02-06-2013, 03:24 AM
About 6 years ago (I just found the thread here) I bought a Ryobi One+ cordless tool set and it has served me fairly well in that time. But lately it has been acting up. The batteries were no longer taking a charge and after some research, I decided to try the suggestion of getting one of the new chargers designed for the new Lithium-Ion batteries, but which can bring older batteries back to life. I bought one and it seems to be charging the older batteries fine.
But I'm still having a problem with the drill itself, which may not have anything to do with the batteries after all. The last several times I've used the drill, I've had to whack the drill in order to get it do anything. Fresh battery off the charger, popped in place, pull trigger....nothing. Smack the base and it may (or may not) work for a while. But hitting the thing to try to get work done gets old really fast.
So I guess I'm wondering if that's a symptom of a dying drill, bad contacts, or something else. And do you know of a way I can troubleshoot it?
Finally, do you think it would be better to:
1. buy a new Lithium-Ion battery in hopes in would bring the drill back to normal?
2. buy a new Ryobi One+ drill (and battery) so I can use the other tools that came with the set?
3. consider this set "end-of-life" after 6 years and start looking for a replacement?
I hate to admit it, but that Rockwell 3rill infomercial caught my attention, and it gets decent reviews.
But I'm still having a problem with the drill itself, which may not have anything to do with the batteries after all. The last several times I've used the drill, I've had to whack the drill in order to get it do anything. Fresh battery off the charger, popped in place, pull trigger....nothing. Smack the base and it may (or may not) work for a while. But hitting the thing to try to get work done gets old really fast.
So I guess I'm wondering if that's a symptom of a dying drill, bad contacts, or something else. And do you know of a way I can troubleshoot it?
Finally, do you think it would be better to:
1. buy a new Lithium-Ion battery in hopes in would bring the drill back to normal?
2. buy a new Ryobi One+ drill (and battery) so I can use the other tools that came with the set?
3. consider this set "end-of-life" after 6 years and start looking for a replacement?
I hate to admit it, but that Rockwell 3rill infomercial caught my attention, and it gets decent reviews.