Fix a Dead Drill Battery That Wont Charge- Don't Throw it Away!

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How I fixed my completely dead drill battery. Works fine again
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My Black & Decker drill decided to complete stop working and would not charge or function with the factory battery charger. I knew the battery had only a few cycles on it so it should be recoverable. The stock charger refuses to apply any charge if the cells are not at the correct level.
Here's an easy fix anyone can do just be careful.
I used this drill all day afterward at the capacity seems right back to 100%. Beats the heck out of throwing it away.
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@MkmeOrg 5 жыл бұрын

See the NEW video showing how to replace the battery itself here: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/rpuBjMmAl6q2gnU.html Also new tutorial on NiCad cell replacement: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/fb51ZJOQtLWueoE.html

@jasonironside732 7 жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot you saved me $300 for new battery drill. Had this sitting in my shed for easily 10yrs. Last night hooked it up to my car battery charger for 10 mins to get it to read 10volts. The Charger normally goes red to green within a second. It happily charged both my batteries.

@MkmeOrg 7 жыл бұрын

Nice Jason. Cheers

@jennieredrose5819 3 жыл бұрын

Explain how you did this please.

@JayyReezy 3 ай бұрын

How????

@SuperFarukpatel 2 жыл бұрын

I got inspired by your video to boost my old drill batteries that haven't worked in years and i just got them working today! Thanks very much for your video!

@MkmeOrg 2 жыл бұрын

Glad I could help

@encinobalboa 6 жыл бұрын

I watched a lot of battery repair videos and yours made the most sense. Jolting with over voltage does not make sense so the welder and in series batteries were out. Your video showed that the dead battery needs just regular charging voltage to put enough into the battery so that the charger will accept the battery. I do not have a variable power supply so I used a good 18V battery and connected them parallel. It only took about 30 seconds of parallel connection for the dead battery to come back to life. Thanks for posting!

@MkmeOrg 6 жыл бұрын

It's a fine line when showing such things on YT as you are telling people how to bypass safeguards. This was the safest I could do ;)

@encinobalboa 6 жыл бұрын

Batteries have design limit which you did not exceed. That's an important lesson to observe. Anyways, my drill is a humble Task Force but the thought of saving it from the land fill is priceless.

@billpaterson4133 5 жыл бұрын

Just been given that type drill with that very problem. Many thanks for the simple answer and the time and effort in uploading.

@danawagner5304 5 жыл бұрын

Just used my b6 Lipo nicad charger on dewalt worked great thanks

@rockostiffredi4276 4 жыл бұрын

Worked on my cheap Ozito battery from Bunnings. You just saved me $50.

@seanhammer6296 5 жыл бұрын

My Milwaukee 18v has 4 slots in it which line up with 4 prongs on the charger. How do I hook those up to each other for a recharge?

@mrstanskaggs1 3 жыл бұрын

I repacked my NiCD battery with lithium ion cells to kill the memory issues with the nicads. Might be a good idea to clip in a pulse charger in your circuit too as it can break up the memory wall issues when you have a multi-cell pack like that (battery 1 is dead and battery 2+ are all OK still).

@ZakkBlog 8 жыл бұрын

mine stopped charging but i paid like 5 bucks for the drill and battery, and have a better one now, so i just took out the nicd cells, recovered the undercharged ones, and made a 12V pack for RC testing :)

@MkmeOrg 8 жыл бұрын

+ZakkBlog Ha nice. All can be reused

@MrCosmos110 3 жыл бұрын

A Real Comedian ! ! ! However, I found that I can buy a Schumacher DSR Proseries DSR127 8-Bank Battery Charger, 6/12V, 2-12 Amps for under $1000 and then run it in parallel with my NOCO Boost Max GB500 and using them together I can revive this battery for less than $3,500, but that's at todays prices.

@mikeelder9263 4 жыл бұрын

I basically have a brand new 24v firestorm. Bought it brand new and it didn't last anytime before the batteries went dead. I'd love to get it going again because it still has a lot of use left in it, but I can't see spending the money to purchase new very expensive batteries.

@ame4hi304 Жыл бұрын

grt video, ty. how to open it to have a look? mine has a weird rounded screw!

@uptownphotography 3 жыл бұрын

Looks like a nice power supply you have. What model and make is that one? Thanks. Phil NYC Area

@student-dz9rn 6 жыл бұрын

How do you charge the B&D battery with Sky RC T6755? Do you have a video for it?

@etmeyutub 5 жыл бұрын

The whole point of the video, but skipped over that part.

