Charger your Cordless Drill without its charger! - How to Make a Universal Battery Charger-
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Wisdom Abundance, more technical advancement, anyway I like the way you said we should ask questions and is the best power tools educational program ,thanks so much
Awesome video!!!
As someone who is new to all of this and having to learn all off the basics and do everything myself, I honestly learned alot.. Great explanations... Thank you so much for making this video.. :)
Did it work for you
Thanks for watching and your nice comments amongst others that come from people who are just out there to attack for no reason. they seem to know everything, but they still watch a video like this that apparently bores them to sleep!!! It's nice to know there are still appreciative people out there.
Great video
Amazing great job thank you
Thank-you for posting to TH-cam as it's very insightful. Your listing says the 'regulator/charger' are only for lithium-Ion batteries... but does it also work with lead acid car batteries or NiCad batteries. Also, what is the current/amp output from the adapter that feeds the regulator in this video?
Yes sir! It certainly does.
Love this❤
Thank you
Thank you so much for the video,we need more persons like you ,that really want to help.thanks again and God bless you.
Thanks Ramon. If you're helped, please visit my website and don't forget to share the video! Appreciated! totalelectricaltraining.co.uk
Çan u make me one
Good work 👍
Thankyou for the video Sir, a small question if you can - what connector wires do I need to purchase to transmit the voltage ? Are they purchased separately from the plug adapter ? I have always wondered about the material used in the wires, and how it would surely affect the amount of voltage and current.
Anything will work, but to be technically correct, you need to choose the size of the wire according to the amount of current you want to take to charge your battery. If you're only using this to charge drill batteries like I did in the video, a size 1 or 1.5 mm will do, but if you're trying to charge a for example car battery you might want to consider 2 or 2.5 mm wires. the material does affect the voltage at the load, but not in this case as the distance is not too long,. Yes if it was for a load at 100 meter away from the charger, then you'd have to consider a few other factors such as material of the cable.
Great instructional video
Glad it was helpful!
Very good video what is the name of the regular , and were can u by it.
Couldn’t find the description thanks
Below the video there are the descriptions. tet.trulymajestic.com
great video
Thanks!
Good video thank you
You're welcomed!
Thank you so much for this. Excellent video and it's exactly what I'm looking for. I really appreciate your time.
I do have a question though. I've looked this module up XH-M603 or some variant of that. The module is a 'Lithium' battery charger. How then could this charge a your car battery (a Lead Acid battery)? Were your referring to the Lithium cells now used in vehicles? Or doesn't it matter? Thanks for your video.
You're welcomed!
Great video, are you still making kits? I would love to buy one for my 18 volt drill batteries.
Yes, Of course. Look in the description, where you can find all you need.
Hi. Excellent training vdo. I have a question. Can we use this Universal Li- LiIon Battery Charging Kit also for any NiCad battery or only for Li batteries? Thanks for further guiding.
In the previous comments, I got the answer, Yes we can charge, Pb and NiCd batteries with the same. LiIon charging kit.
Yes, I've covered all these questions and more in my newer version video, which you should see at the end of this same video coming up at the end screen or here: th-cam.com/video/pYVJHOdKzyo/w-d-xo.html
You mentioned you would let us know where to buy the voltage regulator but i couldn't find it in your links. The video was very good.
you can find all the parts at totalelectricaltraining.co.uk
Nice video thanks. Can you use dc to dc step up, instead of using different plug.
I'm not sure what you mean by using different plugs!
Hi Great Info!! Thank you very much for the video!
I'd really like to know how to make the regulator board, I think that would be a Great project! If I buy a board from you will you make a video showing how to do that with the electronic components needed?
This is already explained in this video and the revised version of it, which comes as an end screen at the end of this video.
Thanks so much for your reply. Will you be able to give me complete list of the parts I will need for this project? Thanks again.
The items you need are listed in the description.
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@@ericweimar2245 PM me on my FB page with your questions! No problem!
