Saturday, August 31, 2024

Ryobi battery conversion for DeWalt

I've had this NiCad powered Dewalt DC825 for many years and replaced the batteries several times. It was my first cordless tool set and I still have many of the tools that came with it. I was annoyed by Dewalt's choice to use a different battery connector when they switched from NiCad to LiPo. At the time there wasnt a simple adapter to power my 18v tools with their fancy new 20v max battery, or I was too stubborn to look for one. For a while I grudgingly bought new 18v NiCads to keep the tools running.

Eventually I decided to go with Ryobi for my next generation of LiPo power tools. The batteries on my Dewalt are starting to fail again: failing to charge, not keeping a charge and being dead when I need them. I don't want to buy a Ryobi impact driver either, because I'm cheap and the Dewalt still works.

... so I made this unholy combination:

Is it a DRyobi or a RyWalt?

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