@danyboy3269 3 жыл бұрын

I attempted to parallel connect two Milwaukee Li batteries but did not work. I connected a known good M28 to a V28 that had been in storage too long and wouldn’t take a charge. They did not balance out as it seems that the M28 has some type of internal protection that keeps it from being connected that way because each time I attempted it the indicator led’s on the good M28 would start flashing in some form of test pattern. I currently don’t have a volt meter so I’m flying blind but any tips would help. If I purchase a power supply, what type should I purchase and at what settings to try and bring this V28 battery back to life? Thanks!

@countryside8122 7 жыл бұрын

I use the car battery charger that has the start feature. Hook up the positive to the positive then tap the negative terminal a couple times and in most cases the battery will take a charge.

@countryside8122 6 жыл бұрын

Good luck finding the web site. The address seems to take you everywhere but the actual web site.

@jennieredrose5819 3 жыл бұрын

What do you mean "tap" the negative part ?

@countryside8122 3 жыл бұрын

@@jennieredrose5819 By leaving the positive side connected, touch the negative to the negative side of battery for a second or two and remove. Do this a couple times and try it in the charger again.

@howardlovecraft750 5 жыл бұрын

Did something similar. I took the dead battery pack apart, then connected alligator clips to the positive and negative terminals of another fully charged battery, then I jumped the positive alligator clip to the dead battery terminal and tapped each individual battery with the negative clip till each one sparked. Reassembled the dead battery pack and placed it on a charger, started charging immediately. Works perfect and saved myself $40.00

@suhailbinsulaiman Жыл бұрын

I've the same battery, A1718 for HPB 18 cordless drill, which drains the charge over some days without use. what could be the problem? is it time to replace the complete battery? kindly advise.

@wherami 2 жыл бұрын

love that fix! very steampunk!

@DrDWHot 5 жыл бұрын

if I had all that equipment life would be easy..

@AC-sb9ut 3 жыл бұрын

I just jump started mine with a small 9v battery and 2 paperclips ...

@youngman7655 3 жыл бұрын

@@AC-sb9ut make a video

@azraikezoe388 4 жыл бұрын

So what does it cost to get all that stuff if you don't have any of that? I don't see the connection clearly, how it connected?

@11111972cjb 6 жыл бұрын

Can I use a car battery charger to recharge my drill battery? The charger I have is very old and does both 6 & 12 volt batteries. It can be turned to trickle, plus two higher levels. Looking forward to your thoughts. Regards, Chris.

@ChrisAcheson 2 жыл бұрын

Indeed. Safely charged my Black & Decker NiCd 18V ~ Charge at 0.12A 20.5V

@jennieredrose5819 3 жыл бұрын

That's neat. Can I send you my battery?

@hamrad88 8 жыл бұрын

What is the make and model of your power supply? Thumbs up.

@MkmeOrg 7 жыл бұрын

Its a WEP. Cheers Tom!

@williamsobral9056 8 жыл бұрын

This was really helpful!

@MkmeOrg 8 жыл бұрын

+william sobral Thanks for the comment! Cheers

@bertconvey3881 3 жыл бұрын

My Black and Decker transformer/ charger doesn't put out 18V D.V. is the transformer bad?

@Chimp_No_1 7 жыл бұрын

Love the channel extremely interesting and love the short time of the videos are.

@MkmeOrg 7 жыл бұрын

Thanks very much! Cheers

@LarryMoeCurly351 6 жыл бұрын

Was exactly my problem. Many thanks.

@illuminotme4261 6 жыл бұрын

Thank you ! Good information.

@jchardy316 Жыл бұрын

is there a way to recover these batteries without all this other electrical equipment? is the problem with battery memory? or with the charger?

@MDFRESCUER 8 жыл бұрын

My cordless drill also died somehow like this. I want to have look on it. Maybe, it will be the same problem.

@MkmeOrg 8 жыл бұрын

Good luck. Cheers

@tomn5880 5 жыл бұрын

After recovery did your charger operate correctly and charge the battery?

@MkmeOrg 5 жыл бұрын

Worked for many more months. Finally retired it a few weeks ago

@RickyLis-jx4gj 11 ай бұрын

Excelente producto

@doublet06 6 жыл бұрын

Just saved me $30. Thanks!

@mrsammyhuynh 7 жыл бұрын

why my battery after full charged use it only few times then the drill run slower and slower? i want to replace another batteryif i can't fix it. Many thanks.

@MkmeOrg 7 жыл бұрын

Probably one or more bad cells in the pack.

@cordlesspowertoolbattery3746 7 жыл бұрын

Hi sammy, still need the brandnew replacement battery for your cordless tools? Shop on loopower please.

@pasoundman 4 жыл бұрын

And did it continue to hold a full charge for long ?