@@ericweimar2245 Go ahead. Ask away!
Very good informative video. There is no reason you cannot sell the kits including: wire, a power supply transformer and the little regulator, a clamp along with a well written instruction sheet. You should have a link to that. Even just the regulator and the instruction sheet would be worth some money. Crocodile clips! When did they change from being alligator clips?!? LOL
Thanks for your interest and suggestions, "Alligator" is more an American term! I'm English!
Thanks for your advice, I've been selling on totalelectricaltraining.co.uk
Great way of doing this. I purchased the power adapter you recommended and it looks like I have to cut the cable in order to separate the -ve wire from the +ve. Which wire is +ve? The coating of one wire is black plastic and the other is black & white.
The black is negative and the black and white is positive. If you have a multimeter you can double check it with that too; if you connect the red probe of your volt meter to the "black and white" of your power adaptor, and the black probe of the meter to the black, the reading should be a positive value. I'd also included the link to buy a jack to PCB terminals, which you could buy and that way you wouldn't have to cut the cable at all.
@@totalelectricaltraining Great, thanks very much for your help.
Hello, first of all, great job with the video. Watching you is both fun and educationa 👍. However i do have one question. Is it posible to modify 12v drill battery charger meant for 220v AC to 12v DC charger for car.
If you mean to use it to charge a car battery! then I'd say there's no need to modify if the battery charger you have can supply enough current, however, even if it doesn't you can still use it, but it will take a lot longer time to charge!
I have a couple of concerns here. Most lithium ion batteries are equipped with an internal bms and should be charged through the dedicated charging connection, not the normal load connection. This is to protect against one cell being overcharged and causing a fire/explosion, if the cells get out of balance. The bms monitors each individual cell and if there’s a significant difference it can disconnect the charging current. By charging through the load terminals, you by pass the bms and disable this crucial safety feature.
That brings me to my second point.
Lithium batteries are current sensitive. They have very low internal resistance, so they need a current limited charger, to prevent damage through excessive current. They are also temperature sensitive, and should never be charged at very low temperatures. You need to refer to the data sheet for specifics for each battery type. But for normal folk, charging in a normal domestic situation, we can probably ignore the temperature. Professional tool chargers do take account of it, however.
So, in addition to your set start and stop voltages, there needs to be a maximum current limit setting, which will vary from battery to battery. Some are quite robust and will withstand fast charging, potentially 3 or 4 amps, but many are not and will sustain damage at less than 1 amp.
Finally, most batteries are not fully charged at their rated nominal voltage. Many are, in fact, effectively fully discharged if they show their rated voltage with no load applied. So your 18v battery, in all probability, should be charged to 20v, before shutting down. But the makers data sheet must be consulted and complied with.
All of that notwithstanding, your little control board is impressive and would be ideally suited to non lithium battery types, including the lead acid found in cars, motorcycles, garden equipment, burglar alarms and various other products where high current at low voltage might be required.
Thank you for an interesting video
OK. Let me save your time, your comment is just another one of those typical ones that are too worried about charging a battery; Listen Ihave explained this in my videos, not particularly in this video, but the revised version of this video, which you should see it come up at the end of this one, where I address these typical concerns. This charger is for any battery lithium or carbon monoxide or TNT type, AS LONG AS they have TWO wires or points of contacts to be charged as shown in this video and the other video, and your original charger doesn't do any miracle charging a two point battery, but doing exactly what this charger does. The middle point you're talking about in this case is not even connected to anything as shown in the video, it's just a gimmick. As explained again in my revised video for "concerned people" like yourself, If you have a battery with more than three ACTUAL points of contacts (Not just a decorative third point), then you need to pick the other battery charger board that I show in my video and I have in my website. SO I suggest you watch the other video and listen carefully before jumping your gun! Thanks! Take care and be safe!.
