Cordless Drill Conversion - With Laptop Batteries??

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In this episode I will convert my cordless drill battery from ni-cd to lithium ion cells salvaged from laptop batteries. It's very popular on RU-vid and I want to see what the fuss is all about. In reality it's very dangerous... so be careful if you try it.
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@chinesestunna 5 лет назад

"I played with it for another hour and got bored, so I tied it up" - Great video and hilarious quote :)

@guruoo 3 года назад

This is the most comprehensive presentation of a power tool battery conversion that I've seen so far.

@Spartacusse 4 года назад

Finally someone who isolates stuff! Thank You sir, you are doing a good service. Petty, many "exposed terminals" videos are more than 1 million views and this is not.

@ascari100 5 лет назад

I have seen every possible video on battery conversion for drills, and I must say your's is the best so far. Thank you for this long and informative video. I am in the process of bringing my hitachi impact driver back to life and this will help beautifully.

@VitorMadeira 4 года назад

Wo, wo, wo, woooo!!!! This is quite heavy duty super SPECIAL STUFF!!! This has got to be one of the best cordless drill battery conversion / repair I've ever seen here on RU-vid. Thank you for this precious information. Greetings from Portugal.

@damny0utoobe 5 лет назад

Very good. I like the fact that you mentioned the limitations of everything including the BMS. It saves a lot of trouble.

@waltercooling8907 3 года назад

Very comprehensive. Your clear instructive expressions were understandable. I often wondered about the purpose of BMS boards in reconstructed battery packs. The technical information made clear the inherent problems with Li- ion cells. Thanks.

@benwilliam1010 4 года назад

finally, someone who knows what he is doing :)

@tux008 3 года назад

You bet 👍👍

@billyveloz8230 3 года назад

Totally agree. Ive seen a lot of magician RU-vidrs tonight. Congratulations!

@steffenbuettner4294 5 лет назад

I’m glad you actually know what you are doing, unlike some other DIYers on RU-vid. Also, you’re the first one that actually solders the cells quickly 😁. I use a DIY spotwelder, but I always see people mentioning that you shouldn’t sink much heat into the cells and then they proceed to solder on them for 5 seconds 🤦🏼‍♂️.

@cri8tor 3 года назад

Hey brother, you just got another subscriber. Really appreciate how you kept the music at a reasonable volume and gave a detailed account of every step you took in the process of your modification. Look forward to watching the next video on how to build a charging system that can deal with old 18650 batteries. Cheers

@sikedipuuhja7376 5 лет назад

excellent guide, clear and very easy to follow explanation. i really like how you explain the details and the limitations

@Tomas_Prucha Год назад

I must definitely say that it was the best drill conversion video I have ever seen on RU-vid. Well done! 👍👍👍

@bmck9097 Год назад

Thank you for taking the time to do this video. It's nice to watch someone that knows what he is doing.

@MrZeddy100 4 года назад

THE BEST NICAD TO 18650 CONVERSION TUTORIAL VID ON THE NET!!! THANKS SORIN.

@PeteBasel 2 года назад

Nice work, wow very detailed and covering all the bases!

@brianvo1437 5 лет назад

Very nice job Sorin! Explanation very clear. Thanks

@gmeister03 4 года назад

This is the first video I’ve seen from you. Now I’m binging. Fantastic

@redzebra6688 4 года назад

Sorin, you are definitely a genius!!! Subbed!

@gs637 2 года назад

Excellent done Sorine, bravo! And thanks, will use your tips very soon for my project. (

@sammy2888 5 лет назад

Hi Sorin ,Thanks for this new project that i am waiting for a long time , gd to see u using a simple solder and much simple circuit to make it work like new.. tks pal

@011obrad 5 лет назад

Thank you, Sorin. Very clear explanation.

@manickn6819 5 лет назад

Good video. I am dabbling a bit with old laptop batteries these days so this info is very useful to me right now. I figured quite a bit out so far but the amount of drifting surprised me.

@mrmanusia 5 лет назад

This video so helpful and the explanation is so clear, thank you

@throne1001 4 года назад

Hand down, best video for the drill conversion.

