I've got a perfectly good 14.4v Craftsman drill that I've had for years. I hate throwing away stuff that still works, but the batteries will barely take any charge. What replacement batteries have any of you guys used in this situation? Yes, I can simply go buy a whole new 20v, or 24v kit for less than $200, but it irks me to do so.
In reply to DeadSkunk (Warren) :
Lithium or NiCad?
Do you happen to have an older "dumb" car battery charger?
With the dumb chargers, you can sort of rejuvenate tool batteries by hooking them up for short periods of time like 5-10 minute stints on the car charger.
I've done it with NiCad a few times, but I've heard it works for lithium too, I just never tried personally
Can you get an adapter for a newer Li-ion battery to the Craftsman 14.4 socket?
Yes, use an adapter. I was in the same situation. I bought into the Dewalt line up when my craftsman drill died, but I still had craftsman impact, Sawzall, death wheel, etc.
The Dewalt battery on the craftsman tool works perfectly well.
In reply to RevRico :
They're NiCad, so I can try the dumb charger.
In reply to brandonsmash :
I'll see if there's an adapter to 14.4v. I didn't know those adapters even existed.
here are some adapters you can 3D print , I am not sure if the 14.4 battery has the same profile as any of these ,
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