I don't know why a strike out line shows through part of the text. Please just read every thing. Thank you for the video. I do have a few questions: 1. All the batteries you show in the video appear to be NiCd or NiMh. Does your set up work for Li batteries? 2. Some battery chargers have more than just the + / _ contacts. For example the Milwaukee red has +, -, and 3 other terminals (supposedly for the balancing contacts). The Ryobi has +/ -, and a third contact. I was looking at your video to make charger for the Ryobi. With Ryobi charger, testing it with meter, there is no voltage between +/ - while there is about 3V between the 3rd terminal and either + or -. The theory I have been told is that when a battery is connected to the charger, the 3V flowing from the 3rd terminal into the control board of the battery some how activates the +/- and makes the necessary charging current to then flow between the +/-. So, in your system of connecting only the +/- terminals to your charger and totally ignoring the 3rd terminal, there is no charging current. I have already tried connecting the 20V + /_ from a power supply to the +/- of the battery and nothing happens, it does not charge the battery. So, what do you say?
Let me just say that this is for Lithium batteries as well as Ni Cad ones. You cannot just connect the power to the battery directly and charge it that way, Having said that you actually could do that in theory, and even in practice if you could control the length of time the battery is under charge. However, you are talking about quite a few things here; You cannot use this for batteries with slots of a few contacts more than just the main positive and negative contacts. those have to be charged differently, which I will show you in my next video. Watch for that one. Third contact however is not a control of current at all in batteries like the ones I have shown in my video. If you open those packs, you will find the third plate (Contact) is not connected to anything, or it's just a ground. for the circuit, which again doesn't do much in this case. This regulator does more than just connecting and disconnecting the power supply to the battery, it controls the current and the charging, which is why it's called a regulator. All those ICs and components are not there for decoration. You can charge any power tool battery similar to the ones shown in this video, car batteries, Solar Panel batteries and many more with this regulator. I don't know what the strike out line is and I hope this has been helpful.
I can't thank you enough!
You're quite welcome! Just share and spread the word! Thanks
Thanks!
You're welcomed!
I like your teaching style and I find it very helpful as well.
Glad to hear that!
Nice circuit.......
I have a spare 24v power wheelchair battery charger w. a cannon plug connector. Would any of its internal parts be usable for this application?
That's only to charge a 24 volt battery, what I'm showing here in the video is for any range of voltage from 9 to 24 adjustable. So I'd say No.
Do you have a video showing how to make the battery itself using bms module?
No Sorry! Not my expertise!
Mr. Tavasoli thanks very much for the informations , I got to ask you if how long does it take to charge a 12 or 14,4 batteries
Sincerely yours
Keivan kevin
Thank you for watching and your interest Mr Kevin Gasrgandi, That's very difficult to tell, it all depends on how flat your battery is and also your power supply current. I cannot give you any specifics. Sorry!
You are a super man. Thank you. How do I get one of this kits. I live in Newzealand. Ta.
The link should be in the description, watch the revised video too, which is at the end screen of this video. Here's the link to the kit: tet.trulymajestic.com/battery-charger-kit-1/
My problem is i have good 40v 2.0 Mah and can't buy charger anywhere for my mower any ideas as what I can use thanks
hi..i just want to clear things up..yiu said the starting charge should never leave a big gap..like start of 9v to 14v...so what does this mean that i should leave my batteries with a 9v with it?
No, I said the stop voltage should be set at a bit (maybe about 1.5% -1.6% of the rating of the battery) higher value. So, for example if your battery rating is 18 volts, then you set the top end at about 21-22 volts . Your minimum set value should be as high as possible without causing the relay LED to go off. I hope this is clear!
Hi I like this stuff and I bought it, now I was struggling to connect it as I don't which adaptor to use, any help please
You need to specify a bit more in detail as to what you mean by which adaptor to use! I don't understand the question.
The adapter, how did you wire that , do you have a video on that.
