Years ago I bought a Ryobi 14.4 volt cordless drill. It gave good service . when the batterys gave up I bought a new one because it was cheaper then new batterys. This fall the second set of batterys died and I had two good drills and chargers. Harbor Freight had their brand of battery packs on sale for ~ $8. I got two and it was not to bad a job to take out the ni-cad cells and fit them to the Ryobi battery cases. They have worked well with quite a bit of use . I wonder if They use a poorer grade of batterys. All the ni-cad seem to be made in China. I have considered using a resister to drain the battery completely before each charge. Any thoughts? Richard
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19 years ago