I have 5 Makita batteries, to power my cordless drill, tile cutter and most importantly, the site radio
However they all seem to be on their way out, not holding the charge or poor power and performance.
I have been reading about rejuvenating them with various methods!
Does anyone know can they be successfully renovated, maybe even cannibalise a couple of them to fix others?
Or, if not, where's the best place to order some new ones?

BTW, the batteries are all 12v Ni-MH 2.6ah

I used to get more life from batteries in video cameras years ago . 2 methods were
1, drain the batteries fully by connecting a bulb to the battery and waiting for bulb to go out. Then charge and repeat 3 times before recharging fully. This worked a few times.
2, i never tried this. but some people reckoned you could reverse polarity and it would work. Cant remember the details.

My Dewalt drill is getting the same, batteries about knacked..

Originally Posted by Dave

My Dewalt drill is getting the same, batteries about knacked..

its getting to the point now that if batteries are shot then it is as cheap to buy a new drill with batteries as just new batteries are getting on for the same price

Very true paul..

I have had the same recently. Trouble with buying a brand new tool (as nice as that is) I have got 5x12v machines........and I can't afford to replace them all.

I had 10 batteries at one stage........and 1 BY 1 they gave up the ghost. In the end I had to bite the bullet and bought 1x3ah & 3x2.6ah

Took a chance and got the 2.6ah from fleabay. Can't remember where I got the 3ah from.

Just google it, and sniff about

i looked into buying new batteries for my makita and they were coming in at about 50 pounds a battery as above cheaper to buy a new drill set i think,bit crazy

In the US it's big business to get your tool batteries refurbished (i.e. new cells put in them). I don't know of anybody that does this in the UK apart from sending them into the manufacturer who charges a bomb.

These guys always come to mind

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