@malcolmoxley1274 5 лет назад

this is the best I have seen on you tube,well done

@sharukhanklesaria2365 4 года назад

Super informative & clearly explained, lovely video bro! Thanks !

@jgsmerda 3 года назад

Awesome video, brother! Thank you kindly for your time and great info!

@Kevin-gx8lc 4 года назад

Wow! Really infomative and very useful. I've subscribed, thanks fior sharing Sorin. Greetings from Southport UK.

@rannyday2635 4 года назад

I LOVE YOUR VIDEOS ! This is called that it does this and if you do this it will do that! short to the point no "unnecessary information " Just Well Done Videos keep up the good work Sorin! I can really learn from you!

@AlizeuDev 5 лет назад

Faci o treaba grozava Sorin!

@denzowat5583 5 лет назад

"now it have enough power to hurt my hand" 😂😂😂

@alekpop1625 4 года назад

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@alekpop1625 4 года назад

Lorenz Balagtas j tray no power

@domingoscastelhano1702 3 года назад

Another great video .Finnally somebody makes the things properly ,preventing the "nerds" from beeing exposed to hiden dangers. Congratulations

@stevenarango6319 5 лет назад

great video and even better explanation. you really know your stuff welldone

@WildLifeBackyardCamera 5 лет назад

why do all love all ur videos ?? :) Thanks, thanks for sharing.Its really awesome :)

@emersonsrandomvideos248 3 года назад

Very nice project bro!! I'm learning.

@jayp775 3 года назад

My friend this was very informative video, someone who knows what you doing keep up with good job.

@Harshasai-Foryou-telugu 4 года назад

This is the video like that can help the world to build easier, i give one of d top 10 categories rank in youtube.

@simonm1447 4 года назад

There are also shops which offer battery cases and PCBs for cordless tools which run already on LI-Ion batteries, for example the Makita LXT sytem. Combined with salvaged high current cells from tool batteries with broken PCBs (can also be packs from other brands) you can get extremely powerful packs, which are on the same high power level as the original battery packs. It is important to use high current cells in this case, because only them can deliver the currents tools like angle grinders or cordless chain saws need.

@reidallaway 3 года назад

10 out of 10! thanks for taking the time to put this all together. So much excellent detail and presented so clearly. Subbed

@ciupik8571 3 года назад

Bravo Sorin !

@belalsmart7138 5 лет назад

New subscriber and I am going to watch all your videos...I like it

@granpatriarca3726 5 лет назад

Excellent work. u have a new subscriber.

@mohamedeltehewy7170 5 лет назад

Thanks pro , but we are need video about your soldering iron how you made it ?

@armandoserrano2314 4 года назад

This is a great video you should have way more subscribers!

@BillyRillkratz 5 лет назад

Great Video with Great explanations! thanks a lot

@electronic7979 5 лет назад

Excellent project 👍 👍

@steavekamei2013 5 лет назад

Well done sorin

@electronixTech 4 года назад

Beautiful hardware hack. I just found your youtube channel. I couldn't click subscribe fast enough. Thanks.

@juancarlossanchez118 3 года назад

Muy claro, fácil de hacer y muy bien explicado, congrats!!

@danielp9721 4 года назад

must admit he know what hes doing and whats what

@Totogita 3 года назад

Great video very informative thank you for posting

@sripal.jain4 5 лет назад

Very detailed video 👍

@BrianHSC 5 лет назад

Nice tutorial. But often, it is those cheap BMS and controllers that goes out first. It is usually why laptop batteries are dead in the first place. Instead of soldering all the components in the battery, just extend the balancing cable out. You can make a small magnet door on the battery to hide it if you want to look neat. Then modify the charger to connect to balance charger like Tenergy or Imax B6. And just connect the balancing cable.

@88s10Durango 5 лет назад

Thankyou , I have been curious of the balance chargers as I use the 18650 in my Bluetooth builds and just recently had to buy a bunch of new cells , their not cheap and wanted to get the most life out of them ..:)

@Fabrica3D 5 лет назад

Bravo man :D>. imi place ce faci :).. esti tare :).,

@moh13666 Год назад

good job . great work .

