One of my two DC970 batteries are at the end of it's life (6.9V/~1.01 A) from the original 18V/1.2Ah. My other battery isn’t much better (11.35V/~1.05A), so it’s time to get new batteries. The batteries are bad enough I went to use it and it was struggling with removing a screw.
I am looking at either the DCA2203C 20V kit (~$100) or buying a set of knockoff NiMh batteries (much cheaper) since both of them are pretty much shot. My charger can handle it since I have the 116 and not the 115. My concern is how long will they last compared to the NiCd packs becuase there are almost no vendors making clone NiCd batteries - not that you’d want them.
Has anyone worked with these knockoff batteries and are they worth the money? The high cost of the lithium kit makes it harder to justify piecemeal, but what does make sense is a new drill (~$100) and a DCA1820 ($35) - '''which will keep the DC970 in service with good batteries.''' The cheapest set I found that’s 3600mAh for $28 ($14/battery).
One of my two DC970 batteries are at the end of it's life (6.9V/~1.01 A) from the original 18V/1.2Ah. My other battery isn’t much better (11.35V/~1.05A), so it’s time to get new batteries. The batteries are bad enough I went to use it and it was struggling with removing a screw.
I am looking at either the DCA2203C 20V kit (~$100) or buying a set of knockoff NiMh batteries (much cheaper) since both of them are pretty much shot. My charger can handle it since I have the 116 and not the 115. My concern is how long will they last compared to the NiCd packs becuase there are almost no vendors making clone NiCd batteries - not that you’d want them.
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Has anyone worked with these knockoff batteries and are they worth the money? The high cost of the lithium kit makes it harder to justify piecemeal, but what does make sense is a new drill (~$100) and a DCA1820 ($35). The adapter allows me to keep the old drill in service. The cheapest set I found that’s 3600mAh for $28 ($14/battery).
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Has anyone worked with these knockoff batteries and are they worth the money? The high cost of the lithium kit makes it harder to justify piecemeal, but what does make sense is a new drill (~$100) and a DCA1820 ($35) - '''which will keep the DC970 in service with good batteries.''' The cheapest set I found that’s 3600mAh for $28 ($14/battery).
One of my two DC970 batteries are at the end of it's life (6.9V/~1.01 A) from the original 18V/1.2Ah. My other battery isn’t much better (11.35V/~1.05A), so it’s time to get new batteries. The batteries are bad enough I went to use it and it was struggling with removing a screw.
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I am looking at either the DCA2203C 20V kit (~$100) or buying a set of knockoff NiMh batteries (much cheaper) to retire both of the worn down originals - my charger can handle it since I have the 116 and not the 115. My concern is how long will they last compared to the NiCd packs becuase there are almost no vendors making clone NiCd batteries - not that you’d want them.
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I am looking at either the DCA2203C 20V kit (~$100) or buying a set of knockoff NiMh batteries (much cheaper) since both of them are pretty much shot. My charger can handle it since I have the 116 and not the 115. My concern is how long will they last compared to the NiCd packs becuase there are almost no vendors making clone NiCd batteries - not that you’d want them.
Has anyone worked with these knockoff batteries and are they worth the money? The high cost of the lithium kit makes it harder to justify piecemeal, but what does make sense is a new drill (~$100) and a DCA1820 ($35). The adapter allows me to keep the old drill in service. The cheapest set I found that’s 3600mAh for $28 ($14/battery).
One of my two DC970 batteries are at the end of it's life (6.9V/~1.01 A) from the original 18V/1.2Ah. My other battery isn’t much better (11.35V/~1.05A), so it’s time to get new batteries. The batteries are bad enough I went to use it and it was struggling with removing a screw.
I am looking at either the DCA2203C 20V kit (~$100) or buying a set of knockoff NiMh batteries (much cheaper) to retire both of the worn down originals - my charger can handle it since I have the 116 and not the 115. My concern is how long will they last compared to the NiCd packs becuase there are almost no vendors making clone NiCd batteries - not that you’d want them.
