Cordles tools that have expired

[speewa158]

As l reshape me shed to its new form l have come across my collection of battery drills . The drills are ok its the battery that's stuffed , cheaper to buy the whole new kit that repower . Sooooo what to do with them , chuck them or are they any use to somebody . l gave some to a robot maker that wanted a Warbot  . l have attached an Anderson plug to another so l carry a drill in the truck , well it might come in handy .
Any thoughts                 

[Bigfish]

Maybe hang onto the drill chucks. I,ve had to buy them before and I know it was only a year ago I chucked out whole drills.

[speewa158]

Might just place them is suspended animation in a box till l work out a Great idea .  Another couple of years on the shelf cant hurt can it 

[kylarama]

What brand, model, voltage are they?  Might help determine if their worth saving or bin worthy.

Check eBay for aftermarket batteries perhaps?

If their 9.6v, 12v or 14.4v.  Wire up a few metres of cable with an anderson plug or alligator clips for use with the 4by and camping?

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[GBC]

Ditch them. As useful as a Motorola brick phone. I've lost count of the amount of old cordless gear I kept for years then ditched.
I did make a pretty cool depth sounder rechargeable battery setup for my fishing kayak from a corldless drill with a blown gearbox I had lying around a while back though.

[NewieCamper]

Gumtree? Someone might want them.

Alternatively is it possible to make a battery adaptor? I bought a $20 torch for my current batteries and hacked the end off it and grafted it to the old gear's battery once I'd removed the cells. $20 got me a few extra years of a spare drill (great if using 2 different drill bits), cordless recip saw and jigsaw until I bought newer gear. Then I flogged off the 3 items and adaptor for about $30.

[Bird]

Check eBay for aftermarket batteries perhaps?

if they are anything like e-bay "GENUINE" batteries for a few things that I've bought - don't bother...

I've also got a stack of cordless tools (Makita, Bosch, AEG) at home I cant decide what to do with - all with dead batteries.. but like Speewa its cheaper to buy a whole new package with drills, spare batteries, steak knives etc

[paceman]

if they are anything like e-bay "GENUINE" batteries for a few things that I've bought - don't bother...

I've also got a stack of cordless tools (Makita, Bosch, AEG) at home I cant decide what to do with - all with dead batteries.. but like Speewa its cheaper to buy a whole new package with drills, spare batteries, steak knives etc

care to share details of your makita tools? 

[Bird]

care to share details of your makita tools?

Old school stuff - not modern but I'll look at em over weekend.

I don't think I'd bother spending big $ on cordless tools again for how often they get used and charged - which is the issue with most.. They sit for 12mths until you need em again.

[paceman]

Old school stuff - not modern but I'll look at em over weekend.

I don't think I'd bother spending big $ on cordless tools again for how often they get used and charged - which is the issue with most.. They sit for 12mths until you need em again.

i've got some 10.8v and 18v brushless makita stuff...

the 10.8v stuff has been particularly good... tough, long lasting, very handy little tools...

[barnray]

I'm starting to get rid of the crap.

[gronk]

It's why as a casual user of power tools at home, I never buy cordless stuff.

Sure, it's inconvenient to run out an extension cord, but it's also a PITA to grab a cordless and find you didn't charge the battery last month and it's now stuffed !!

[speewa158]

lf its not used daily or so  its on the road to nowhere 

[sol]

Mate, I had a few lying around too. I found the best one soldered on a 3 metre 12v lead and andersen plug on the other end and works great.


         

[gronk]

Mate, I had a few lying around too. I found the best one soldered on a 3 metre 12v lead and andersen plug on the other end and works great.


         

I did that too, for using on the van legs, but found by the time I got the thing out and hooked up to the anderson plug I could already have had the legs down the old fashioned way !

[galah]

Hmmm, this thread sounds somewhat like a bunch of old timers remembering NiCd batteries.   
Tools have lithium batteries these days. They don't self discharge in a month.  If your experience base is just ancient NiCd or NiMh battery powered tools, please try a 18V lithium battery powered tool before you diss them.

They work pretty well.

[gronk]

Hmmm, this thread sounds somewhat like a bunch of old timers remembering NiCd batteries.   
Tools have lithium batteries these days. They don't self discharge in a month.  If your experience base is just ancient NiCd or NiMh battery powered tools, please try a 18V lithium battery powered tool before you diss them.

They work pretty well.

BUT, at home it could be a month....or it could be 6 months...or more ??
I've had a hedge trimmer I haven't used in 2 yrs......battery life now is ....crap !!

[rossm]

BUT, at home it could be a month....or it could be 6 months...or more ??
I've had a hedge trimmer I haven't used in 2 yrs......battery life now is ....crap !!

Been there. Done That.  Bought one with an petrol engine. And a blower too!

[speewa158]

Been there. Done That.  Bought one with an petrol engine. And a blower too!

That's the Go  , if it not making noise & a mess whats the point . Nobody will know your doing something   

[NewieCamper]

BUT, at home it could be a month....or it could be 6 months...or more ??
I've had a hedge trimmer I haven't used in 2 yrs......battery life now is ....crap !!

One of the advantage of a lot of modern 'systems' is that you can buy multiple tools for the same battery. Keeps the battery in use becuase while you mightn't use the drill every month, there is the hedging to do, or grinding, or drilling, or torch or the..

[gronk]

One of the advantage of a lot of modern 'systems' is that you can buy multiple tools for the same battery. Keeps the battery in use becuase while you mightn't use the drill every month, there is the hedging to do, or grinding, or drilling, or torch or the..

Yep, buying a "system" is a good idea but when I have all the 240v tools already, unless I was planning on doing lots of work, it just doesn't make economic sense . Unless of course if I was to get a nice fathers day or xmas present ??

[GeoffA]

.......it just doesn't make economic sense.......

When did that come into it gronk?....

[gronk]

When did that come into it gronk?....

When I went from a job paying decent money to one paying crap !!   

[GeoffA]

When I went from a job paying decent money to one paying crap !!   

Yep. That'll do it.....

[NewieCamper]

Yep, buying a "system" is a good idea but when I have all the 240v tools already, unless I was planning on doing lots of work, it just doesn't make economic sense . Unless of course if I was to get a nice fathers day or xmas present ??

it does make a difference if you already have the tools with a cord, but for me I don't think I'll be buying much with a cord in the future. Yes, I've invested in a system (probably the wrong one) but have bought a few skins second hand a lot cheaper. Already got the batteries, which is where a lot of the cost of a cordless tool is.