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4xFord · 04-02-2009, 07:46 PM

So, my old hex driver crapped out on me a while back, and I assumed it was the crappy little 4/5a NICD cells that came with it, but didn't want to mess with it at the time. Well, I replaced the driver a while back, and I have always missed the old one. The new one is very difficult to modulate the throttle, like an on/off switch. On the old one, I could feather it and have more control over not stripping screw heads and holes. So, I decided to go all home improvement on my old one and resurect it....with more power!

SO, it ran three cells before, and I had a nice Rat Shak GP3300 pack that I never use. So I built a 3 cell pack out of it. Obviously it took a bit of clearancing of the handle to get those big sub-c's to fit:

So, I hard wired the pack to the drill, and left a charge lead with deans coming off of it so that I can charge it on my hyperion.

Well, now its time to finish her out a little nicer, so a little Kreepy red memory foam was applied to the top and sides of the handle.

Well, the pack was dead and its got way more torque than I remember the driver having, so now its time to top her off. The 3300 mah should give me some nice run time.

4xFord · 04-02-2009, 07:49 PM

Well, the driver peaked at 4.7 volts and is rated at 3.6. So, I am pretty happy with it. It is faster than my newer one with a fresh charge. Here is a little vid, both of them have a fresh charge, the first one it the newer one, the second one is the modded one.

And here is a pic of them side by side:

It would be cool to try to rig the newer one up with four cells though. For other little around the house type stuff. Or I will just give it to my girlfriend.

JeremyH · 04-02-2009, 08:10 PM

Nice work man!

t_kirl · 04-02-2009, 08:22 PM

When I read the first couple sentences, I thought it was gonna be a nitro engine powered driver, like the one he built on the show. But that is a good job of adding more power

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ctrwannabe · 04-02-2009, 09:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by t_kirl

When I read the first couple sentences, I thought it was gonna be a nitro engine powered driver, like the one he built on the show. But that is a good job of adding more power

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Haha that's the same think that popped into my head when I read the title. Hey that is prety cool man nice work.

04-02-2009, 07:46 PM	#1
4xFord I wanna be Dave Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Houston Posts: 3,761	Tim Taylor So, my old hex driver crapped out on me a while back, and I assumed it was the crappy little 4/5a NICD cells that came with it, but didn't want to mess with it at the time. Well, I replaced the driver a while back, and I have always missed the old one. The new one is very difficult to modulate the throttle, like an on/off switch. On the old one, I could feather it and have more control over not stripping screw heads and holes. So, I decided to go all home improvement on my old one and resurect it....with more power! SO, it ran three cells before, and I had a nice Rat Shak GP3300 pack that I never use. So I built a 3 cell pack out of it. Obviously it took a bit of clearancing of the handle to get those big sub-c's to fit: So, I hard wired the pack to the drill, and left a charge lead with deans coming off of it so that I can charge it on my hyperion. Well, now its time to finish her out a little nicer, so a little Kreepy red memory foam was applied to the top and sides of the handle. Well, the pack was dead and its got way more torque than I remember the driver having, so now its time to top her off. The 3300 mah should give me some nice run time.

04-02-2009, 08:22 PM	#4
t_kirl Been there, done that Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: On the road Posts: 215	When I read the first couple sentences, I thought it was gonna be a nitro engine powered driver, like the one he built on the show. But that is a good job of adding more power.

04-02-2009, 07:49 PM	#2
4xFord I wanna be Dave Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Houston Posts: 3,761	Well, the driver peaked at 4.7 volts and is rated at 3.6. So, I am pretty happy with it. It is faster than my newer one with a fresh charge. Here is a little vid, both of them have a fresh charge, the first one it the newer one, the second one is the modded one. And here is a pic of them side by side: It would be cool to try to rig the newer one up with four cells though. For other little around the house type stuff. Or I will just give it to my girlfriend.

04-02-2009, 08:10 PM	#3
JeremyH I wanna be Dave Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 16,952	Nice work man!

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