Readers had a variety of suggestions for the best way to upgrade/replace/recycle the old NiCd battery pack from a still-usable Makita drill. I asked the folks at battery pack designer Nexergy to read ...

Owing to the fact that we no longer have horses (thank God), we no longer have a need for a hay shed. In the spirit of recycling and good neighborlineness, I offered the shed to our neighbors, ...

No one will deny that cordless drills can be super convenient. Sure, they need to be charged once in a while but that’s not a big deal. The big deal is when the batteries no longer hold a charge.

I've got a pair of DC9096 packs that aren't that strong any more. Each uses 15 cells, labeled NC-2200SCR. Looks like a sub-C sized NiCad rated 2200 mah. I'm looking at the prices of NiMh cells and I'm ...

Care must be exercised when you try to “quickly” charge a nickel-cadmium (NiCd) cell or battery pack at a current density that approaches or exceeds one-third of its capacity (C/3). As the battery ...

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the Milwaukee Electric Tool Co., of Brookfield, Wis., announced a voluntary recall of the Milwaukee Power Plus, Chicago Pneumatic, and ...