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« on: February 04, 2010, 02:09:45 PM » |
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I have two xrp nicd batteries (18 volt). I have been expieriencing shortened run times. Fresh of the charger, they read 19.5-20.5 volts. They work fair right off the charger (after approx. 45 minutes charging) I decided to use the "auto tune-up cycle" and left them on the charger for over eight hours straight. When I took them off they read18.5v and 16.8 volts! I then went to use them and could not drill a 3/4 hole (irwin speedbor) in a piece of poplar! Basically there is no storage time, must be fresh of the charger to use them, and then only moderate performance. My drill is a dc987. Also, the flex neck flashlight only runs about an hour and a half, around half of the rate 3 hours. Whats up?
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« Reply #1 on: February 04, 2010, 06:43:11 PM » |
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I would check the Date Code on the battery and see if it's still under warranty. 2yrs on the Yellow tops, and 1 on the black tops. Take it into your nearest service center and have it checked out.
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« Reply #2 on: February 05, 2010, 05:27:33 PM » |
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According to the battery code the batteries were made in 2006. I think I've used them for three years though, so they are out of warranty. They are the yellow tops.
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« Reply #3 on: February 07, 2010, 08:38:17 AM » |
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Thats 4 years old! They usually die anytime after 3 years for me, and I always leave them on the yellow charger. I had 2 18V XRP yellow tops I left at home (never took to the job site) that were dated in early 2007 and I used them every other weekend around the house, they died the end of last year. I took them to the local Dewalt store, they have a trade in (battery recycling program) of $10 per your used/old battery when you buy a new battery package (no matter if its 1 or 2 batteries in the new package). The Dewalt store had a special 2 pack of XRP 18V for $109. So I bought 2 of the 2 packs and got $20 off for the old batteries.
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« Reply #4 on: February 07, 2010, 02:39:31 PM » |
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It's all about how you maintain your batteries. I've still got 2005 batteries running strong.
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« Reply #5 on: February 21, 2010, 07:41:30 PM » |
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2yrs on the Yellow tops, and 1 on the black tops.
What's the difference between yellow and black tops? |
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« Reply #6 on: February 24, 2010, 09:26:44 PM » |
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Ah rating. Current batteries in the 18v category go as follows.
Black top'sCompact DC9181 Li-Ion - 1.1Ah Compact DC9099 NiCd - 1.7Ah Yellow Top'sXRP DC9180 Li-Ion - 2.2Ah XRP DC9096 NiCd - 2.4Ah |
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« Reply #7 on: February 25, 2010, 07:56:48 AM » |
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Isnt there 2 different versions of the black top ni-cads? Like a regular/standard DC9099 and then a compact DC9099? It seems like the newer version is a little shorter then the older one. Actually I think only the yellow tops are called XRPs (not 100% sure).
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« Reply #8 on: February 25, 2010, 08:04:14 AM » |
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I believe their are a few older black tops. Standard, XR, XR+... then they went to XRP yellow tops.
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« Reply #9 on: February 25, 2010, 12:07:33 PM » |
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Just found out- the DC9098 is the newer compact version of the older standard DC9099. I wonder what the difference between the 2 are as far as Ah, they are both 18v.
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« Reply #10 on: February 25, 2010, 06:22:39 PM » |
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DC9181 - 1.1Ah
DW9046, DW9048, DW9050, DW9051, DC9098 - 1.2Ah
DW9057, DW9062, DW9072, DW9074, DW9094, DW9098 - 1.3Ah
DC9094, DC9099, DW9061, DW9071, DW9091, DW9095, DW9099, DW0240 - 1.7Ah
DW0242 - 2.0Ah
DC9180 - 2.2Ah
DC9071, DC9091, DC9096, DC9360, DW9096, DC9280, DC9180, DC9144 - 2.4Ah
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« Reply #11 on: March 08, 2010, 03:48:48 PM » |
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i have Benn using the same yellow tops for 5 years now and still running, i made this video a while back on reconditioning battery's check it out, works 99.9% of the time, can save a lot of money i proved it in the video watch!!!! <![CDATA[<a href="http://www.youtube.com/v/H60xtiY8gXE&ap=%2526fmt%3D18&rel=0" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/v/H60xtiY8gXE&ap=%2526fmt%3D18&rel=0</a>]]> |
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« Reply #12 on: November 07, 2010, 09:57:58 PM » |
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I found this company advertising on eBay, for $50 they'll ship you a 9096 basic battery, and for $80 plus shipping 1 way, they'll rebuild your battery with 3300MAH cells. I haven't tried them but I'm not inclined to try my own repair of the NiCad batteries. I'm sure there are a few others out there not so inclined to take that route so maybe this will be interesting. Though, I know there are a lot of people who would enjoy the low cost fix mentioned above. http://www.voltmanbatteries.com/servlet/StoreFront |
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« Reply #13 on: November 07, 2010, 10:04:59 PM » |
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They used to be a advertiser on this site. They are one of the better battery rebuild companies out there.
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« Reply #14 on: November 08, 2010, 04:18:23 PM » |
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Just go to Home Depot between Thanksgiving & Christmas. Every year at the same time they usually have the 2-pack of 18-volt yellow top XRP NiCd batteries (DC9096-2) for around $120 a pack. This way, you know you are getting a good new factory product.
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