Even though it's six years or so old, we
>didn't use it a whole lot.
That is what kills these batteries. I am still using the Makita I got as a retirement gift in 1996 but the difference is I use it all the time. The batteries are not as strong as they used to be but it still works.
Yes, for a poorly-maintained NiCd battery.
My Makita battery packs are about four years old, and I work 'em hard five days a week.
Plenty of NiCd battery maintenance information at
Cheers, Fred McClellan the dash plumber at mindspring dot com
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