@dilipshivde5629 4 жыл бұрын

pasoundman ।

@cierraj3839 6 жыл бұрын

After this will the factory charger "accept it"?

@xxtravdamanxx 3 жыл бұрын

YES!!

@countryside8122 6 жыл бұрын

Usually they will not hold the charge for very long. That's what mine does. You can buy the sub c's on e-bay real cheep now and rebuild the back for pennies on the dollar.

@sfuchs 6 жыл бұрын

What are sub c's? You assume everyone is familiar with your lingo?

@amazinazian55555 3 жыл бұрын

What can I do if I'm getting 19.8 volts but the tools only work for less than 1 minute. Anyway to salvage the battery?

@MkmeOrg 3 жыл бұрын

Replace the bad cells. Not easy for some but very doable.

@dontblameme6328 4 жыл бұрын

Now u can buy adapters on Amazon for $10 that let you use major brand lithium ion packs that will last a loooooong time.

@garycotz563 3 жыл бұрын

Can't find one for B&D that let's me use Dewalt battery... wish I could... sadly I now have my dads old B&D stuff now

@johnpublic976 6 жыл бұрын

What is a Bench Power Supply? And what is the best and cheapest way to 'ZAP' one of these questionable batteries? Will a Zap from a 6/12 V Car battery charger Work to awaken one these batteries up? I've got 2 -Ryobi 12v batteries that will take a charge but drain, without even being used within 12 hours. Or could my battery issue be a different problem where a Zap will not Work!

@NicholasLeader0 5 жыл бұрын

a bench power supply is literally a power supply that sits on your work / electronics bench. As he mentioned the one he has is adjustable and has an integrated volt meter.

@garycotz563 3 жыл бұрын

Just get the RC Charger or one like it... that will do about any battery... really. The other stuff is mostly for other needs.

@cllnanderson9 7 жыл бұрын

"I did the most simple approach" - proceeds to talk jibberish

@MkmeOrg 7 жыл бұрын

Babba da jamma?

@MikeJones-ro5nl 5 жыл бұрын

You have to find someone with the tiniest amount of knowledge of electricity concepts to explain this VERY SIMPLE operation to you. If this is really gibberish to you then just give it up and don't try, you'll only hurt yourself.

@juliomendoza2013 4 жыл бұрын

All that for a shit black and decker drill really and 50 buck for a shit battery too fuck that shit

@SeymourKitty 3 жыл бұрын

Yiddish

@torgytorgie6708 5 жыл бұрын

LMAO, c’mon, so maybe I’ll buy all that equipment to do that orrrrrrrrr buy a new battery

@alexbelle3941 5 жыл бұрын

He Has $750 for a FLUKE multi meter and using Black & Decker drill.

@MkmeOrg 5 жыл бұрын

The Fluke I trust my life to, the drill pokes holes in stuff...

@garycotz563 3 жыл бұрын

Buying a "bench power supply" can work WONDERS to just about any battery AND do a BUNCH of other things. So, go get one for about $75 and come back to KZfaq for some great battery "How To" vids on using it to stuff like this. It's worth it. ... OR ... buy a multicharger like the RC charger he showed, better value and does virtually any battery.

@ososwift 6 жыл бұрын

You are like AvE's alter ego when he isn't drinking.

@MkmeOrg 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks?

@shannanschisler9577 6 жыл бұрын

I did something very similar, new plans from Avasva helped me with this.

@SeymourKitty 3 жыл бұрын

I would be capturing solarwinds if I had all that equipment

@ElevatorWasher5000 2 жыл бұрын

I hate that them don’t include another battery so I can do the paperclip trick..

@simonhopkins3867 8 жыл бұрын

excellent video. but save up and get yourself a Bosh or makita..

@MkmeOrg 8 жыл бұрын

+Simon Hopkins Don't need to now- All is working again ;)

@dont.hollarberry8370 5 жыл бұрын

milwaukee or nothing

@MrDeviousdom 5 жыл бұрын

Makita LXT rocks

@jimjones8428 5 жыл бұрын

Bach and Makita batteries do exactly the same thing as these B&Ds did...as do ALL OTHER MANUFACTURER'S BATTERIES

@earlanderson5999 4 жыл бұрын

Your vid is all well and good, However I do not have the equipment that you have nor do I have the knowledge. So sorry this video is useless.

@thetaffia. 3 жыл бұрын

I know he makes a vid saying really simple and it's like he just wants to show off his charging equipment

@lauriewise6271 3 жыл бұрын

He said you could put another battery in parallel to bleed charger into dead battery to bring it up so the charger works. He is being helpful.