The board clearly shows where the input voltage is and where the output terminals are. Negative of both input and output are connected to the middle terminals, and the input positive is the terminal towards the edge of the board, and the other terminal is output positive.
All you need to do is to cut the adaptor's output plug, and strip the insulation off, then you have two wires, check with your multi-meter to make sure you connect the positive wire to the positive of the board, and negative to the negative terminal on the board.. or use this link to buy the connector for it; for USA; amzn.to/37jY1PS
And for UK: amzn.to/36fLpKf
Is there a way to/or could you use a charge controller for solar panels?
To be honest, I've never worked with those yet. I have plans to get a big project underway, which will include those, but currently I cannot say that for sure. I don't want to say something that I personally haven't worked with. Thanks!
Hooked a 18v battery to this and relay clicks on and light comes on every 2 seconds, tried adjusting up and down the voltage numbers and light or relay does not work. Battery is pretty dead wondering if that might make this happen?
If the battery is almost dead, then you need to adjust the up and down voltage to where the relay clicks and the LED comes on and stays on, after it's charged a few hours, then you will need to change the voltages back up, and keep doing this until you get the battery to charge up to where it needs to be at. If the battery is completely damaged you might not be able to do any of these. you need to see what reading you get when it clicks On, and what reading you get when it clicks Off.
Can you supply the spares for this charger and how much will it cost me? Thanks.
All the links are there under the video,
tet.trulymajestic.com
Thank you for watching and liking my video!
I was a electronic tech. from 80s through late 90s..Tvs ,VCRs etc.
I watched the video Within. 1 minute..and when I saw the regulator board..AHa..You know your stuff.i like that that one battery. will supply the voltages. So amperage and voltage are being taken care of for safety. I haven't watched the video yet in entirety; but I have several questions.Thank you for this..I assume your description will have the link
I thought I was going to have to build a circuit board..Whew. Also I am fairly ignorant about the requirements and safety precautions. that nickel cadmium require. The best. Pianostyle100
PIANOSTYLE100
Thanks for your comments, and I'm glad it's been helpful to you as it's been to so many. Yes the links are there for anyone interested to get their teeth on a new practical little project. Appreciate your support, I really need it currently..
How did you get interested in doing this? I am an amateur woodworker and largely self taught.
@@PIANOSTYLE100 Electrical / Electronic Engineering has been my profession for decades. I started when I was only 11 years of age by making crystal radios, which by the way you can't find the earphones anymore (Not the same quality anyway), transmitters, Amplifiers and repairing radios and TVs and studied in this field and got my degree in it. and now I've been teaching it for years.
@@totalelectricaltraining I was going for EE. But my math background.was a bit week as.I got the higher calculus levels.
And what's the current output of this module when charging the batteries?
Up to 3 Amps!
I am going to connect 2 - 24v 6ah drill batteries together. That will make it a 48v 12ah. But I need at least 24ah and above. How can I add more ah without adding volts ? It needs to stay at 48v.
you can make 24 v that way connecting batteries in series, but that doesn't make double the AH as you have presumed. To increase the Ah without increasing the voltage, you need to have the same number of batteries now connected in parallel, so in your case you will have a few in series and a few in parallel, it will be combination of series and parallel if you like! I hope that's clear!
Thank
welcome!
I have a old 12V black and decker when i connect the wires to battery the me305 regulator lights come on then go out should it stay on or is it because the voltage in the battery is lower tham 10 v as reg is 10v -30V
Did you buy the board from me?
Yes its ok i have manage to charge it thank you if the battery is lower than 10 V does that mean light goes out. it did come on but went out .
@@mauricevalladares9839 Yes, if the battery is too low, it won't come on. There's a trick that you can get it sorted, which I have explained in my second video, which you can find here: th-cam.com/video/OL6DAVLk0ZU/w-d-xo.html
Yes i thoughtthe regulator didnt stay onas battery was extremely low
Very interesting video. My question is how much would you charge to assemble a system like yours?