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Has anyone worked with these knockoff batteries and are they worth the money? The high cost of the lithium kit makes it harder to justify pieccemeal, but what does make sense is a new drill (~$100) and a DCA1820 ($35). The adapter allows me to keep the old drill in service. The cheapest set I found that’s 3600mAh for $28 ($14/battery).
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Has anyone worked with these knockoff batteries and are they worth the money? The high cost of the lithium kit makes it harder to justify piecemeal, but what does make sense is a new drill (~$100) and a DCA1820 ($35). The adapter allows me to keep the old drill in service. The cheapest set I found that’s 3600mAh for $28 ($14/battery).
One of my two DC970 batteries are at the end of it's life (6.9V of usable capacity left/~1.01 A) from the original 18V/1.2Ah. My other battery isn’t much better (11.35V/~1.05A), so it’s time to get new batteries. The batteries are bad enough I went to use it and it was struggling with removing a screw.
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One of my two DC970 batteries are at the end of it's life (6.9V/~1.01 A) from the original 18V/1.2Ah. My other battery isn’t much better (11.35V/~1.05A), so it’s time to get new batteries. The batteries are bad enough I went to use it and it was struggling with removing a screw.
I am looking at either the DCA2203C 20V kit (~$100) or buying a set of knockoff NiMh batteries (much cheaper) to retire both of the worn down originals - my charger can handle it since I have the 116 and not the 115. My concern is how long will they last compared to the NiCd packs becuase there are almost no vendors making clone NiCd batteries - not that you’d want them.
Has anyone worked with these knockoff batteries and are they worth the money? The high cost of the lithium kit makes it harder to justify pieccemeal, but what does make sense is a new drill (~$100) and a DCA1820 ($35). The adapter allows me to keep the old drill in service. The cheapest set I found that’s 3600mAh for $28 ($14/battery).
One of my two DC970 batteries are at the end of it's life (6.9V of usable capacity left/~1.01 A) from the original 18V1.2Ah. My other battery isn’t much better at (11.35V/~1.05A), so it’s time to get new batteries. The batteries are bad enough I went to use it and it was struggling with removing a screw.
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One of my two DC970 batteries are at the end of it's life (6.9V of usable capacity left/~1.01 A) from the original 18V/1.2Ah. My other battery isn’t much better (11.35V/~1.05A), so it’s time to get new batteries. The batteries are bad enough I went to use it and it was struggling with removing a screw.
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I am looking at either the DCA2203C 20V Lithium conversion kit (~$100) or buying a set of knockoff NiMh batteries (much cheaper) to retire both of the worn down originals - my charger can handle it since I have the 116 and not the 115. However I have some quality concerns about the knockoff packs - particularly lifespan.
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I am looking at either the DCA2203C 20V kit (~$100) or buying a set of knockoff NiMh batteries (much cheaper) to retire both of the worn down originals - my charger can handle it since I have the 116 and not the 115. My concern is how long will they last compared to the NiCd packs becuase there are almost no vendors making clone NiCd batteries - not that you’d want them.
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Has anyone worked with these knockoff batteries and are they any good for the money? At this point, it’s hard to justify the conversion kit since I can get one of the 20V drill sets at Lowes for about the same price and a DCA1820 for $35 and be way better off,while keeping the old drill in service. If I look on eBay I can get 2 NiMh batteries for $28 @$14.00/battery.
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Has anyone worked with these knockoff batteries and are they worth the money? The high cost of the lithium kit makes it harder to justify pieccemeal, but what does make sense is a new drill (~$100) and a DCA1820 ($35). The adapter allows me to keep the old drill in service. The cheapest set I found that’s 3600mAh for $28 ($14/battery).
One of my two DC970 batteries are at the end of it's life (6.9V of usable capacity left/~1.01 A) from the original 18V 1.2Ah. My other battery isn’t much better at (11.35V/~1.05A), so it’s time to get new batteries. The batteries are bad enough I went to use it and it was struggling with removing a screw.
