How to fix dewalt 18v battery. Normally the battery pack protection circuits will shut off the battery at about 27 v to 3 v per cell 135 15 v for your 1820 v pack of 5 cells and allow charging but when the cells discharge to about 23 v each the battery control system will shut them off internally to avoid further discharge from totally killing the cells. Dewalt battery packs are quick to charge and long lasting and contain a microchip that shuts the battery pack off if it overheats. Inside you will find 15 12volt sub c size cells. What i was doing wrong was i didnt push the battery hard and far enough on the charger.
This battery can provide total power of 18 volt by linking all of these battery cells together 15 cells x 12v 18v in a chain formation the 18v dewalt battery will die if any one of its 15 rechargeable battery cell dies. Refurbish your 18v dewalt battery by making repairs to the dead c battery cells within the battery pack. At that point the tiny voltage that you see on. Once the battery pack shuts off you have to reset it.
With its lightweight construction fast charge time and the runtime of the battery a lot of work can be done from a single pack. Basically it seems that when a battery becomes completely discharged the dewalt 18v battery charger unit effectively does not recognise that a battery has been inserted. My fix here is not optimal the old cells i had laying around was only 12ah where the dewalt cells was 26ah. I had the same problem.
Available in a range of capacities to suit various needs whether you are using the tool professionally on a daily basis or on a casual basis around the home. How to fix a dewalt 18v battery 15 rechargeable battery cells in c size are linked in series formation in an 18 volt dewalt battery. If you look at the top of the 18 volt dewalt battery you will find that there are screws holding it together. Dewalt 18v batteries are compatible with the whole dewalt xr range.
Carefully remove the insulation from the top and bottom of the battery cells. Atlannabulls in terms of dewalt i associate 18v with dewalts old stick pack line commonly referred to the ni cd line and the 20v with dewalts newer slide pack linein terms of your chargers there is stick pack chargers and slide pack chargers and they are not compatible. The reset process clears the microchips memory and gives the chip the all clear to charge normally. The 18v dewalt battery can die if even one out of the 12 rechargeable battery cells dies.
Many of the current chargers will charge the current line of 54v 18v and 108v batteries.