@tsakejb 3 жыл бұрын

At the end he says there are multiple ways to get the battery back to a usable/chargable level of charge, like linking it to another battery to 'jumpstart' it like you would a dead car battery. All you would need for that is similiar (but working) battery.

@davidawesomeoneellison5564 2 жыл бұрын

Make a 12v cc charger

@mrtechnophile3483 6 жыл бұрын

Don't do this for lithium ion! DELAYED FIRE HAZARD for Lithium Ion (LIon) batteries! The battery pack was shut down as a safety precaution because LIon batteries used to catch fire. Then someone figured out why, and manufacturers started adding safety circuits to keep that from happening. What you are doing fools the safety circuit, and can lead to the battery pack catching fire: - Once an individual (3V) cell gets below (IIRC) around 1.4V, the copper electrodes start to dissolve. - If the pack is then recharged, the copper will form nucleation sites where metal whiskers will begin to grow (by electroplating), inside the cell. - After some charge / discharge cycles, the metal whiskers will begin to short out the battery cells. - Shorts in the battery cells can get hot enough to ignite the battery. - Oops, left it on the carpet near the crib! LIon batteries hold a LOT of energy. They can catch fire and even explode, which will at least ruin any power tool they are in, and might start a house fire. Better to get a new battery, or replace the old cells. Avoid cheap, maybe jump-started discharged cells. New cells fix the problem.

@Steve211Ucdhihifvshi 5 жыл бұрын

All i did is keep my battery in a metal toolbox away from anything flamable. easy fix and saved me hundreds of dollara

@vshazam 4 жыл бұрын

I just cover my charging battery with my used linseed oil rags, so if the battery catches fire they'll smother it

@imanygirl 4 жыл бұрын

Because everyone has those alternate chargers available....

@MkmeOrg 4 жыл бұрын

You could burn it with fire and see how that goes

@Rippinlips 4 жыл бұрын

You must be from Canada EHH

@MkmeOrg 4 жыл бұрын

@ujjalbairagi5637 2 жыл бұрын

esty battery hap sps 14.4v

@kickamidget4714 5 жыл бұрын

Hi I know this vid is a year old but I thought I'd give it a go ' I was recently given a black and decker alligator but no charger I've looked online and can see chargers but none really say if there for the alligator type battery ' what I'm getting at is my friend says he has charged different types of batteries with just one type of battery charger I think by pulling the wires from the charger and connecting them straight to battery itself " so rather than spend what looks like from what I '' can't '" make out £ 30 to £60 on a charger could I some how atleast test if the battery will charge that came with the saw ' by Jerry rigging a charger .I won't hold it against you fella if you blank me

@LoveFamilyDollShow Жыл бұрын

Okay but where do I get all these electric gadgets to recharge my drill batter ?…

@HillOrStream 8 жыл бұрын

NiMH? NiCd? LiPO???

@MkmeOrg 8 жыл бұрын

+HillOrStream NiCd

@chha6439 4 жыл бұрын

Hell if I had all those tools, meters,gadgets. Id just go buy new batteries.

@joeshmoe7967 3 жыл бұрын

Why...when you can fix them so easily. If I was a billionaire I would still attempt a fix. Not to save money, just I hate waste. Our landfills etc are filling up fast enough with garbage, no sense add fixable/serviceable items. Cheers

@wadestanford1392 4 жыл бұрын

An interesting concept going on here. The average person doesn't have a great deal of expensive electrical equipment sitting in their home to repair a cheap drill battery. Cost of equipment versus cost of cheap drill battery. The answer is obvious, buy the equipment and if the battery ever goes dead again, you're all set to repair it again. Why would the average person not want to have all the fancy equipment not sitting there. After all a drill just pokes holes.

@garycotz563 3 жыл бұрын

Just get the RC Charger or one like it... that will do about any battery... really.

@MoMo-lu2ee 5 жыл бұрын

Its like you talking Chinese to me!! How is that simple??

@michaeldavis6786 3 жыл бұрын

With as bright as you are..... black and decker drill really?

@Ulieq 3 жыл бұрын

Garbage, bought the new drill and never used it for a few years and now it wont charge fuck that never buying black and decker again

@colinevans7134 Жыл бұрын

These are the worse batterys I've ever had, bin

@1pcfred 8 жыл бұрын

The wall wart B&D charger is junk. Stick with that other charger you have.

@MkmeOrg 8 жыл бұрын

Yep

@UhhhhhnooOOo00oO 6 жыл бұрын

It's all cheap crap. If you don't use the drill or other for around 3 months, the battery discharges to a point the cheap shit charger to recognize it. These should all be recalled for 100s of millions of dollars.