Thanks for your interest, and comment. For more info please visit my shop at my website or the links provided for all the parts in the description of the video, please Subscribe. My website: www.tet.trulymajestic.com/
Will this set up work on NicAD batteries.
Yes, I don't see why not!
How did you wire the charger and what charger can I use to charge drill batteries
Ive tried doing that but what about that 3rd wire/charge point? I did ff the video bc explanation is redundant, i m like “ I got it, next step?”.
I think you need to watch this video, which explains all those things: th-cam.com/video/pYVJHOdKzyo/w-d-xo.html
Can this also be applied for Nimh battery?
yes.
I am sorry sir but, I've been listening to the video again and now I am totally confused regarding the stop and start part can you do this again maybe with a slower explanation as you go along? Thanks for the video anyway.
You can go to the right bottom corner of the video and change the speed of the video.
As for the parts, you should be able to find them in the description. Thanks for watching.
Just go buy the right charger! Not too complicated! Lol!
where i can buy regulatoe ? name and modle numer thank
Thanks for watching and your interest. You can find all the relevant links in the description at the bottom of the video.
Can I charge 36 volt ion battery with 12 volt Charger if I charge long time will it work.
no, sorry! Because your maximum supply is 12 volts. The battery doesn't store charge, it only gets charged to the maximum you can supply.
Hi, the link to the requlator on your website is not working
Thanks for letting me know. It's corrected now here's the link again: totalelectricaltraining.co.uk/battery-charger-kit-1/
Be nice to have a solar charger project tie in where it charges the battery than later to power the tool fan lights than power your tablets so and so. My tool batteries do those things. Have an usb and usbc adapter from 12 volt cigarette adapter. Usb adapter works good because it max input is 24v. So 20 volt battery does well. And it fast charges my samsung s tab 8.
How would you address the slotted batteries? Thanks.
What do you mean by Slotted batteries!
@@totalelectricaltraining, not the pedestal type but the 'blocks'.
@@TxRiverElf OK, I think we're getting our wires crossed here! Are you talking about slotted type battery chargers or batteries! Because I don't know what type batteries you're talking about. Can you send me a picture or a name or something so I know what we're talking about.
@@totalelectricaltraining like power tool batteries with slots_clamps that the charger PINS-tabs slot into.
@@totalelectricaltraining... never mind. Thank anyway.
Help with adaptor connection please
watch my revised version of the video, which is at the end screen of the same video.
good video but where is the description?
Should be able to see it below the video.
The description is not marked.as.such...Look right below the phones video. in portrait view.
Press the little arrow. It will be fairly small. I had 700 music lessons.etc. Then one day..I found it. Pianostyle100.
I may be stupid but where can I purchase this board?
@Bradley Ellis Thanks for your interest. Please look at the description of the video or go to Totalelectricaltraining.co.uk
Thanks
Hola muchas gracias, me gustaria saver si puede hacer el video en Espanol
Hello, I'm sorry, I can't! I speak 5 languages, but Spanish is not one of them, sorry! But if you go top my website, everything is written there, and that way, you might be able to understand easier; Totalelectricaltraining.co.uk
will this work for NiCad 9.6 volt?
I don't see why not!
How do you change with out a regulater
Did you even watch the video?
Can this also charge dry cell and lipo? Thanks in advance
Yes, if they are chargeable!
@@totalelectricaltraining thank you for the speedy response. I buy broken laptops, tablets. Some are not repairable. But the batteries work just fine. I wanted to put them all together and seal it to make an emergency power pack. Can this be done with batteries of different mah and volt types?
Yes, and no! You'd better not mix and match technically as it will reduce their life span, but it will work for as long as they work! I have other videos teaching how to charge those kind of batteries, which should come at the end screen of this very video!
@@totalelectricaltraining thank you. I've been watching your other videos. I enjoy your wealth of knowledge.
