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where to get spare bat for Ramset drill 18-Apr-2005 At 3:59:14 PM Hatman

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Found one at the batterydoctor.com

Generic 3ah $189

Here are some tips for getting the most outa your tired old Ni Cad Batteries

NEVER leave in the sun!

ALWAYS from new, discharge fully before charging! this prevents "memory effect" Just hold the trigger down or invest in a discharger device. Good chargers have them in-built.

If your battery refuses to charge fully it's probably due to the memory effect and your charger thinks the battery is full before it actulay is and only charges it for a short time. If this happens do the folowing

Every time you charger indicates the battery is full pull it out and re insert it.
This will (in some chargers) force a little more charge in.
Repeat until full! (this may need many repeats, mine took 18!)
You can buy conditioners that do this. But probably not for drill bats.

If you are at the crag and need just a little more juice to get that final hole finished try over heating the battery. This can sometimes give you just enough drilling time. (not recomended unless your battery is realy old and nearly on the way out. May explode in fire dumass!)

Next time you buy a battery powered device try and get a Lithum (Li-on) battery. They are more expensive but are well worth it, they have little or no memory effect and last longer.

Who said my electronics adv Dip wouldn't come in handy for climbing!!