@zooran_n 3 года назад

Ty bro.. rly good video. Good explained.

@user-ik1vz1hf5v 5 лет назад

Bravo, bravo, bravo 👏👏👏👏👏

@Santiago-je5ki Год назад

Awesome video!!!!!!!

@Mekanicu 5 лет назад

Excelent video. Nu sunt pasionat de electronice insa tutorialul e foarte didactic chiar si pentru "profani". Astept si alte filmulete

@viliuzk 3 года назад

Very informative, thank you

@jasonong7049 5 лет назад

Well explained!! Thank you!!

@infotec.4356 4 года назад

You are always right

@Yorumcu63 Год назад

Great video

@alphameric3786 5 лет назад

thank you Sorin for sharing your skills. Your accent ads color to the video but overall, nothing wrong but it is overall an excellent. please make more educational videos. thank you..

@KR-pk1en 4 года назад

Awesome. Thanks for sharing

@RizwanAhmed-gw3dr 5 лет назад

Very nice bro

@f1mqjf1mqj19 5 лет назад

Nice summary of others videos, 1-But are you sure the BMS make the full charging process : Constant current until 4.2V/S, then Constant voltage untill current goes to 1/10th the charging current then stop charge ? Because for what i've seen these BMS are mainly made to avoid under and over voltage and disconnect the battery from charger or charge when it happens (needing to remove the charge or the battery to reset) 2-how and where do you set the charging current ? 3-what is the usage of the 2A step down converter you put in links

@Sorin_DIY 5 лет назад

hi. in the BMS specifications it says CC/CV. when the battery pack is getting almost fully charged, the charging current decreases from 0.60A to 0.25A. so theoretically it should have some kind of CC/CV charging. to be sure, you need to connect a volt/ammeter to a single cell, and monitor the entire charging process. the charging current is set by the BMS. if you want to limit the current, you can use a step up/down converter with current limiting potentiometer, added to a 12V or 24V charger. if you don't have a 12V charger, you can use the standard power drill 24V charger + step down converter from the link.

@ahmedtwahir 4 года назад

Lol...the automatic draining got me good

@stevenA44 4 года назад

I have a couple of cordless drills that I am going to try this with at some point. It sucks that the replacement batteries cost just as much as the drill was when it was new.

@bekim137 4 года назад

the most professional way to convert nicd to lithium battery

@technicalempire7514 3 года назад

GENIUS .

@martontichi8611 3 года назад

Thank you. I will use the same principle to rejuvenate my iRobot Roomba's NiMh battery. It is also 4s2p.

@thingswithshafin5486 3 года назад

Nice Battery pack

@MustafaGARGI 4 года назад

Hi. Thanks for the video. I replaced the old batteries with lithium ones. I just connected them as + to - and I can not charge the unit with the original charger. Why? Is the connection method problem?

@edwardgilmour9013 5 лет назад

good presentation

@Majestiicc12 4 года назад

Thanks for the video! I am learning all of this stuff, its fascinating. In the video at 4:04, upper right of the screen is some sort of gel-looking stuff that you dip the solder into. What is it? I have seen many videos with it? Do I need something like that for soldering? Completely ignorant of all of this, sorry :(

@Sorin_DIY 4 года назад

hi. it's soldering rosin. it helps the solder bond with the surface.

@siryoneyal 5 лет назад

thank you very much. it is just what I was looking for. I'll let you know how it works after getting stuff from banggood.

@edwardocamarinha5438 4 года назад

exellent video, very helpfull, thank you

@jppilot2003 5 лет назад

Thx for the information. Great explanation and video. I want to do the same to my old 18 volt drill. Could you please tell me which parts would I need for this project? It would be with a 5s BMS..

