Revive your NiCd Batteries

Great info, thanks for sharing. I kept one of my old NiCd batteries from my last set of “bad” batteries, so I’m gonna give this a go tonight.

Thanks, I have 4 Ryobis, 2 that are completely dead and 2 that are on their way out. I’m saving all the information I can on this topic so that I can try it out eventually.

-- Tristin King -- When in doubt, sand it.

Oh sure. NOW I find this!

I am an admitted packrat. I have things and “STUFF” stored that I’ve been carrying around for YEARS! And it never fails, ,, every time I throw something away, within a couple days I realize I coulda used it on something else.

Sure enough, you KNOW where I’m going with this. Yep, that’s right… I got rid of 4 old NiCads about two weeks ago when I was re-arranging the clutter in my shop. (I dropped ‘em at the recycling center)

ARRRRGGGHHHHHHH !

-- Perform A Random Act Of Kindness Today ... Pay It Forward

thankfully, ridgid’s LSA provides new batteries for free when the old ones wear out. i’m glad i’ll never have to resort to something like this.

-- there's a solution to every problem.......you just have to be willing to find it.

@ Joein10asee “I am an admitted packrat. I have things and “STUFF” stored that I’ve been carrying around for YEARS!” I know exactly how you feel , I am the same way. Sorry for your loss I was about to can 3 batteries myself.

Your welcome people, glad to help out when I can.
I’m gonna give it a try with a car battery charger myself later today.

-- ~ Bob ~ Newton, N.H.

I’ve had battery packs rebuilt by MTO in York Pa…I couldn’t find any replacement batteries for an old 13.2v Bosch Drill – so MTO rebuilt it for me and it’s better than new.

-- Mike from Lansdowne, PA

I’ve done it. You can wire 2 good 18 volt batteries
together and zap another 18 v battery back to
a condition where it will take a charge.

It must be said that many batteries I’ve done this
with are too far gone to take or hold much of
a charge after they’ve been revived.

Sounds like flogging a dead horse to me . . .

-- Dwight - "Free legal advice available - contact Dewey, Cheetam & Howe""