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MEXICOWANDERER
Explorer
Oct 14, 2017

Ni-Cad To Lithium Dr. Frankenstein Transplant?

I was given a DeWalt 1/4" hex drive srewdriver and charger base. 7.2 volts But it's a ni-cad unit. And of course the batteries are long-gone. This thing sat unused since around 1996. It looks ne...
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pnichols
Explorer II
Oct 15, 2017
David .... when all else battery powered fails ... I turn to my good old corded tools for the final solution to enough power over enough time.

How about a cord wired into your drill after passing through an AC-to-DC converter?

(My corded leaf blower even gets powered along our 500 foot long driveway by a 1000 watt Honda portable genny rolled along in a wheelbarrow!!!)

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