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Originally Posted by vash
wow. like someone hit my garage with an EMP or something. i have a Milwaukee impact, and my Dewalt drill. both ancient tools. both 18v.
every battery is dead. i cant afford Milwaukee batteries. Dewalt batteries..are ridiculous too. buying the tool is a joke. i think i paid less for the drill, two batteries, and the charger than the cost for two new 18v batteries. best i can find at a store is $130ish. better online. buying the tool is like, "hey kid, the first hit is free!" they set the hooks into you.
today, something happened. i was buying drip irrigation stuff. i saw a new Dewalt battery. i single pack on the bottom shelf. it was not priced. they had two packs for $129. i took the single up to ask the cashier to give me the price. she mumbled." 7mumble,mumble" i said what? she said, "17.99"
i said, "What?"..she flipped the screen to me and it said..$17.99..i said, i'll take it. the manager came over..i said. you sure? he said, if that is what the computer says,,take it!!
i paid for all my irrigation stuff. the battery..and sprinted to the back of they store hoping to find another single battery. NOPE!!
it was pretty awesome. i went to every OSH near me to find the battery..none.
anyone getting them rebuilt? i see the going rate is about $40..any good? know of anyone doing it?
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My drill battery died this weekend. Its old, but hasn't lived a hard life. Ive scoured the net, battery is absolete, no apparent replacement. So it looks like Im binning a perfectly good drill, case, charger.
An aspect of modern llfe that I really dislike.