@@JohnSmith-bh8um Thanks for watching, and your compliments. I hope you share my videos around to help others too! Thanks again!
Links show products are not available
Use the UK branch, you should find it there! Yes the U.S has removed it.
balance charging?
The unit you are using is for Lead Acid Battery and Lithium Battery many tools have NiCd battery
Works for that too. I've tried. Don't see why it shouldn't!
@@totalelectricaltraining but you have no temperature sensing circuit to stop the charge when the batteries get too hot,
@@chazM6116 No need for that, when the batteries voltage reaches certain value the relay will switch off the power to the batteries. However it's not difficult to use an NCT to sense the temperature too.
I need one
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How to buy in USA. How much price.
go to my website at totalelectricaltraining.co.uk and you can see everything under the right tab. thanks
What about the charging time for each?
You don't need time, when it's charged, it will switch the charging off automatically.
Thanks
If I need you to get, assemble and send one to me, how do we arrange that sir?
PM me on my Facebook, which you can find from my TH-cam channel.
I'm a few years late in the comments lol but can you use this to charge multiple batteries at the same time?
No you cannot, because it has to read the current voltage of the battery and charge accordingly, if they are all connected in parallel, then it won't know how long to charge it correctly.
@@totalelectricaltraining I've burnt a few batteries figuring it out the hard way 😂 I'll pull the good cells out eventually and use them for something else, it's slow going but I'm learning 🤷
over my head
When I add the wires to the battery no display ?
Thanks for your interest, but I can't tell what's gone wrong without seeing it.
Make sure you got the polarities right!
May be battery totally discharge so first charge little and then confirm positive and negative then try.
It could be that your battery is completely dead or the setting of the start value needs to be adjusted, probably brought way down, so it can switch on.
The link for the charging controller is no longer valid. If you up date, I'll use it to purchase.
Thanks for letting me know. I've just updated the link. Hopefully it works now.
Where is the link I can't find it please reply directly
What if i have a battery that's 40v? Is there a regulator that can work?
I'm sure you can find, but I don't know where from! Sorry! Go to my UK link in the description and search!
Very interesting and good solution I will need something like that definitely. But I have another problem a friend bought two cordless drill from China but they did not come with the battery pack and there is no indication how much voltage it works on. I did take another battery pack of 20 and extended a connection with wire on the Plus and Negative and the drill did spin. Are there universal battery pack I can purchase or make something to solve the matter? Email: Leonardo
No unfortunately each drill has a different battery pack size and shape, so it would be impossible to make a universal battery pack, but only a charger that can very to suit each pack. Thanks for your interest though.
I don't think you know anything about charging nicad or Li-On batteries packs. Its not as simple as you think.
You made a video and teach us then!
Another troll alert!
I had the same sort of feeling. Setting the end voltage for a car battery (lead acid) would be ok as it reduces the charge when it gets there. Not so with Nicad or Nmhi. They go down in volts as they get to the fully charged point and start to heat up. Both types do this at slightly different points. Normally full charge is detected by the temperature going up or the voltage going down to turn off the charging
@@billhall1983 can you please give me advice as to what to do with the ni-cad battery"s cause i won't to get this kit for 12v ni-cad drill batteries but as i read your comment now i'm not sure, i like the kit for lithium batteries and if i could use them for the ni-cad that would be great just would like to know how to do it...
