can I offer a suggestion? Invest in a digital charger for lithium R/C batteries, they can charge ANYTHING, and they will recondition nicad packs by pulse charging them, and they can be programmed to discharge/charge cycle multiple times. My first one was less than $30 and could do up to 6S lithium, or 24v nickel or lead batteries, and from 12vdc input- it was meant to be run from a car's battery in the field.
Ok Paul I have two 18 volt craftsman this appears to be notorious after sitting for a time.My question is I have a good 15 Nicad and a new 22 volt Nicad is this enough to jump these . If it isn't can I use mixed volt sizes to equal 30 volts?
Hey Al, Thanks for the comment! I hope you are doing well with your Vline clamp, it is an Awesome Tool and I am hoping to see it in the major stores. Paul
hi paul, I was able to revive 4 of 6 old 18V Ryobi batteries with this method. very happy. my question is when I put my tester on them to check the full charge voltage 2 of them test at 19.something and stays there (the reading on the tester) but on the other 2 when I test them they jump up to 19v but then reverts back to 1. what does that mean for those 2? why wont the voltage hold (on tester)? also what make is that tool, angle impact, never seen one? thx keith
Keith Davison (continued) The angle impact is made by Ridgid, (Home Depot Brand). Although the tool is great, the nicad batteries are JUNK! When I bought this impact drill, the original battery provided very little usage. I then bought a their heavy duty battery as a back up. Both batteries developed a memory after sitting on my shelf for a couple of months. They still will not hold a good charge and Ridgid no longer sells the nicad replacements. I guess I will rebuild the batteries!
Hi astrodog, I would not recommend using lithium ion batteries in any way with this procedure. I was told that it can be dangerous. Besides it is not worth taking the chance. Sorry! Paul
Hey Keith, It looks as though 2 of your batteries have bad cells. Your Nicad batteries have multiple small batteries that are hooked to each other in order to provide a higher voltage. If one of those batteries goes completely bad, it will not hold a charge. This only works when the batteries have developed a bad memory. Usually from sitting up without using them often enough. They have a couple of sites on youtube that fully explain how to replace a bad cell. Continue--------------------------
can I offer a suggestion? Invest in a digital charger for lithium R/C
ReplyDeletebatteries, they can charge ANYTHING, and they will recondition nicad packs
by pulse charging them, and they can be programmed to discharge/charge
cycle multiple times. My first one was less than $30 and could do up to 6S
lithium, or 24v nickel or lead batteries, and from 12vdc input- it was
meant to be run from a car's battery in the field.
Hi all, Just a littl question, is thos working with Ni Mh batteries ? Thx
ReplyDeletefor your help
Hi all, a little question is this method is working with Ni Mh batteries ?
ReplyDeleteThx a lot
Thanks for the video. I was able to get my 2 ridgid batteries to start
ReplyDeletecharging again.
Hey love your videos but I found a better way just plug and unplug you
ReplyDeletecharger until the light trips into the red to zap the charge.
Ok Paul I have two 18 volt craftsman this appears to be notorious after
ReplyDeletesitting for a time.My question is I have a good 15 Nicad and a new 22 volt
Nicad is this enough to jump these . If it isn't can I use mixed volt sizes
to equal 30 volts?
Thank you for posting, easy to understand.
ReplyDeleteAmazing!
ReplyDeleteThanks Maxim!
ReplyDeleteHi Paul, what would I use to revive a 14.4v battery? How many volts do I
ReplyDeleteneed? I have 2 of these and they both don't hold charge.
If you need to totally rebuild your batteries, I saw a video by
ReplyDeletesixtyfiveford and he shows how to do it yourself. he explains it very well.
Hey Al, Thanks for the comment! I hope you are doing well with your Vline
ReplyDeleteclamp, it is an Awesome Tool and I am hoping to see it in the major stores.
Paul
hi paul, I was able to revive 4 of 6 old 18V Ryobi batteries with this
ReplyDeletemethod. very happy. my question is when I put my tester on them to check
the full charge voltage 2 of them test at 19.something and stays there (the
reading on the tester) but on the other 2 when I test them they jump up to
19v but then reverts back to 1. what does that mean for those 2? why wont
the voltage hold (on tester)? also what make is that tool, angle impact,
never seen one? thx keith
Keith Davison (continued) The angle impact is made by Ridgid, (Home Depot
ReplyDeleteBrand). Although the tool is great, the nicad batteries are JUNK! When I
bought this impact drill, the original battery provided very little usage.
I then bought a their heavy duty battery as a back up. Both batteries
developed a memory after sitting on my shelf for a couple of months. They
still will not hold a good charge and Ridgid no longer sells the nicad
replacements. I guess I will rebuild the batteries!
Hi astrodog, I would not recommend using lithium ion batteries in any way
ReplyDeletewith this procedure. I was told that it can be dangerous. Besides it is not
worth taking the chance. Sorry! Paul
thx paul, ya I seen a couple videos, I guess I will start by taking them
ReplyDeleteapart and test each cell. keith
can you use lithium batteries as the power source to zap a Ni Cad?
ReplyDeleteHey Keith, It looks as though 2 of your batteries have bad cells. Your
ReplyDeleteNicad batteries have multiple small batteries that are hooked to each other
in order to provide a higher voltage. If one of those batteries goes
completely bad, it will not hold a charge. This only works when the
batteries have developed a bad memory. Usually from sitting up without
using them often enough. They have a couple of sites on youtube that fully
explain how to replace a bad cell. Continue--------------------------
Hi CDNE, NO!!! You cannot zap lithium ion batteries at all, they can
ReplyDeleteexplode. Sorry! Paul
Very cool i love it,
ReplyDelete