Battery repair

[nicebutdim]

Interesting you had that experience. I have found Bosch batteries to be very reliable. The quality of course may have deteriorated. I don't know as I am still using the originals.

The Bosch tools I owned from that era were all used, so batteries may not have been as well maintained as they could have been, but the point was more that these tools were very well engineered and that no batteries could hope to last as well as the tools.

 

[Mikegh]

Given that it's 24V, I'd hazard a guess that it's Ni-MH - maybe fitted to GBH 24V or similar.

Pbobably only 3-4Ah, but no longer in production and options are either repair or buy an Ebay/Amazon special.

Didn't spot the 24v sounds right, I used to have them

They wouldn't be great now compared to the new kit

 

[nicebutdim]

Didn't spot the 24v sounds right, I used to have them

They wouldn't be great now compared to the new kit

Plenty of more powerful options on the market, but few that are likely to last as long.

Last SDS I bought was a twin battery affair - more powerful than required for most of the work I give it, but hopefully that'll prolong its life. A big problem with many current tools is that their power far exceeds build quality.

 

[Mikegh]

Plenty of more powerful options on the market, but few that are likely to last as long.

Last SDS I bought was a twin battery affair - more powerful than required for most of the work I give it, but hopefully that'll prolong its life. A big problem with many current tools is that their power far exceeds build quality.

Yes I was using the Bosch 24v SDS plus for years

They were a great drill

I have a range now from the 12v up to the combi and 18v SDS


Got the cordless impact and a load of gear too, only used it once yet