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    Default Ryobi drill died

    Hi All,my dear wife bought this little 9.6 volt drill for me at a garage sale some years ago & now it has died. I've searched Google/youtube to no avail trying to locate a new one but it seems the only option left is to find somebody who re-packs battery packs.Does anyone know of such a person? I certainly would appreciate some help finding a battery pack packer.Thanks in advance,James.jj777746

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    Unless you can repack the batteries yourself or find an amateur who does it at budget prices you'll find it will cost around 50% of the price of a new more powerful drill completed with charger and much better (Li-ion) battery than the old one. I tried to get a 12V B&D battery repacked a few years ago and the price of the NiMH batteries alone was about $30.

    I see Bunnings has a Ryobi 12V drill driver with two batteries and charger for $129. My son has one of these and I was very impressed with the grunt.

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    Your local Battery World franchisee can repack your battery, but please heed BobL's warning.


    Cheers

    Graeme

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    Unless it is a really good one you would be better off just buying a new drill. Even buying batteries that just fit can be more expensive than some drills

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    My experience - I had a reliable Hitachi 7.2Volt drill I used around the house. The battery died so I had it repacked and this lasted about 3 years before the battery died again (It seems Nicad batteries used by repackers are never as longlived as the original manufacturer's ones).
    My wife told me to spend the money to buy a new drill - so I did and bought a Makita 12Volt max (=10.8 volts in real life) drill.
    This is so much better than my Hitachi - variable speed, variable torque as a screw driver, lightweight, well balanced and uses a Lithium battery pack with a built in charge indicator.
    Lithium batteries are heaps better at keeping their charge over long periods (e.g. 3 months) than the Nicad in the Hitachi, so they are ideal for the home user - with my intermittent usage, the Hitachi always had to be recharged before use.
    So I agree with all the other posters - buy a new drill. I think the 12V Makita I bought is on sale (with charger + 2 batteries) in Australia new for around $150

    Paul
    New Zealand

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