[Woodworkers] Another Ridgid Tale

[Steve Bigelow via Woodworkers]

The older batteries had screws and you could take them apart.

I would then run each battery in the pack through an individual charge /
discharge cycle 3x-20x with a special battery charger I have. This would
generally bring the pack back.

If you don't have the specialized battery charger, you can hold a 20A, 1.5V
power supply to the shorted ones until they charged. If you don't have a
power supply, you can tap the ends of each battery with a 12V, 10A car
charger. I don't really recommend this last way, though.

On Nov 26, 2015 4:53 AM, <alchr66 at gmail.com> wrote:

> How do you Zap the Ryobi batteries?
>
> Sent from my iPad
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> On Nov 25, 2015, at 11:58 PM, Steve Bigelow via Woodworkers <
> woodworkers at lists.sawdusters.org> wrote:
>
> Oddly enough, my cheap Ryobi 18V+ drill has lasted the longest and been
> the most reliable for me. I have had to zap the batteries a time or two.
> Once I got the lithium batteries I haven't looked back.
>
> Regards,
> -Steve
> http://woodworking.bigelowsite.com
> http://pen-blanks.us
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> On Wed, Nov 25, 2015 at 12:57 PM, Joe Johns via Woodworkers <
> woodworkers at lists.sawdusters.org> wrote:
>
>> On Wed, Nov 25, 2015 at 11:54 AM, Al Shields wrote:
>>
>> Of course Frank would say that!  He works for Ridgid.
>>>
>>
>> ​Well, he doesn't "work" for Ridgid - he's merely an authorized repair
>> center - but, with what I imagine to be a repair center having to deal with
>> all sorts of tool manufacturers, then he's in a prime position to make a
>> fair judgement.
>>
>> Obviously, the focus of his statement was beamed directly on their
>> warranty.  However, regarding the other Ridgid tools and equipment I have
>> (SCMS, compressor and nail guns) I have yet to find a single thing to
>> complain about.
>>
>> ​H​
>>> owever, it seems every new generation of batteries from DeWalt the life
>>> of them grows shorter.  Not happy with that.
>>>
>>
>> ​I was far from happy with the first DeWalt cordless drill/batteries I
>> had and that was clear back when they first entered the market - but it was
>> better than the 3rd Bosch drill that died on top of me.  Don't get me
>> started on the Makitas. ​
>>
>>
>> --
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