@Sorin_DIY 5 лет назад

hi. you can use this type of BMS: www.aliexpress.com/item/21V-100A-BMS-5S-Polymer-Li-ion-Battery-Pack-Protection-Circuit-Module-PCM-18650-Li-POLYMER/32844842468.html?spm=a2g0s.8937460.0.0.7dee2e0eO2J0QY

@rudolfzaris675 3 года назад

Hi Sorin, I made similar modification like you, but my drill is stopping when accelerate. I used 3s 40a bms board and battery pack in 3s2p configuration. Dril is BOSCH GSR 9,6V VES-2. There was a small resistor on the battery + - connectors i cutt it out, but i think should stayed there...Thanks.

@Mr_Motor 3 года назад

very useful, u don't waste my waste thanks

@eziusss 2 месяца назад

If your drill 2x more powerfull just make 2x bigger battery. For example S4P4. I used 3S4P for my old makita drill with old laptop battery cells.

@bartekd3577 5 лет назад

Jak użyje akumulatorków o zbliżonych parametrach to równo będą się ładować? Lepiej jak na filmie? (60 %)

@taimoorkhan90 5 лет назад

Very nice sir

@mrbricolage803 4 года назад

Hi brother, I need to know how I can charge and what charger can I use? I can't use the original charger thanks for everything and regards

@anonymoususer6448 3 года назад

"Someone who knows what he is doing" I saw this quote and I totally agree. Very informative and technically-correct video I'd be interested in an update after 3 years. Are there any lessons-learned after 3y of using this? Anything you would do differently? I'm going to convert my old battery-drill based on your video thanks so much and keep up the excellent work, ChrisV

@Sorin_DIY 3 года назад

hi. I used and charged the drill a few times, but eventually the lithium cells got very unbalanced, because they are not made for high currents. so you need high drain cells and a BMS board with a higher balancing current like 100mA.

@juanilocano7047 Год назад

What is your recommended minimum discharge current of battery to be use for power tools.

@1977macy 4 года назад

Thank you !!!

@osamahassan6817 5 лет назад

U are the best big thanks

@shaadullakhanasadullahkhan6292 4 года назад

Very nice good job

@txm100 4 года назад

Hey, thanks for the video! Do yo have any recommendations for a BMS board for a 12V drill? Or would your link work too? Thank you very much!

@Sorin_DIY 4 года назад

hi. I suggest the 3S BMS 60A board with balance from this link: www.aliexpress.com/item/4000214801977.html?spm=a2g0s.9042311.0.0.27424c4d0pknhS

@DrZipZwan 3 года назад

@@Sorin_DIY hey that is the same I wanted to order, but got confused by "enhanced' model. Balanced is clear, it balance changing of all 18650 to 4.2v. But damn what about enhanced! Do you have any idea about it??

@siryoneyal 5 лет назад

Couple of questions. Can you post a link for the voltage with buzzer? You also posted a link for a step down converter. Why?

@Sorin_DIY 5 лет назад

hi. the step down converter is for those who want to use the original cordless drill charger, instead of buying a new 12V universal charger. the drill original charger has 24V. so you can use the step down converter to drop the voltage down to 18V. I forgot to mention that in the clip.. and here is the link: www.banggood.com/Wholesale-1S-8S-Li-po-Battery-Voltage-Tester-Checker-Indicator-Monitor-Buzzer-Alarm-p-26049.html?rmmds=search&cur_warehouse=CN

@curiosity8435 3 года назад

So, can I utilize an old laptop charger for this purpose? I assume I just need adjust the step-up/down converter to 18v. Correct? And, should I worry about overcharging if I leave the battery with charger on whole night? Thank you 😀

@Sorin_DIY 3 года назад

hi. you can use the laptop charger. but be careful if it has too much current, the converter and lithium cells may get very hot. the BMS board has overcharge protection, so you can leave it overnight.

@nicugreu4935 5 лет назад

Salut,mersi pt.raspuns.Acumulatorii nu sunt buni pentu ca au amperajul mic,dar daca pun mai multi,doi cate doi ca si tine vor functiona?de exemlu zece bucati.

