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   nikkiwood | Feb 16, 2005 08:26am | #1

   I'm not familiar with Houston, so I can't help there. Several of the professional tool outlets here will match Amazon prices, but you have to ask.

   I would suggest starting another thread to catch the attention of people in that area -- something like "buying tools in Houston."

   As far as the rebuilding batteries are concerned, generally what I have heard around Knots is that it isn't cost effective to have a service do it -- like Batteries Plus. However, if you know how to do it yourself, that's another story.

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   weasel | Feb 16, 2005 07:07pm | #4

   Thanks

   I think Kent has given me the bad news that my hopes were getting too high.

   My problem is that I have a couple of cordless drill for which all of the batteries have crapped out and it is more costly to replace the batteries than it is to buy a new drill.  As a matter of fact, one new battery is just about the same price as a new drill with the case, charger and 2 batteries.

   I think there must be a term for this; perhaps something like "forced obsolescence".

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   nikkiwood | Feb 17, 2005 02:28am | #5

   That's the reason some of us have way more cordless drills than we really need.

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   skyecore | Feb 17, 2005 04:41am | #6

   what kind of cordless drill is it(or are they)? there are sellers on Ebay for some of the more common drills who sell generic batteries. Some models seem to be a good deal.. However i have not used these generics and cannot vouch for them.. Maybe somone will chime in who has used them______________________________________________

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   weasel | Feb 17, 2005 05:44am | #7

   Thanks

   I will have a look there and amazon too

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   Kent_F | Feb 16, 2005 08:44am | #2

   The price was an oops. There's a correction published in the latest issue of FWW. .

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   weasel | Feb 16, 2005 07:00pm | #3

   I should have known.  That seems to be the way my luck goes.  Thanks, I missed that correction.

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   Steinmetz | Feb 17, 2005 11:33am | #8

   Weasel, I can't help you with batteries, But I have converted several to plug into car cigarette lighters and they work for cordless' up to 14 volts.
   I have a 7-1/2 volt one that runs like a bat out of hell on my car's 12 volt battery.
   If you don't mind the extra bulk, you can attach them to a shoulder hung battery pac having one or two rechargable 12v lead/acid cells

   Steinmetz.

   
   

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   Edited 2/17/2005 3:35 am ET by steinmetz

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   weasel | Feb 17, 2005 06:07pm | #9

   Now that drummed up an ugly image: me falling off a roof with a couple of 12 V car batteries about to land on top of me.  For a second there, I got an inkling of how the coyote felt.

   Maybe it is time for me to go back to a brace and bit, backed up with an old Yankee screwdriver.

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   skyecore | Feb 17, 2005 11:05pm | #10

   hmm.. i think id rather try to hammer the screw in______________________________________________

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