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11-17-2010, 11:07 AM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Nor Cal
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|  rebuild dewalt 18v battery
Hey all Has anyone rebuilt an 18v dewalt nicad battery pack? Just curious since they are about $80 each or $110 for two. Seems so ridiculous and quite a rip-off. And I have at least one go bad every year. Any info on cells would be appreciated. In case anyone wonders what this has to do with R/C, I use the packs in dewalt flourescent lamps nearly every evening, for lighting up my home course. |
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11-17-2010, 01:27 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Surprise, Az
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Maybe try chris at cheapbatterypacks.com?? Last dewalt pack I took apart was made up of sub c cells, same as stick packs. |
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11-17-2010, 01:35 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Raleigh
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11-17-2010, 03:03 PM
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| Got Worms? Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Golden, CO
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some packs are made out of life cells.
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11-17-2010, 08:00 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Rocklin
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A couple of years ago before switching over to makita I rebuilt 4 of my old dewalt 18v with sub C 5000Mah batterys. They take longer to charge but last way longer too. The only tricky thing is reusing the sensor that is on the cell that sits on the top of the pack.
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11-19-2010, 12:17 AM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Nor Cal
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Thanks guys I'll give it a shot and post up when I get done  |
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11-19-2010, 08:53 AM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Nine Mile Falls, WA
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It's pretty easy to do them. Hardest part in some cases it getting the case apart  We do quite a few for people and most of my Dewalt packs have our 5000 nimh cells in them as does my garage sale special Black@Decker 14 volt drill I paid 2 bucks for. Just make sure you have a good high watt iron and good solder.Jason |
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11-19-2010, 10:45 AM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Nor Cal
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Hey Jason Do you guys have that as an available service? If so, how much for rebuild w/ 5000 cells? MaxAmps + Dewalt = Awesome Quote:
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11-19-2010, 11:05 AM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Nine Mile Falls, WA
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It's not an advertised service. There are several issues that arise our 5000 Sub C cells are bigger than most of the stock cells in these packs so mods need to be done to some of the cases. We do these packs for friends and family in most cases. If my memory serves me right we did Dewalt set for my buddy and it was pretty easy. I think it was the 18 volt ones. I'll have to check with him. If you want give me a call at the shop on Monday and I'll see what I can do. Cost will be based on amount of cells needed and then labor. Jason 888-654-4450 |
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