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| loply:
Hi folks, I've got an old Bosch GBH 24 VRE drill which has both a battery with little life left, and a broken charger. The charger flickers on and off and makes weird noises, the battery is ancient so didn't hold much charge anyway. I'm wondering if I could convert this drill to run off 240v instead? Anybody know if it's likely to have a universal motor, and if so whether I could simply wire up the battery terminals (there's only two...) to 240? The trigger is a variable speed one so I don't know how that would factor in to the equation... Unfortunately they no longer sell batteries or chargers for this model, it was superseded by another with the same mode number but a different shape... Cheers, Rich |
| BillTodd:
NO! dont even try it , you're asking to be burned or electricuted. There are perfectly useable battery drills around for £40 upwards and mains drills for less. Bill |
| loply:
Thing is, this drill was originally about £500, it's a quality item... Made in Germany, SDS, strong hammer, etc. Seems a shame to scrap it and replace it with some lightweight junk. I'm sure it can be repaired or otherwise modified to bring it back to usefulness. If the motor won't run on A/C I could possibly get a 24v power supply of some kind for it...? Just not sure how much current it would need... |
| awemawson:
Re cell the battery pack |
| lordedmond:
Take nealy safe way out Get two Gell type 12 volt rechargeable bricks wire in series connect up to the batt terms in the drill ,yes it will have a cord , the batts will be on the floor. To charge them split them and charge from a normal car charger Has as been said Do NOT under any circumstances connect that drill to the 240vac mains or you will have a very long rest in a long box with your arms crossed on you chest Stuart |
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