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26th March 2017, 03:30 AM #1New Member
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New Battery drill
G'day All
My poor, 27 year old, 7.2V Makita battery drill is starting to get a bit tired, plus I'm finding it a bit difficult with the arthritis to tighten the chuck. I have 2 GMC 14.4V drills with keyless chucks, which both work fine except the batteries are dying. Probably because the sophisticated charger that came with them relies on the operator to take them off charge when they start to get warm. Hmmm.
So, as this is only for home use, I've been thinking of repacking a couple of the GMC batteries. I can get a set of batteries from China for around $23 including post. Quality as we all know, might be ok or it might not. Either way they would be better than the 3 and 1/2 dead batteries I have at the moment.
You can by an AEG multi chemistry, multi volt, smart charger for $99 from Bunnings. So for about $145 I can repack two batteries and charge them correctly.
OR Black & Decker LDx120C
I can buy a new 14.4V Makita drill with a charger and two batteries for $119. I could probably also use the charger to charge the GMC batteries if I repacked them.
My concern is I think I have read somewhere that current Makita products are nowhere near as good a quality as the old ones (funnily enough)
If I was going to be using this gear everyday I'd just buy a good, high quality (expensive) machine like a DeWalt. Its a bit hard to justify the expense for the intended use though.
So what does the brains trust say?
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26th March 2017, 07:33 AM #2I now have 3 sheds
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Hi Re4
For less than the money you are thinking of spending on battery repacks and an AEG charger you could buy a new Ozito X Change 18V lithium ion drill kit from the Big Green Shed. Comes with a 5 year warranty. Buy a spare battery and you would still be in front. If it is only for home use you can't go wrong.
By the way, all my cordless tools are Makita Li-ion so I'm not pushing any particular barrow.
Just my 2c worth
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Twosheds
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26th March 2017, 10:51 AM #3.
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Actually its the other way around for their Li ion batteries. The newer batteries have better monitoring and control than the older ones.
I recently bought a couple of Makita drills and am finding they are every bit as good as their old ones.
I have repacked batteries on several devices and would rate the experience and result as underwhelming.
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26th March 2017, 01:59 PM #4GOLD MEMBER
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