Gettingoldercarguy
Gettingoldercarguy New Reader
9/18/22 3:23 p.m.

I have a few failed Milwaukee batteries.  Does anybody have any experience with a remanufacturer who re-cells the batteries?

grafmiata
grafmiata UltraDork
9/18/22 11:01 p.m.

I don't have Milwaukee stuff, but I've used a place in Toledo, OH called Dyna Battery for a Snap-On battery.  Worked out great, as they found when they pulled the battery apart that it had two "dummy cells" in it.  They replaced those with actual cells, thereby "hot-rodding" my battery.  Worked well, so I had them do my other battery.  You can also buy kits to rebuild them yourself on Amazon and Ebay.

Gettingoldercarguy
Gettingoldercarguy New Reader
9/19/22 10:28 a.m.

In reply to grafmiata :

Awesome advice, thanks!

SkinnyG (Forum Supporter)
SkinnyG (Forum Supporter) PowerDork
9/19/22 11:19 a.m.

I bought cells off Amazon and re-celled my own batteries.  Easy to do with a solder gun.

californiamilleghia
californiamilleghia UltraDork
9/19/22 12:17 p.m.
SkinnyG (Forum Supporter) said:

I bought cells off Amazon and re-celled my own batteries.  Easy to do with a solder gun.

How do you know the quality of the Amazon batteries?

My friend  imported misc stuff from China and the amp hours on most batteries were pumped up , often by 50 percent.

 

 

SkinnyG (Forum Supporter)
SkinnyG (Forum Supporter) PowerDork
9/19/22 12:25 p.m.

The one I did is keeping up enough with an original Milwaukee, such that I cannot tell which one is which.  YMMV.

Gettingoldercarguy
Gettingoldercarguy New Reader
9/19/22 1:41 p.m.

In reply to SkinnyG (Forum Supporter) :

How can I figure out what cells my battery has?

nocones
nocones GRM+ Memberand PowerDork
9/19/22 2:05 p.m.

In reply to Gettingoldercarguy :

Take it apart or look online.  Chances are very high they are 18650s

Gettingoldercarguy
Gettingoldercarguy New Reader
9/19/22 3:57 p.m.

In reply to nocones :

Yep!  I used the YouTubes and it looks relatively easy to do.  Plus, I can upgrayedd my cells for more powah!

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