Rebuilding your own NiCd battery packs

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rookie home \| projects \| blog 16 posts in 195 days 159 days ago	Topic tags/keywords: drill-driver Has anybody rebuilt their own Nicad rechargeable battery packs? I have a porter cable 14.4 hammer drill set, and both battery packs are just about at their end. The prices break down to about 70 bucks each for new ones; Have them rebuilt locally for 35 bucks each; or purchase 24 cells rated better than the factories for 40 bucks, and do the soldering myself. All comments are welcome, and thanks in advance. -- No matter where you go, there you are.
lew home \| projects \| blog 1751 posts in 292 days 159 days ago	I have not rebuilt any but here are two links that might be helpful: http://www.kichline.com/chuck/fixit/makita/default.htm http://www.instructables.com/id/Hot-Rodding-a-Power-Drill-Battery/ Lew
coloradoclimber home \| projects \| blog 346 posts in 604 days 158 days ago	Rookie, Here’s a thread on that topic from a few months ago Rebuilding Batteries I’ve done it and I’ll summarize my input to that discussion—It’s not worth it.
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