So ... I have a "bare" Makita that I picked up on Freecycle, and an AEG drill that I can't get the battery to charge. Is it battery ? is it Charger ? either way it's over £50 to replace whichever I try first and it's bound to be the other.
As I was pulling in to Screwfix I started thinking about getting adapters 3D printed and getting one or two bore batteries.
Anyone any good at trawling Thingiverse or similar ? It seems I'm hopeless. just at that before DSL or HWN leap in on this thread.
9th Jun 2022 2:56 pm
Moo D3 Decade
Member Since: 13 Aug 2010
Location: UK
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No longer the Old Buses original owner
231,000 miles and counting
05 S manual owned from March 2005
D4 Face lifted
Still original injectors and turbo
V8 Front brakes
BAS Remap, Allisport Intercooler and deCat
EGRs blanked
T-Max split charge
Hanibal Expeedition rack
Prospeed ladder
Duratrac tyres
IID BT
BAS FBH control
only Erbauer/Makita one I've found on eBay so far was £47
And I do know someone who's into 3D printing who owes me a favour or 3 as I had to ferry him and all his worldly possessions back to Leeds when Covid first closed the uni in Manchester !
Dawned on me that if I bought more of the erbauer batteries then picked up a dead makita one, I could do a cut'n'shut to get a working solution.
Sadly, Screwfix have none left .
Dean
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2011 D4 XS - OBD port protection, RLD spare wheel protector, All LED interiors lights, Timed Climate enabled, iiD tool paired.
2011 D4 Landmark - Stolen from same dealer before I paid for it
2011 D4 GS - Stolen whilst at dealer ... All LED interiors lights, DRLs, Spare Wheel protector.
1996 300Tdi - Eaten by tin worms
Sid's Law dictates that when you buy a bargain new battery, your drill will die a slow death.
The trigger started playing up so I stripped it down and it was fine for a few weeks but died almost totally over the weekend.
Found a Screwfix Community thread discussing what other brands take the same batteries and found there are several almost identical clones, all made by the same Chinese manufacturer as make Erbauer, many selling for a more premium price.
So, courtesy of Amazon, I have a "Wesco" drill arriving tomorrow. £60 including a battery, charger, and a bag. plus a box of bits that may well never get used as I've loads already. It's apparently the name WORX sell under in Germany.
I reckon I got about 8 years of use from the Erbauer, maybe more, and it looks abused because it was ! So I'm reasonably confident the replacement will be ok too.
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