@@makdady66 Just putting a current limited, voltage controlled supply across any battery to charge it sounds like a nice simple idea which will sort of work, but if you want the most out of your batteries then they need to be charged correctly. Ni-Cads can be charged slow or fast. For slow charging the current is limited to 1/10th of the Ah capacity. So a 1Ah battery would be charged at 100mA. At this current when the battery is fully charged the internal gas given off recombines back into solution and gives off a bit of heat. This allows other cells in the battery to catch up and all be charged. The disadvantage of this is that it takes 12 hours to charge but you won't damage the battery. Fast charging needs to have a means of turning off the charge once the battery is full. When a Ni-Cad reaches fully charged the voltage changes from going up to going down. A Ni-Cad charger detects this voltage change and drops the charge current to a much lower level to give a bit of time for all the cells to equalise. Also the battery will start to get hot. Chargers usually have a fail safe temperature cut off as well so that if the fully charged detection failed the temperature rise would be used to stop the charging. Using the simple power supply charging method it could be possible to set the cut off voltage a bit below the voltage at which point it starts to go down, but the battery would not be fully charged. A common problem with Ni-Cads is that a cell or cells can develop internal short circuits. If it is a resistive short then it will still charge up to the full voltage but will not hold the charge for long. If the short becomes a solid short, then that cell will not charge and the battery will never reach full voltage. I use a circuit I built about 40 years ago to sort out internal short circuits. It is powered from a mains transformer. The positive half cycle charges a capacitor to about 30 volts, then on the negative half cycle it is discharged directly to the battery. This gives a succession of 25Hz short high current pulses into the battery. This clears the short circuits and charges the battery slowly. I hope this helps but remember, All batteries have a limited number of charge cycles and will eventually become un-useable. Having the correct charger will ensure the best battery life.
Thanks for making this video, i m also facing this problem to carry so many chargers, i want also multi-purpose charger. Is it available in india? By the way we boycotting Chinese products, so if it is Chinese then i will not buy that product.
The list of items you need are in the description at the bottom of the video. Thanks for watching and sharing.
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Hi, I PM on Facebook but I haven't seen your reply
What's up?
I added a comment a few days ago. I want people to know about your power supply is of alower voltage than people need. I needed 18 volts and you sent 3-12 volts. I am unable to return power supply. Where is my negative comment?People Need to know your business practices!
I have already responded to you in your email. The power supply we have on our site has a few variation of voltage and Amperage ranges, if you have picked the wrong voltage, it's not my fault. I have sent you a copy of your order, which shows what you ordered, and a screenshot of what we have for sale, which gives you the choice of different voltage and Amperage range of power suppliers. However, although it was your mistake top choose a wrong power supply, I even stretched an olive branch to you as a gesture of good will by giving you 50% discount code to use on any purchase you want! If you made a mistake in ordering on Amazon, eBay or on any other website or platform, you wouldn't be able to return and get a full refund. I've been more than fair with you. Thanks for your comment! We have an overwhelming number of happy customers.
I ask people to not buy your products! Very shady business practices! I lost my money, I will not buy your products even at 50%,
Take note these tools are nicad batteries not lithium
Take note, I have explained all that in detail in my follow up video detailing how you can charge lithium batteries too using the right cards.
All those different batteries and socket are evil. We should fight that. The market is in billions, if there was an universal socket, it would shrink the market but it would be practical for customers AND ecological. People like us who are hacking the bad practises of this world are good people. We must be careful manipulating dangerous equipment outside of their normal use. Regulators and law makers should kill all those different sockets and impose a standard, like USB is, but for power tools. most people have no time for this and purchase a new charger and battery each time they need a new device. The rest takes the dust. This is evil. This is a waste.
Thanks for your comments, yes you're right. But please don't share links here as it's classed as advertising. The links at the bottom of my video is similar to what you are referring to. It will not give more current than required.
@@totalelectricaltraining I removed the link. Yes It's important to limit the charge current.
@@AlexandreLollini Thanks
The lighting is very poor, too many shadows on you bench, otherwise like your video
Thanks for your suggestions, will consider them for future videos, but there's a revised version of this video already uploaded, which is a lot better than this first version, watch that one here: th-cam.com/video/D8hLx2tE0bo/w-d-xo.html
WOW!!!!!!!!!! wordy or what? I'm clearing my throat every 30 seconds now too!Repeat and repeat.....touch-put down-touch again.I gave up.Bye.
Take some of that old liquor you've hidden behind your couch, you'll feel better!
