| If you've ever went to use your favorite
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| | battery. I've experimented with
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| cordless tool and found the battery dead
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| | different way of recharging my batteries
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| or took the battery off the charger and
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| | and have come to one conclusion.For
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| have it go dead prematurely, then you
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| | modern batteries, it doesn't matter
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| know the frustration that comes along
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| | whether you run the battery completely
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| with owner cordless tools.Tip #1. Heat is
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| | down or not. By completely down I mean
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| not a battery's friend. Heat will kill a
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| | until the tool does not perform
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| rechargeable battery just about quicker
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| | adequately. As soon as the cordless drill
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| than anything I can think of. It also
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| | won't screw a deck screw in all the way,
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| reduces the battery's life span. If it
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| | the battery goes on the charger and a
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| seems you're constantly buying battery's
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| | fresh one is popped in.I've known some
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| or if it seems you're not getting good
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| | people who would clamp the trigger down
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| usage times between rechargings, take a
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| | and fully discharge the battery but I
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| look at how you're charging your
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| | have never seen it make a difference.One
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| batteries.Keep the recharger in a cool
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| | thing I never do is leave the battery on
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| place. Recharging your batteries in a 100
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| | the recharger for an extended amount of
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| degree garage is a good road to a short
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| | time. Even with the tools that don't get
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| battery life.During recharging, try and
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| | used that much, once the battery is
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| keep a fan on the charging unit.
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| | charged it is taken off the charger.Tip
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| Batteries can build up a lot of heat
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| | #5. Always have a backup You just never
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| during recharging and they need help
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| | know when the battery will go. Always
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| disapating the heat.Tip #2. Battery packs
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| | have a back up ready to go. This usually
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| are not indestructable. I'm constantly
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| | means a third or fourth battery. It's
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| amazed at how careless many people are
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| | cheap insurance against having to work
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| with their battery's.Crack a housing and
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| | with hand tools!Tip #6. Make Sure You're
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| you might as well open the wallet back
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| | Using the Correct Charger Another one of
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| up. Store the tool and battery in the
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| | the things you'd think would be common
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| case it came in if at all possible. If no
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| | sense, however I see people trying to
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| case is available, then a soft sided tool
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| | recharge their Makita batteries on their
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| bag with some cushion will protect the
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| | Dewalt chargers all the time and wonder
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| tool and battery until it's time to use
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| | why it doesn't work.Recharging your
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| it again.Tip #3. Water is a Killer of
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| | battery on the wrong charger is certain
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| batteries You'd think this would be
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| | death for your cordless battery. The
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| common sense, but I see cordless tools
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| | battery and the charger should tell you
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| laying in back of pickups and on the
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| | if they are a match or not. You can also
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| jobsite during wet weather and just have
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| | find this information in the owners
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| to wonder how many battery packs the
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| | manual for most tools.Don Lawson is the
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| owner must have had to buy.Keep the
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| | Tool Guru at You can find more
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| battery pack dry and clean. Wipe any
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| | information on a wide variety of cordless
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| moisture off as soon as it gets on the
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| | tools and battery packs at his website.
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| tool. If it starts to rain, it's time to
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| | is a website that brings readers
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| take a break. Tip #4. To Drain Completely
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| | discounted tools, coupons and closeouts
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| or Leave Some Charge There is some
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| | on a wide variety of tools.
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| controversy about how to charge a
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