that is a great idea? I guess you can Aldo print new battery cases also. I would like to just make more batteries for my tools. but that is probably more complicated. great idea
Very creative. I'm sick of throwing away old tools that work because of battery issues. I wish all manufacturers would standardize on one battery platform but I guess that will never happen
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For anyone who didn't see it, there are more details on the Instructable page here: www.instructables.com/id/DIY-Lithium-Battery-to-NiCd-Power-Tool-With-Simple
Good video. I need to adapt my old 18V NiCD Milwaukee tools to use Rigid Lithium and this approach should work for me. Rigid batteries need spring loaded receiving terminals so have been trying to sort out how to create a good connection. I might use sheets of oak versus the foam board, depending upon what I can find locally.
Genius! I have been searching for an adapter for my Black and Decker to Ryobi but no luck. I will try this. Thank you very much. Please share more brilliant ideas. From the Philippines. 😊
Wow that's a great job, thanks for sharing it! I have a 3D printer, so will have to look into this, as well as going the other way, to use my battery packs for other projects!
Great thoughts and design. BUT it's a Ryobi cordless tool , all you need is to go to Home Depot and get the latest battery and put it in and ready to use. Ryobi never change adepter format. Done deal.
For Ryobi this may be true but the Craftsman 19.2V system has been discontinued by the brand's new owner. Apparently Ryobi's mfr made a lot of the "EX" and "C3" Craftsman stuff and the new owner is a competitor, hence the discontinuation. There now are pre-built adapters like these for the Craftsman power tools, one that takes Dewalt and one other brand's batteries that have similar 5 pin mating surfaces, and one that takes 4 pin mating surfaces compatible with Black & Decker, Porter Cable, and one other similar system. These adapters are around $20. I'm tempted to pick a couple up, they're thicker than absolutely necessary to electrically connect, so even if they lack a BMS it might be possible to build one into empty space inside of the housing like up the stalk. I'm disappointed in Stanley's choice to discontinue the 19.2V series, I have more than a dozen tools in that series and have bought batteries twice since my original two. Stanley has given me no reason to remain brand-loyal, so at this point if I go with adapters I'll go with whomever has the best prices for higher mAh batteries.
Very well done. I got some old Craftsman tools that I want to make an adapter for. I believe with a little modification I can make an adapter that I can use to give my tools more life. Thanks for sharing
Yeah, I wish the manufacturers would come out with their own adapters for their shitty end of life products. Or would it kill them to simply make lithium batteries using their original style battery cases? They could include protection circuitry to ensure they couldn't be charged in a nicd charger.
alexoconnor2000 I'll take the adapter if you're serious. I have bosch tools and batteries but want to use them on my ryobi grinder. I guess I could pay u through pay pal.
@@cfytcf The company web site, azzclown. And of course tools are wired differently for different power sources. think before you post your mindless drivel, moron.
Bill Cenne 18 volts, whether it’s NiCad or lithium is still 18 volts. The original Ryobi blue 18 volt power tools were all NiCad. When Ryobi first started producing their green lithium powered tools, they said all their previous blue NiCad tools could use their new lithium batteries. Same with the original DeWalt 18 volt tools that used their stemmed NiCad batteries. Later on, DeWalt came out with 18 volt stemmed lithium batteries that were used for those same “NiCad” tools. The only difference for both Ryobi and DeWalt, were you had to use different chargers for the lithium batteries. Although the NiCad batteries could be charged in the newer lithium chargers.
A little late to the party but Bill is partially correct. Lithium batteries need a way to control the discharge levels. To be usable or not depends on how the battery or tool cuts the power when you reach the low voltage threshold to not damage it. This is done with a BMS (Battery Management Systems). For example with Milwaukee the M12 batteries do not have a BMS and the low voltage cut is done thru the tool electronic board. If you use a M12 battery on a "dumb tool" that doesn't disconnect the connection when you discharge to the low voltage limit, you will damage the battery. But the M18 of Milwaukee, and some of Makita and Ryobi have a BMS directly on the battery and will be compatible with "Dumb Tools".
