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Quote: Originally posted by trog100 on 27/3/2015

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that one is the same as mine.. only with a small light weight battery instead of the heavy weight normal battery..

i have converted a couple of my drills to RC lipo batteries.. just take the old cells out and fit small RC batteries.. they dont self discharge and can be left stood for months and never go flat..

you do need a small RC charger to charge the batteries and be able to do a bit of soldering but the end result is well worth it.. more so for occasional use items..

my leg winder as been in the caravan since last summer i can just pick it up and use it and know it wont be flat.. it would also last a long time on a charge with normal caravan use..

self discharging is the biggest problem with metal hydride batteries.. okay for things in regular use but a pain for things that only get occasional use.. pick them up to use them and they are nearly always flat.. he he

trog

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