For my SoCal friends:

[kennzz05]

Since my last post was offensive to some, I will attempt punctuation and capitalization..
The following is a way to rejuvenate any ni-cad type batterys when they wont hold a charge.This includes cordless drills, flashlights, dustbusters etc.
You will be zapping the dead battery with another battery or D.C. power source.The voltage you will need for the zapping battery depends on the voltage of the battery that needs repair
For example, if you want to rejuvenate a 9.6 volt battery than you will be using a 12volt battery to zap it with.You will need to hook some wires to the "zapping" battery. The battery that needs rejuvenation will need to have the wires briefly touched to its terminals. When the voltage in the battery being rejuvenated reaches 1 or 2 volts above its rating, you're done.Touch the wires only in 1 or 2 second intervals, as too long and you will blow the cell.
If you want to fix an 18 volt drill battery than you will need 2-12 volt batteries.The positive terminal on the first battery, will be attached to the negative terminal on the second battery. The remaining open terminals pos. on one and neg. on the second, will be where you attach the wires to. The procedure is the same as above,when 19 or 20 volts is achieved you're done, and you can charge as usual
Care should be exercised as holding the "zapping" wire too long (more than the recommended 1 second)on the battery that you're trying to repair can result in blown cells.
Good luck:smootch:

 

[johnnyc]

Since my last post was offensive to some, I will attempt punctuation and capitalization..

The following is a way to rejuvenate any ni-cad type batterys when they wont hold a charge.This includes cordless drills, flashlights, dustbusters etc.

You will be zapping the dead battery with another battery or D.C. power source.The voltage you will need for the zapping battery depends on the voltage of the battery that needs repair.

For example, if you want to rejuvenate a 9.6 volt battery than you will be using a 12volt battery to zap it with.You will need to hook some wires to the "zapping" battery. The battery that needs rejuvenation will need to have the wires briefly touched to its terminals.

When the voltage in the battery being rejuvenated reaches 1 or 2 volts above its rating, you're done.Touch the wires only in 1 or 2 second intervals, as too long and you will blow the cell.

If you want to fix an 18 volt drill battery than you will need 2-12 volt batteries.The positive terminal on the first battery, will be attached to the negative terminal on the second battery. The remaining open terminals pos. on one and neg. on the second, will be where you attach the wires to.

The procedure is the same as above,when 19 or 20 volts is achieved you're done, and you can charge as usual.

Care should be exercised as holding the "zapping" wire too long (more than the recommended 1 second)on the battery that you're trying to repair can result in blown cells.

Good luck:smootch:

Edited for easier reading.

:moon:

 

[karstic]

Formatted for easier reading.

:moon:

Fixed it for ya.

 

[crazyjim]

Excuse me Jonathan, I've noticed a few grammatical errors in your post. Please note that I have corrected these problems for you.

This.

 

[johnnyc]

Fixed it for ya.

Well, I said "edited" because I did have to add some periods here and there. Actually could've also used some spacing between sentences and eliminated some abbreviations.