Replace Battery or new driver?

I did the same recently when my old and trusty DeWalt batteries finally packed up. Picked up whatever was on special offer at Screwfix at the time (it was actually a Makita 18V with 3 batteries which I'm very pleased with).

I was even more pleased when I sold the old DeWalt body only + case and charger on ebay and actually got £33 for it!

Good luck! Simon.

You say "light use". Has having to wait for the battery to charge ever been a real problem? If not then why spend =A325 more for a new driver with two batteries? Batteries like to be used, not sat self discharging for a month or so between uses.

Re-cell it?

I binned my old one in the same situation and got a new one from Wickes. They've got a range of bodies, batteries and chargers so you can mix and match. I ended up getting a couple of lower capacity batteries (1.1 AH istr) as they are lighter, cheaper to replace when they do die and seem to have enough capacity to keep me working on whatever DIY stuff I'm up to.

Matt

Well, yes. I now also use it to wind the corner steadies on my caravan when on the drive. It holds barely enough charge to raise all four of them. Since it is not a good idea to go away leaving the battery on charge, I have no chance of using it to lower them again on my return home.

Chris

Waht do you do on site? Why not take it with you and charge onsite or via an invertor from the car battery when driving or van battery when not?

On site, which is more often than not without mains supply, I use the usual hand brace, as I have been doing for 35 years.

When I changed my caravan a couple of years ago, I found that compared with my (very) old one, the steadies appeared to need much more winding.

I thought that the powered option would be handy when on the drive. Some of my trips are such that I don't want to increase the battery drain, not do I want the expense or clutter of any more additional kit, for which I would have no other use.

Chris

Hmm..

Two years ago, I got into a similar situation and bought a second drill (Direct Power) + 2 batteries from Screwfix.

I now have 4 identical batteries except only one of them holds a charge for more than a day or so.

What are my chances of cannibalising the 3 to make up one more good battery? The links are spot welded but the battery housing is only screwed together.

regards