Drill Battery life

[C2 RIBS]

Anyone know if a dead Bosch battery can be brought back to work again, Bosch 12volt rechargeable drill battery found dead when needed to fix fence panels blown down in gales- Bosch 12v 1900mAh

[benc]

No idea about getting your drill working again... but I have a 14.4v cordless hitachi drill you're welcome to borrow if you're anywhere near southampton....

[codprawn]

When my 12v drills batteries died I wired in a lead with a cigarette lighter plug on the end - then you can plug it into the car or a portable jump start pack - will last hours and the drill is much lighter with no battery!!!

[Bigmuz7]

I am constantly surprised how quickly portable power products batteries seem to fade, and not hold charge.

[BogMonster]

Originally Posted by codprawn

When my 12v drills batteries died I wired in a lead with a cigarette lighter plug on the end - then you can plug it into the car or a portable jump start pack - will last hours and the drill is much lighter with no battery!!!

Hmmm a cordless drill which isn't cordless

I have one of them too, plugs into a thing on the wall and lasts for ages

[C2 RIBS]

Cheers to Benc, have done holding repair but battery ####ed, so was looking for ideas to kick start it to charge, Ive got one of the power drills with got me out of trouble , just being tight dont want to spend money!!

[codprawn]

Originally Posted by BogMonster

Hmmm a cordless drill which isn't cordless

I have one of them too, plugs into a thing on the wall and lasts for ages

Ahh but try using it 1 mile away from a power socket - a jump start unit is much easier than a genny!!!