batteries

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    hitachi drill set

    I've always just used the drills provided at work, but thought its about time I invested in my own setup. I'm a big believer in "you get what you pay for" and "quality products last". I've never had chance to get my hands on a hitachi drill so not 100% on them. I've found a good looking set...
  2. W

    Megger 1720 or 1730

    Hi all, well after passing my 2391 I'm looking at buying a Megger MFT 1720 or 1730. I can't decided which one to get. I like the idea of downloading results with the 1730 but is it really worth the extra money or should I just go for the 1720. What's people thoughts or experience with either...
  3. K

    Please help me. i want to charge two batteries 12v7a+12v7a=12v14a parallel

    Please help me. i want to charge two batteries 12v7a+12v7a=12v14a parallel with PC power supply as i show you in picture on of my friend doing same like this...! but, i don't know how to do it this job. Please i require your help. Thank You so much all of you who help me. Please
  4. i=p/u

    Short circuit current

    3.6v, 4 ah , em batt pack shorted in my pocket and burnt a hole in jumper, what current was flowing or was it the discharge , smokey, thx wise one
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    dewalt xr range

    just upgraded all my cordless tools to the dewalt 18v xr range , got to say they are great tools i was using bosch professional 18v li but find the dewalt xr better , anyone else had these tools for a while or had any problems
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    bosch 24v sds

    Has anyone got one of these beauties? Ive had it repaired once and bosch fixed the drill and gave me 2 new batteries! The problem i have now is that the batteries wont charge, the charger goes through the motions i.e all the lights tell me its charging, and the batteries "charge" in minutes ...
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    Best way to mark battery gun

    Hey guys, merry xmas. I got a new makita battery gun for xmas and was wondering the best way to mark it? Quite a few guys on site have either the same drill or another makita tool which has the same batteries. I obviously want to keep my own drill and more importantly batteries, ive seen many a...
  8. M

    Megger 1720, rechargeable or not, that is the question??

    Hi all got a megger 1720, tried using it with rechargeable batteries, 2450 mah duracell type and they seem to last not very long, bout a week of constant testing, however using duracells alkaline batteries pro-cell type they last for about 3 weeks, is this normal.....anybody else tried this and...
  9. yellowvanman

    18V Hammer Drill

    Anyone bought one recently? Li-Ion. Whats best? Makita and Milwakee look good! An idea of what you paid would be helpful as well
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    metrel euro test battery problem?

    has any one had any problems with their metrel test instruments eating batteries? my euro test only lasts five mins when fully charged and then tells me it needs recharging. has anyone else experienced any battery charge problems and if so is there a fix?
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    drill batteries

    Any one heard of the way to rejuvenate Nicad batteries or is it just stories P
  12. timo1

    Best 18V cordless drill for around £150..

    Hi, would appreciate thoughts, looking to get a new drill but only want to spend about £150. S c r e w fix have got some decent deals on Bosch blue which I normally would choose but the reviews are not great. Makita are doing a Ni-cad with 3 batteries for about £100, I know that li-on is the...
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    Emergency Lighting Batteries

    Hi i been asked to carry out some maintenance on a emergency lighting system which is in a nightclub and was installed around 2006. I've told the customer that he will need to change all the batteries as they are older then 3 years. Am i correct is saying this? Any help would be great
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    Battery Battery Back Up Systems

    Hi, anybody fitted a battery back up system? I've been asked about a 30kw with a back up system but I've not installed one before. Any help or information would be greatly appreciated.
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    Battery Charger from DC Motor

    Ive got a 24Vdc motor on my wind turbine and Im trying to use it to charge 2 sealed batteries 12Volt in series. Ive been searching the web for days for a circuit/product to regulate and charge the batteries but cant find anything. Can any one help?
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    Which combi drill/driver?

    Looking to replace my Bosch (green) which I've been perfectly happy with, except the Ni-Cad batteries don't last long. Orange shed are selling a Hitachi 18v with a pair of 1.5Ah lithium ion batts for less than a hundred quid. Anyone got one? I've got a DeWalt mains SDS which is great and have...
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    Off grid solar project.

    Hi all, anybody going down a similar road to this, I am setting up a solar project for my house in Spain, the gear I allready have in place are, 4 x 30v 250w panels 4 x180a/h batteries = 48v batt bank 2 x 180a/h batteries =24v batt bank The batteries at the moment are charged via generator, I...
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    How to calculate battery backup power needs

    First of all, I would like to apologize for creating an account solely to ask my question. I honestly don't know where else to turn to find out this information; I've exhaused every google search and the knowledge of people around me. I'm hoping someone won't mind helping me with this. I live...
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    Megger LCB2500/2

    I recall biff55 really rating his that he got off ebay, fair play. I got one years ago, seemed fine for a while, but then it wouldn't make loop measurements, kept coming up with the 'Noise' symbol and take an eternity to give a reading, if at all, which was basically a random number. I've got a...
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    makita 18v lion not working

    i bought a lxt600 set for 700 and 18 months later all three batteries have packed in any suggestions?? the lithums have 10 rechargeable batteries with the first supplying a chip that monitors activity and if it gets too low then the chip shuts the whoe battery down. Usually its the first cell...

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