Ten minutes of waffling and I still didn't get to see what to do. Why do these people repeat themselves so much. Just get on with how to do it
So true they just blab on for nothing making the video longer then need too.
I fell asleep, wokeup and bought a new charger
@@TheKingG2010 I'm glad you're too clever for this video, you should be careful, you might get abducted by aliens!
This video is made for interested people who want to learn, not for the genius ones who already know everything!
Troll alert!
Just keep your insurance up to date is all I can say!
Chill out. No one interested in your insurance company or insurance at all these days! It's an old trick that doesn't hold any more. I'd say get a better job!
Lol you think i sell insurance? No little mister I was just testing your jockularity! We gotta get you to a blood pressure doctor!
I found the video hard to follow, sorry
I'm sorry you feel that way. I have explained everything in full detail here, maybe it's because it's too long and I lose your attention. There's another video, which you should see at the end of this very video popping up, which explains the same thing in a shorter time and more straight to the point, you might benefit from that one. th-cam.com/video/pYVJHOdKzyo/w-d-xo.html&ab_channel=TotalElectricalTraining
I have a 12V cordless drill & can't find the charger for years, look to buy the charger but none for sale. This morning I used a car battery charger to charge for 5 min & the 12v drill battery jumped from 1v to 13v ( & the drill is alive !), what's the reason for that, & will the 12v battery overcharged (how to stop) ?
@holycow I'm not 100% sure what's happened there as I can't be sure your measurement of the battery voltage was right. It's very strange for a battery voltage to suddenly jump that much up, unless you've measured it under the charge while the car battery is connected to it, or you measured the battery voltage under no load. they all make a difference in measurement. The battery won't over charge, but if it stays in charge for too long and the charging is not controlled, then it might damage your battery if it's not already damaged. I have a feeling your battery was already damaged (Dead), and when you connected it to the car battery you temporarily revived it, but as you use it for the drill, you will probably notice that it will soon lose its juice, and won't run the drill for too long. So the 12 v measurement you got is only a No-Load voltage measurement, which is not a correct value. I hope this helps!
@@totalelectricaltraining oh well, any extra minute using my 25 yo drill is a bonus, I was about to throw it in the bin. Thank you.
Thanks.....but i feel boring on same talk again and again.. feel sleepy..plz do work more..thank u
"Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother's eye and pay no attention to the plank in your own eye?" Matthew 7:3. I watched your Karaoke, you sound like a few marble balls in a tin can! Subscribe and Enjoy real practical channels like mine!!
I could wrap this whole thing up in about a minute and a half. You repeat yourself entirely to much.
Why don't you! I bet you will start stuttering once you see the site of any cameras around you!!!
@@AskFereidoon stattering, don't you mean stuttering!? Learn to spell moron. You make no sense at all.
@@larrygeorge3599 You ought to be careful, you're too clever for this world, you might be abducted by YOUR aliens!
@@AskFereidoon dumb
Definitely a troll.
dangit...just do it already. you described the whole video in first 3 minutes. quit repeating ! screw this im on to another way to it this without the heehawwing around.
If I described the whole video in the first 3 minutes, then why do you watch the rest of it? Quit watching!!! I repeat, so even an idiot like you get it!!! but you obviously still didn't!!! LOL!
..@@totalelectricaltraining if you did? so you don't know what you did then huh? figures..
go watch it again then get back with me. ..geeze some fkheads..smh
Bro, I can tell you’re intelligent and kno what you’re doing, but you’re hard to watch 😂 I thought u were never gonna get to it
U tale to good damn long dude damn smh
It's for people who want to know in depth. For all levels of people. I couldn't possibly cater for only one level!
Why do you repeat your self so much
for "some people" to get it!
You keep repeating the same thing again and again it becomes boring and confusing
You don't have a clue!
Do you?! Obviously NO!
Let's stop feeding the trolls.
Like rats, they just multiply when fed.
Thanks mate!