@Sorin_DIY 5 лет назад

salut. tot nu cred ca sunt de ajuns. in primul rand trebuie sa verifici ce current maxim foloseste bormasina in sarcina. apoi trebuie sa calculezi nr de acumulatori care sa iti dea curentul acela. acumulatorii tai au rata de descarcare 1C. in unele laptopuri poti sa gasesti acumulatori mai buni samsung, panasonic, sony cu rata de descarcare 2C. daca pui 2 acumulatori de 2.6Ah in paralel la 1C, ai curent maxim de descarcare 2.6A * 1(C) * 2(paralel) = 5.2A. iti trebuie peste 10A.

@deller73 5 лет назад

Thank you for this great video with this info. about converting to lithium batteries on these cordless drills.

@DrZipZwan 3 года назад

1:30 I experience the same issue with my DIY dremel, when I connected it to my ATX Lab Power Supply (thx, I used your "Gorgeous" ATX Lab Power Supply project). Additionaly, I added a XL6019 LM2596S (Amazing StepUp & StepDown Module) to get some variable feature other than 3.3v/5v/12v. Sometime I need less than 3v, to test 3mm Led for example. My DIY dremel is build with an old 555 motor, it was for a drill I guess. So alternative is to connect it to 5v, then step up voltage till reaching the speed desire! Thx for the explanation, why ATX is shutting down... I did not use the trick with dummy load as you cause I do not have access to a variety of those ceramic resistor. But after learning, how useful they are, I started to collect some of them... But wait , at the end you are charging the battery pack with an ordinary 12v charger! this white charger you are using is not for litium cells. What about when the battery are fully charged?? This charger will not cut off?? Is it not dangerous for the cells to be constantly chaged?? Because I learned that BMS is not actually a proper charging board, it is a protection DISCHARGING board!! yeah some BMS got over charge protection, but still they are not proper charging board for litium cells...

@Sorin_DIY 3 года назад

hi. it depends on the BMS board. if you have a CC/CV charger or converter + a good BMS board with balancing feature and decent voltage values for the overcharge protection and the other features, it should charge the li-ion cells good enough and not damage the cells. the charging modules for one cell (4.2V) are better, because they are more precise and it's easier to apply all the protection features to only one cell. it's difficult to do the same think with several cells in series.

@DrZipZwan 3 года назад

@@Sorin_DIY yes you are right, though, I think it is easier to use 12v charger for Lithium battery, like you used with your first Router UPS. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-IlEnEn7ptmc.htmlm54s You right it is much easier charging a single 18650, but when you switch to 2 or 3 especially in series, thats when things start to be tricky and complicated.

@janrusselgonzaga1460 3 года назад

You should be hired by companies

@yangyan6645 5 лет назад

At 14:57, 60% of voltage drop does NOT mean 60% of capacity. Voltage and capacity are non-linear relation. I have a question. You set the step-up output to 18V, but why it drops to 13.9 to 15.4V when you charging? It's a 2A step-up module, and should maintain around 18V when current less than 2A right?

@Sorin_DIY 5 лет назад

60% it's an approximation, to make the explanation simpler. the voltage is dropping, partially because the step up converter efficiency decreases, when you increase the voltage. but mainly I think it has something to do with this type of BMS. I've used other BMS models and the voltage difference is not that big.

@ABID5 5 лет назад

Excellent!

@HayatoJin 4 года назад

This video is beyond cool. I have a B&D screwdriver/drill with the same form-factor except 12V. If I wanted to give this a shot... What would you recommend, using a 4S battery and a step-down converter?

@Sorin_DIY 4 года назад

hi. a step down converter is not good for electric drills. because the electric motor will draw a high inrush current at startup, probably more than 10A and this is beyond most converters. you need high drain cells in a 3S configuration with a powerful BMS.

@HayatoJin 4 года назад

@@Sorin_DIY I see. I ordered a 3S 25A BMS and was planing to go 3S2P. Still deciding which batteries to use. What would you recommend? Between Samsung 30Q, Sony VTC6 and LG HE4? (or others if you can think of any). I don't know for sure any of these are original, I only have the store's word-of-mouth about them.

@Sorin_DIY 4 года назад

the brand and model are less important, they are all good cells. but you need to be sure, you don't buy fake cells. you should check the rating of the store and find products with a lot of orders and reviews. some people even post photos with the real capacity of the cells, tested with a good charger.