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Bus Driver

06-10-2005 08:50:22




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I have a Milwaukee 1/2 drill that came with two batteries. 14.4 volt, 2.4 amp hours. New probably 2-3 years ago. Been used a lot in the last year and a half. Today the battery on the drill ran low and I installed the other battery. Dead, won't charge at all. Ordinarily, when one battery runs down, I put it on the charger right then and use the other battery. I thought that is what I did the previous time. But I might have forgotten to charge the battery. My one good battery is still just fine. Can I replace the cells in the dead one myself and use it? Anyone who restores these batteries? Just buy new one? Any ideas on why it failed?

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steve in in

06-13-2005 09:43:03




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 Re: Milwaukee cordless battery in reply to Bus Driver, 06-10-2005 08:50:22  
I know the new 14.4 volt batteries are running about $60 a piece. When I bought my drills a few years ago, the price was so good, I bought two. Now one drill with the charger and two batteries is what $170. That is for the 3/8". I will probably either buy new batteries or get them rebuilt like everyone else is suggesting.

I have been very pleased with the Milwaukee 14.4 volt drills. I would buy them again if needed. Seems like everyone here likes em too.

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jpro

06-11-2005 11:15:57




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 Re: Milwaukee cordless battery in reply to Bus Driver, 06-10-2005 08:50:22  
When a milwaukee battery runs completely down, the charger will not charge it up. I have used a dewalt charger and short jumper wires for about 10 minutes. Once the battery has some charge it will work on the milwaukee charger.



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Bus Driver

06-11-2005 10:16:13




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 Re: Milwaukee cordless battery in reply to Bus Driver, 06-10-2005 08:50:22  
I found another place that claims to rebuild these batteries. Voltman Batteries in Mansfield OH. Their price for the rebuild is about half the lowest price for new that I can find. Rebuild looks like the way to go. Anyone actually have experience with rebuilds, especially this supplier?



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terryoh

06-11-2005 14:41:38




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 Re: Milwaukee cordless battery in reply to Bus Driver, 06-11-2005 10:16:13  
I have had excellant service from Bulldog Battery in Eastlake Ohio www.bulldogbattery.com



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Pete in Cal

06-10-2005 16:55:11




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 Re: Milwaukee cordless battery in reply to Bus Driver, 06-10-2005 08:50:22  
There was a thread here about this some time ago. The poster said to put the dead battery in the freezer overnight and it would then take a charge. I haven't been in a position to try it so can't attest to it.



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Pete in Cal

06-10-2005 16:58:19




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 Re: Milwaukee cordless battery in reply to Pete in Cal, 06-10-2005 16:55:11  
Found one of the threads, looks like mixed results:

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I'm one for three with the effort.
My 15+ year old Skil high dollar drill batteries had been dead a couple of years before trying this, so didn't really expect miracles. Neither of the two took a charge.
My Skil cordless screwdriver did however. Seems to have plenty of power too.

I'm certainly content with having a free screwdriver once again. Otherwise I probably would not have replaced it. It too had been dead about two years. Like I said on page three, I don't know why I hadn't tossed it, but am glad I didn't.

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Cliff Neubauer

06-10-2005 16:33:47




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 Re: Milwaukee cordless battery in reply to Bus Driver, 06-10-2005 08:50:22  
I had a battery for a Craftsman cordless drill go bad and I bought another used one on ebay for under $20 that has worked for over a year now. Also sometimes Milwaukee has specials on new batteries if you buy a pair, like two 18v batteries for $90 or $100 which isn't much more epenzive than just a single battery.



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Rauville

06-10-2005 15:53:18




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 Re: Milwaukee cordless battery in reply to Bus Driver, 06-10-2005 08:50:22  
I went through a session with a DeWalt that I thought had bad batteries. After buying new ones, it turned out that I was dealing with a bad charger.



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Bus Driver

06-10-2005 18:18:07




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 Re: Milwaukee cordless battery in reply to Rauville, 06-10-2005 15:53:18  
That was my thought for a moment, but the charger does fine with the other battery.



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Unimog

06-10-2005 14:02:17




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 Re: Milwaukee cordless battery in reply to Bus Driver, 06-10-2005 08:50:22  
I"ve had good luck with www.primecell.com on
rebuilding mine for a DeWalt 18 volt. Buying
another replacement battery that has been sitting
in a store for who knows how long was not too
appealing. I think it would cost about $40-45 for
a 14.4 volt plus shipping both ways. Not cheap,
but at least they rebuild with fresh cells.



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T_Bone

06-10-2005 13:34:36




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 Re: Milwaukee cordless battery in reply to Bus Driver, 06-10-2005 08:50:22  
Hi BD,

My son bought a 18v Milwaukee where the one battery didn't last too long. He took it apart and found a bad diode. Replaced the diode and it's back to charging.

T_Bone



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Roy B

06-10-2005 13:09:11




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 Re: Milwaukee cordless battery in reply to Bus Driver, 06-10-2005 08:50:22  
Bus D;
Check the yellow pages for a battery supply house. We have a place called Real Power Solutions which will put new cells in your old Milwaukee case. I had a 9.6 Craftsman rebuilt for a little less than 1/2 of what Sears wanted for a new replacement.



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MAC,IL

06-10-2005 13:03:31




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 Re: Milwaukee cordless battery in reply to Bus Driver, 06-10-2005 08:50:22  
Bus: usually in a battery pack, there is just one battery that is bad. BUT it just is not worth the time and effort to repair them. I buy bat. packs and true, its as cheap to buy the whole thing all, over again. Thats why one finds so many nice drills and bat. operated stuff in dumpsters. Shame, but guess thats why there are so many throw away things any more.



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farmweld

06-10-2005 11:37:15




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 Re: Milwaukee cordless battery in reply to Bus Driver, 06-10-2005 08:50:22  
for the price of 2 18 volt batteries (180) i could throw in a few extra bucks an get a brand new drill, batteries and charger. my opinion: buy new drill and all.
farmweld



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ncfromneb

06-11-2005 08:45:15




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 Re: Milwaukee cordless battery in reply to farmweld, 06-10-2005 11:37:15  
If you do go the new drill route, have you thought of getting another milwaukee 14.4 so the batteries would interchange. We recently had the batteries go bad in our 3/8" 12v and upgraded to 18v. The 12v worked wonders for close to 10 years. Hopefully this one will last as long.



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acmfmh

06-10-2005 11:00:08




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 Re: Milwaukee cordless battery in reply to Bus Driver, 06-10-2005 08:50:22  
Just bought batteries for a Milwaukee 12v. The easiest thing was to buy some new batteries. I could take them home, charge them up, and work.

One little note. Milwaukee batteries are not cheap. But, the ones that came with my drill lasted around 8 years without trouble and lots of use. The guy at the Milwaukee dealer said it was cheaper to buy a new drill than new batteries. I just could not get myself to get rid of a great drill. With the new batteries it is business as usual.

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