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I am looking at either the DCA2203C conversion kit (~$100) or buying a set of knockoff NiMh batteries (much cheaper) to retire both of the worn down originals - my charger can handle it since I have the 116 and not the 115. However I have some quality concerns about the knockoff packs - particularly lifespan.
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I am looking at either the DCA2203C 20V Lithium conversion kit (~$100) or buying a set of knockoff NiMh batteries (much cheaper) to retire both of the worn down originals - my charger can handle it since I have the 116 and not the 115. However I have some quality concerns about the knockoff packs - particularly lifespan.
Has anyone worked with these knockoff batteries and are they any good for the money? At this point, it’s hard to justify the conversion kit since I can get one of the 20V drill sets at Lowes for about the same price and a DCA1820 for $35 and be way better off, while keeping the old drill in service. If I look on eBay I can get 2 NiMh batteries for $28 @$14.00/battery.
One of my two DC970 batteries are at the end of it's life (6.9V of usable capacity left/~1.01 A) from the original 18V 1.2Ah. My other battery isn’t much better at (11.35V/~1.05A), so it’s time to get new batteries. I’m done with NiCd.
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One of my two DC970 batteries are at the end of it's life (6.9V of usable capacity left/~1.01 A) from the original 18V 1.2Ah. My other battery isn’t much better at (11.35V/~1.05A), so it’s time to get new batteries. The batteries are bad enough I went to use it and it was struggling with removing a screw.
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I am looking at either the DCA2203C conversion kit (~$100) or buying a set of knockoff NiMh batteries to retire both of the worn down originals - my charger can handle it since I have the 116 and not the 115. However I have some quality concerns about the knockoff packs - particularly lifespan.
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I am looking at either the DCA2203C conversion kit (~$100) or buying a set of knockoff NiMh batteries (much cheaper) to retire both of the worn down originals - my charger can handle it since I have the 116 and not the 115. However I have some quality concerns about the knockoff packs - particularly lifespan.
Has anyone worked with these knockoff batteries and are they any good for the money? At this point, it’s hard to justify the conversion kit since I can get one of the 20V drill sets at Lowes for about the same price and a DCA1820 for $35 and be way better off, while keeping the old drill in service. If I look on eBay I can get 2 NiMh batteries for $28 @$14.00/battery.
One of my two DC970 batteries are at the end of their life with 6.9V of usable capacity from the original 18V 1.2Ah - to the point I didn’t calculate a more accurate guess on the actual amps remaining and settled on 1.01A. My other battery isn’t much better at 11.35V (1.05A guestimate), so it’s time to get new batteries. I’m done with NiCd.
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One of my two DC970 batteries are at the end of it's life (6.9V of usable capacity left/~1.01 A) from the original 18V 1.2Ah. My other battery isn’t much better at (11.35V/~1.05A), so it’s time to get new batteries. I’m done with NiCd.
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I am looking at either the DCA2203C conversion kit (~$100) or buying a set of knockoff NiMh batteries to retire both of the worn down originals - my charger can handle it. However, I have some quality concerns about the knockoff packs.
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I am looking at either the DCA2203C conversion kit (~$100) or buying a set of knockoff NiMh batteries to retire both of the worn down originals - my charger can handle it since I have the 116 and not the 115. However I have some quality concerns about the knockoff packs - particularly lifespan.
Has anyone worked with these knockoff batteries and are they any good for the money? At this point, it’s hard to justify the conversion kit since I can get one of the 20V drill sets at Lowes for about the same price and a DCA1820 for $35 and be way better off, while keeping the old drill in service. If I look on eBay I can get 2 NiMh batteries for $28 @$14.00/battery.
One of my two DC970 batteries are at the end of their life with 6.9V of usable capacity from the original 18V 1.2Ah - to the point I didn’t calculate a more accurate guess on the actual amps remaining and settled on 1.01A. My other battery isn’t much better at 11.35V (1.05A guestimate), so it’s time to get new batteries.
