all the data for him.

[Dave Plowman (News)]

this one should take you one

[fred]

In article , Mike Barnard writes

[Badger]

If you have any contacts within a university theres extra discount available due to their purchasing agreements...

[Mike Barnard (at work)]

[Mike Barnard (at work)]

No such luck. Thanks anyway.

[Mike Barnard (at work)]

[Dave Plowman (News)]

Yup - that's why I posted the second URL. :-)

Actually, Maplin own brand tagged sub C are pretty good too. So check out their price.

Oh - if you ploughed through the CPC Ni-Cad pages, I think you'll find they do a non OEM pack complete for your drill.

[Mike]

Find the size you need and look at CPC or RS. I've found both have good lives even under heavy loads. Maplin's more expensive brand (not the cheaper ones they also stock) are also good.