Comments on: Cheap-Ass Tools: Ni-Cad Battery Packs

By: Manny

Manny — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 23:14:18 +0000

Find me cheap 18v milwaukee Nicads and I will die a happy man…

By: Fabian

Fabian — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 23:17:41 +0000

Folks, this just in!

Walmart is also dumping their Black-Decker-VPX3101 batteries for $7 each. My local walmart in Gilroy, CA had about 50 of them last night. FYI.

About the VPX3101 battery:

http://www.amazon.com/Black-Decker-Li-Ion-Inverter-VPX3101/dp/B000UMJJAU/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=hi&qid=1226272457&sr=8-1

Thanks,
F.

By: brew

brew — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 04:59:18 +0000

I bought one of these drills at lowes for $20 and hooked it up to my snow blower chute. I also picked up one of these spare batteries for well under $5 ($2 I think) and they are going on their 3rd winter. The batteries are not even close to my other tools batteries, dewalt, panasonic, etc. but for what I am using them for they have been great.

Brew

By: Fabian

Fabian — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 03:38:19 +0000

Honestly, I sold like 40 of them on amazon in less than a week..

Your local walmart may have more for sale..

also, my sales on amazon managed to push the prices down since others wanted to compete with me.. you should check amazon for some sweet Black and Decker ni-cd deals..

sorry,
F.

By: Tim B.

Tim B. — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 16:12:21 +0000

@Fabian - You don’t still have any of those, do you? =) I’ve been needing to rebuild or replace my 18V Firestorm batteries for WAAAAY too long.

If I could find a hot deal on these Taskforce ones (or others) here in the Seattle area, I’d consider buying one just to rip apart and judge the potential for rebuilding other batteries…

By: Terry

Terry — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 05:26:36 +0000

I’d like to find batteries and chargers for my Craftsman EX 19.2v tools but the nearest Sears is too far for me to stroll by and check out the clearance table. Does anyone know where I can find cheap ni-cad deals without using ebay?

I’d prefer not to buy ni-cad gear on ebay.

By: Fabian

Fabian — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 03:57:59 +0000

Walmart recently had a bunch of brand new black and decker ni-cd batteries for their cordless lines on clearance in California. 9-18v Ni-cd Batteries for 2-to-3 dollars each; MSRP was 30-40 normally.

I filled my buggie and sold them on Amazon! Yippie!

By: fred

fred — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 22:14:25 +0000

Task Forec seems to be a Lowes (LG Sourcing) brand name.
Maybe a look at the UPC on the battery packages will give you the information about who the OEM was.

By: Shopmonger

Shopmonger — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 20:53:38 +0000

Yeah it would be curious to know if i should pick a couple up for repair parts….

Are they standard nicad cell size and what it the Amp/hr

Do any of them directly fit other tools?

By: KevinB

KevinB — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 20:16:04 +0000

I’m not real familiar with the taskforce stuff except with some of their handtools I’ve seen at Lowes or HD. I wonder if the batts are worth buying just for their cells to rebuild a Batt from another brand.