Batterys for Power tools.

[Spirited-6]

http://shopping.aol.com/dc9091-144v-battery-pack/52212346?refCode=aolpartner_sf_tyler-tool-company There should be a "law" Damn, how much does it cost over a car/ bike battery to make.  

[hubcapsc]

http://shopping.aol.com/dc9091-144v-battery-pack/52212346?refCode=aolpartner_sf_tyler-tool-company There should be a "law" Damn, how much does it cost over a car/ bike battery to make. 

I hear you... my 3.0 amp hour drill's batteries quit holding a charge, so I searched for replacements... too much...

I also went to the battery rebuilder ("Batteries Plus" around here) and they were still too much...

A new Hitachi 3.0 amp hour drill was around $275 at the big box stores, so I looked for it on Amazon -
it was $139! I don't know what the deal was (it ain't $139 anymore) but I got one - it rocks!

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000H2P060/ref=ox_ya_os_product

Most tool batteries seem to be around 1.7 amp hours... It is nice to have a drill that is both strong,
and lasts a long time... my main tools for building Carolyn's barn (there's no power there) were my
old hitachi 3.0 amp hour drill and a DeWalt 36 volt 7 inch circle saw -



-Mike "can't find the chainsaw picture <g>"
 

[Bigdog]

I too have had this problem....go to a pawn shop and pick up everything, drill ,charger and battery for what you will pay.....my 2 cents worth...

[duckee]

I don't use the 14V XRP but I do use the 18V XRP and have 4 or 5 of them  I have seen them on Ebay dirt cheep and new.  If you can be patient you should be able to find them on ebay for around 20~30.  Good luck.  Question for yu can you use the 18V instead of the 14V XRP?  I have never checked the compatibility.

[BonS]

FWIW I bought some XRP batteries on ebay. Yes, they were aftermarket not DeWalt. The batteries were fine until they were knocked around a bit. The spot welds broke loose on one internal battery or another and the packs quickly became intermittent and unreliable or quit altogether. Oh well, the price was too good to be true. Both packs that I bought succumbed to the same fate. I eventually hunted for the best price on a DeWalt brand XRP battery pack and haven't had a problem since. YMMV.