[SOLVED] Old nice Mikita

[Pauler]

Hi, Im am not an electronics hero at all but still. . .
I have a small Makita 30 years old 6010SD drill of which the fixed 7,2V 2,0Ah battery has died.
Replacement will cost about $ 50,-. But ... there is place enough to improvise with some recharchable AA or AAA batteries.
Can I just link 6 AA or 12 AAA batteries together to replace the standard pack and use the old charger ?
If yes, which are the best batteries to use ?
Thanks, Peter

 

[CountMike]

Those were NiCad batteries at that time, most likely C or D size.

 

[Supahos]

If you attempt to recharge regular batteries you'll end up with battery acid all over the place most likely. It's possible you could do it with rechargeable but I don't know enough about the charger of it to know for sure. I guess you could keep taking them out individually and charging them in the wall for sure

 

[Pauler]

These are the replacements:
https://www.batteries.com/products/1300-mah-replacement-power-tool-battery-for-makita-6010sd
But would this pack have the same ones inside ?
https://www.batteriesplus.com/battery/cordless-tool/makita/6010-7.2v-drill/ctl10271
For this little drill:
https://www.manualslib.com/manual/97985/Makita-6olosdw.html#product-6010SD

So it is a bit hard to unscrew the whole thing to recharge the batteries, Supahos

@ CountMike the 6 NiCad cells in the pack are ± 23 x 33 mm. What code/number should I look for ?

Thanks, Peter

 

[CountMike]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_battery_sizes

 

[mortemas]

There are a lot of batteries with different chemistries and the chargers are not the same for each. It's best for you to replace it with the same type of battery.

 

[Pauler]

OK Mortemas,

thats what I'll do.
Prob solved, thanks.