[AT] OT cordless drills & batteries

[Herbert Metz]

Bill;  
Great idea; thanks for sharing.  Will pursue with my Panasonic variable
speed drill, if and when the batteries finally die.  The drill has been a
very reliable tool.
Suggest you send that in to:  Bill Gergen, Editor, Farm Show, P.O.Box 1029,
Lakeville, MN 55044, or phone 1-800-834-9665.   Their quarterly publication
is an accumulation of good ideas for around the farm.
Herb


> [Original Message]
> From: Bill Boyd <billstractors at verizon.net>
> To: Antique tractor email discussion group <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
> Date: 4/30/2007 2:27:44 AM
> Subject: Re: [AT] OT cordless drills & batteries
>
> I have a couple of old cordless drills where it just wasn't cost 
> effective to replace the batteries.
> I discarded the old batteries and wired in a piece of extension cord 
> and added a couple of battery clips.
> Now I have a drill that will work off of the tractor or truck battery.
> They may run faster or slower depending on what the original voltage 
> was but they still work out in the field.
>
> Bill in NETX
>
>
> At 08:19 PM 4/29/2007, you wrote:
>
> >Is there any truth to the notion that storing cordless drill battery
packs
> >in the fridge extend their life?
> >
> >I find this hard to believe since I ruined the last cordless drill
batteries
> >because I left them in my unheated shop during the winter. Now they
barely
> >hold a charge.
> >
> >Also, any suggestions on a good mid-range cordless 1/2" drill?
> >
> >Thanks,
> >
> >Dick Day
 >