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.
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17 years ago