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One of my two DC970 batteries are at the end of their life with 6.9V of usable capacity from the original 18V 1.2Ah - to the point I didn’t calculate a more accurate guess on the actual amps remaining and settled on 1.01A. My other battery isn’t much better at 11.35V (1.05A guestimate), so it’s time to get new batteries. I’m done with NiCd.
I am looking at either the DCA2203C conversion kit (~$100) or buying a set of knockoff NiMh batteries to retire both of the worn down originals - my charger can handle it. However, I have some quality concerns about the knockoff packs.
Has anyone worked with these knockoff batteries and are they any good for the money? At this point, it’s hard to justify the conversion kit since I can get one of the 20V drill sets at Lowes for about the same price and a DCA1820 for $35 and be way better off, while keeping the old drill in service. If I look on eBay I can get 2 NiMh batteries for $28 @$14.00/battery.
One of my two DC970 batteries are at the end of their life with 6.9V of usable capacity from the original 18V 1.2Ah - to the point I didn’t calculate a more accurate guess on the actual amps remaining and settled on 1.01A. My other battery isn’t much better at 11.35V (1.05A guestimate), so it’s time to get new batteries.
I am looking at either the DCA2203C conversion kit (~$100) or buying a set of knockoff NiMh batteries to retire both of the worn down originals - my charger can handle it. However, I have some quality concerns about the knockoff packs.
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Has anyone worked with these knockoff batteries and are they any good for the money? At this point, it’s hard to justify the conversion kit since I can get one of the 20V drill sets at Lowes for about the same price and a DCA1820 for $35 and be way better off, while keeping the old drill in service. If I look on eBay I can get 2 NiMh batteries for $28 @$13.99/battery.
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Has anyone worked with these knockoff batteries and are they any good for the money? At this point, it’s hard to justify the conversion kit since I can get one of the 20V drill sets at Lowes for about the same price and a DCA1820 for $35 and be way better off, while keeping the old drill in service. If I look on eBay I can get 2 NiMh batteries for $28 @$14.00/battery.
One of my two DC970 batteries are at the end of their life with 6.9V of usable capacity from the original 18V 1.2Ah - to the point I didn’t calculate a more accurate guess on the actual amps remaining and settled on 1.01A. My other battery isn’t much better at 11.35V (1.05A guestimate), so it’s time to get new batteries.
I am looking at either the DCA2203C conversion kit (~$100) or buying a set of knockoff NiMh batteries to retire both of the worn down originals - my charger can handle it. However, I have some quality concerns about the knockoff packs.
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Has anyone worked with these knockoff batteries and are they any good for the money? At this point, it’s hard to justify the conversion kit since I can get one of the 20V drill sets at Lowes for about the same price and a DCA1820 for $35 and be way better off, while keeping the old drill in service.
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Has anyone worked with these knockoff batteries and are they any good for the money? At this point, it’s hard to justify the conversion kit since I can get one of the 20V drill sets at Lowes for about the same price and a DCA1820 for $35 and be way better off, while keeping the old drill in service. If I look on eBay I can get 2 NiMh batteries for $28 @$13.99/battery.
One of my two DC970 batteries are at the end of their life with 6.9V of usable capacity from the original 18V 1.2Ah - to the point I didn’t calculate a more accurate guess on the actual amps remaining and settled on 1.01A. My other battery isn’t much better at 11.35V (1.05A guestimate), so it’s time to get new batteries.
I am looking at either the DCA2203C conversion kit (~$100) or buying a set of knockoff NiMh batteries to retire both of the worn down originals - my charger can handle it. However, I have some quality concerns about the knockoff packs.
Has anyone worked with these knockoff batteries and are they any good for the money? At this point, it’s hard to justify the conversion kit since I can get one of the 20V drill sets at Lowes for about the same price and a DCA1820 for $35 and be way better off, while keeping the old drill in service.