Ni-Cd restoration [RE-wrenches]

[Travis Creswell, Ozark Solar]

Hello Allan,

No magic suggestion from me but I'll tell what I do with mine.  I take them
to my local "Battery Outfitters" or whatever your local battery dealer is
called.  They take the case apart and put new cells in it.  Often they can
even put larger capacity cells then what came with the battery when it was
new.  Typcially it about 1/2 to 2/3  the price of buying a new one.

Travis
----- Original Message -----
From: "Allan Sindelar, Positive Energy, Inc." <allan at positivenergy.com>
To: "New wrenches posting" <RE-wrenches at topica.com>
Sent: Monday, March 26, 2001 11:19 PM
Subject: Ni-Cd restoration [RE-wrenches]


> Wrenches,
> We use the 18V DeWalt cordless tools on our service truck, and we're
> basically satisfied with their performance. One Ni-Cd battery has failed
> after 3-4 years. Is there a nothing-to-lose "ZAP" procedure we can try,
> rather than just tossing the battery into the hazardous-materials
recycling
> bin? Maybe it just needs its dendrites fried to perform again. What AC or
DC
> voltage and current might restore performance? Thanks
> Allan at PozEn
>
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