Comments on: I Have A Makita 24v Drill About 18 Months Old?

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 16:39:34 +0000

the local tool shop guy told you the truth, although NiMh batteries are more powerful, supports many more charging cycles than NiCd, lasts longer, but as you know nothing lasts for ever, average age is 2 years, and also the way you use your drill, and the way you charge your batteries affect the lifetime of your batteries, overcharging, undercharging, the storage place of your batteries can affect their lifetime.

By: woodwork

woodwork — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 16:39:34 +0000

These batteries can fall down, because of lack of use, when I bought my new makita, Ithought I would leave one battery untouched, in the brand new state, Then when I did want 2 batteries on the go, a year later, I found it would not take the charge, with a load of coxing, ie charge run down, many times, Ihave brought it back to life, so you have to use them.I have taken Nicd batteries and stuck them in the freezer for 24 hours. Istill have those batteries, which Iuse in another drill

By: michael k

michael k — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 16:39:34 +0000

That’s the problem with rechargeable batteries, they run down based on usage and the number of recharges they are given. If you’ve already done an Internet search for the price, I guess EBay is your best bet to buy a new battery, or if you only use it for DIY perhaps down grade and get a cheaper unit complete with battery

By: button moon

button moon — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 16:39:34 +0000

my partner (a carpenter, whos got one), says that ebay prices are probably about the best you are going yet! sorry for the bad news

By: Jim N

Jim N — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 16:39:33 +0000

If you have the habit of slapping this unit into the charger every night, five days a week, it could have cycled 375 times which seems low compared to most estimated life cycles of 1000 charges. So, perhaps it has become imprinted. You may be charging it a lot with 50% or more of the charge left so, it might be worth it to see if you can get the unit to cycle deeper. Personally, I’d trying running the battery down almost to exhaustion. Let it cool off for quite some time and then charge overnight. Try doing this for 5-7 days. If you start to see improvement, then you will have to start running this battery deeper into its discharge cycle before charging. Good Luck.

By: Big D

Big D — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 16:39:33 +0000

Once the battery goes, you are just about better off buying a new drill. Buying the battery will be about 75% of a new drill