new battery

panlid · Post by **panlid** » Thu Nov 15, 2007 7:00 pm

the battery on my makita sds 24v drill has gone. i got a price from my local tool shop......£210

wait for it!!!!!

'why dont you buy a new drill complete with 2 batteries'

anyway, looked on ebay and they have makita ones for £100 or batteries 'for' makita for around £60.

what would you do?

Hoovie · Post by **Hoovie** » Thu Nov 15, 2007 7:07 pm

not sure if I would ever buy a battery for £210

panlid · Post by **panlid** » Thu Nov 15, 2007 7:10 pm

hoovie that isnt one of the options

panlid · Post by **panlid** » Thu Nov 15, 2007 7:13 pm

thinking of this one
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Makita-24v-3-3AH- ... dZViewItem

Hitch · Post by **Hitch** » Thu Nov 15, 2007 7:22 pm

Put the old one on ebay, pocket the cash, buy a shiney new one with dogs ballcocks batteries

panlid · Post by **panlid** » Thu Nov 15, 2007 7:39 pm

put the old one on ebay?

Hitch · Post by **Hitch** » Thu Nov 15, 2007 7:41 pm

Theyll go mad for it....

I sold a ryobi 14.4v drill saw combi on there the otherday, £115

I only paid £80 for it, and had 2 years use from it

stevemastic · Post by **stevemastic** » Thu Nov 15, 2007 9:50 pm

Ask the wife to pay

panlid · Post by **panlid** » Thu Nov 15, 2007 10:52 pm

with the money i give her?

Post by **ultimatehandyman** » Fri Nov 16, 2007 10:00 am

I'd do what Hitch says.

I bought a load of second hand dewalt tools cheap from a mate, I mean really cheap! They were not nicked, but had been repaired. These were silly prices like a dewalt 24v sds drill for £30, but I had to buy a charger and battery etc. I got lots of 18v stuff as well.

I paid about £150 for a good selection of dewalt tools and wanted to get all the same voltage and so I put it all on ebay and what I paid £150 sold for £450 and so I bought a brand new dewalt 18v -5 kit with the money

marfulee · Post by **marfulee** » Fri Nov 16, 2007 11:34 am

I've contemplated trying to fix a battery by taking it apart and replacing the cells inside - in theory you just need to buy equivalent replacements with solder tags, then solder into place.

I've not done it because it's not worth it on a £30 Screwfix POS... But might be worth a go on a £100 battery...

panlid · Post by **panlid** » Sat Nov 17, 2007 6:12 pm

mine just turned up. good service.
im back in business

owen · Post by **owen** » Sun Nov 18, 2007 10:39 am

i've bought a few batteries off ebay, would not recommend it.

bought a genuine bosch battery, but they seemed to have a very short life, they stopped holding charge after about 1 year (previous ones lasted 2+years). then bought a copy battery, that melted when i was using it

so a few months ago i just bought a 14.4v bosch drill driver with 3rd battery free, for £150, so basically the drill driver was free as batteries are at least £50 to buy separately. when these go i will buy new again and sell the old stuff on ebay, the prices that decent quality tools go for on there are ridiculous.