2008/8/24 James R <londonjames@xxxxxxxxxxx>:
>
> It's a holiday weekend and a few jobs on the flat need to be done. My
> trusty cordless drill turns out to be poorly. I apparently can't get a
> replacement battery for it for much less than the cost of a new unit
> so I searched the net for a remedy and came up with this...
>
> http://www.instructables.com/id/Revive-Nicad-Batteries-by-Zapping-with-a-Welder
This sounds like the famous cure for dendrites in NiCd cells that get
charged then left to discharge on their own a lot. <actually looks at
link> Ah yes, it is. There's more info about this, and NiCds in
general here:
http://www.repairfaq.org/ELE/F_NiCd_Battery.html
It's well worth reading, IMO.
Likely to be a short-term solution, but should get you a bit more use
out of your battery pack.
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