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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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FLY_4_FUN
Explorer
Oct 15, 2017
still tons of Nicad packs available on the hobby market...im sure you can find some cells on ebay or go find a local flying field and chat with the guys about finding individual cells. Your looking at 1.2v/cell and 6 in series gives you 7.2v

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