Thread: GMC cordless drill

Try these guys.

http://www.gpttools.com.au/aboutus.php

They sell some left over GMC stuff and may be able to fix or have a charger

Pete have a look in free or swap GMC charger available I know it is a 24 volt might do ??

Brian

Many thanks for the forum link. I had a look at the photograph and compared the battery to mine. Sadly they are not even close so I doubt that my batteries would fit the charger. I'd rather leave it for someone that might need it than take it and not be able to use it.

I will try GPT Tools tomorrow
Thanks guys
Peter

Any nearby college with an electronics technology program? Your charger may not look pretty but the instructors will make darn certain that it works.

Thank you all for your help. I have taken it to an electrical repair place in Dorset rd, Croydon who believe it can be fixed. If they are unable then I will buy a 240v- 24v transformer and just that into the battery. That should charge the batteries just have to watch out that I don't overcharge the batteries.

Cheers
Peter

Hey, man, be careful.
Electricity is like a waterfall = the voltage is the height of the waterfall, the amperage, the current, is the amount of water going over the edge.
24V is going to hammer those 18VDC batteries pretty hard.

Applying 24v AC to your battery will not do it any good at all. You will at least need a diode in there somewhere, but if you didn't already know that you are doomed from the outset.

That's why I took it to the experts as me and electricity don't understand each other.
Peter

Well really good news. All fixed for the grand total of $33.00. A leaking battery had taken out the transformer. So a new tansformer and we are back to using the trusty drill again. Definitely a lot cheaper than $399 that the big green shed dodos wanted me to spend on a new drill with lesser capacity.
Cheers
Peter

Just an update on my cordless drill.

I found someone that could repair the charger. A leaking battery pack had taken out the transformer so the repair of the charger was a total of $33.00.

Of the two battery packs that I have one was OK the other was faulty. I have since found someone that can repair the battery pack.

The battery packs for the majority of cordless drills are made up of packs of 1.2 volt batteries so 15 batteries for an 18 volt drill.
The cost for replacing the batteries in the battery pack is $90.
So in my opinion I think that this is cost effective instead of throwing away a serviceable unit to be replaced with something else that may pack it in in 12 -18 months anyway.

If anyone is interested and if the forum monitors allow I can post the name of the people that are doing the repairs
Regards
Peter

Even better news is that the batteries were repacked for a cost of $45.

So to get the drill going with two battery packs again and the charger refurbished was a total of $78.00

That seems much more cost effective than throwing it all away and spending another $300.00 minimum which I haven't got just lying around on another drill.
Peter

was that 2 batteries for $45 or just one? and where was it done?

Sorry for the misleading post.

It was one battery that was repacked. I found the guy through eBay an he is situated in Granville south in Sydney.

I dropped the battery off on Thursday morning just before lunch and picked it up just after 4.00pm on Friday

I hope that the moderators see this post and allow me to put his contact details on the BB. If they don't/won't I'm more than happy to pass his details on. By the way I have no other commercial link with guy other than that I am a happy customer
Regards
Peter

It's usually not a problem to name someone, just so long as it is not a blatant plug.

He's in Sydney, aren't you you in Melb?