The 18V Lithium battery appears to be discontinued and I’d need a new charger which would negate the cost savings and put me into new drill territory anyway. I know Dewalt still sells XR OEM batteries but the issue is they are still NiCd.
#DEWALT BATTERIES REBUILD PROFESSIONAL#
NiCd is horrible and I don’t want to use it again. Let a trained professional at an Interstate All Battery Center rebuild your NiCd or NiMH battery pack to keep your tools powered up. We will repair, without charge, any defects due to faulty materials or workmanship. Is there a way I can get it rebuilt with NiMh or Lithium cells economically? Seeing as it’s a 8 year old drill with a chuck that has been oiled, I (understandably) want to keep my costs down. This warranty is extended only to the original end- user purchaser of the product. I still have one more battery in descent shape (16.53V/1.08A from 18V/1.2Ah) but it’s dangerously close to death as it stands but has not been rebuilt nor considered for it (but it will probably need one sooner rather then later). This is a problem for most of my projects I use a drill for like drilling through thicker materials :(. This battery is effectively dead because of the massive voltage cut I took. The problem is the DC970 starts to slow down (but doesn’t get crippled) at 13V, which is something I overlooked until I ran it to see what it’s going to run like from now on with that pack. I didn’t see this as an issue because I knew it was dying and I’d eventually lose it. I opened the pack to inspect the individual cells so I know the cause of death and I noticed 4 cells are now dead (formerly 3) and 2 of the cells dropped to 1.2V (out of 15). I recently found out that the cutoff is 5.59V, so I investigated the state of the pack so I know what it’s current state is.Īs it stands the battery went down from 16.54V (respectable amps left) to 13.43V (1A left) with one charge. One of my 2 batteries is at the point it initially had 16.54V with 3 bad cells and all of the remaining cells held a perfect 1.3V. I’ve always jokingly said my oiled chuck will last longer then the 2010 batteries and I was right. I’ve had this DC970 for a while after the chuck failed and I had to break a busted bit out and oil the chuck to hold up.
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