The charger simply stopped working. I don't want to buy a whole new drill. Where do I get another battery and charger? s.g.

Cheapest.....Rural King or Harbor Freight. Better quality at Wal-Mart or Sears. don-ohio (:^)

You don;t specify make or model but most driver drills have a detachable battery that you remove and place in a charging unit to recharge. Some old units have the batteries internally and you simply plug them into the appropriate charger.

BUY A NEW BATTS AND TEST IF NOT BUY A CHARGER OR TEST IT WITH A DIGITAL TESTER ->http://www.doityourself.com/stry/how-to-test-a-battery-charger

You could have a bad battery (most likely), bad charger or bad drill. The only way to be 100% sure is to try another battery in the drill and/or try charging the battey on another charger. If you don't have a second battery but do have a service center in your area, they can test your drill to make sure it works. Chargers either work or they don't, there are very few that can be repaired and usually have to be replaced. Batteries do go bad eventually depending on age and number of times discharged and recharged.

hello don... check to be sure that the tools are 18 volt and not 12 volt. If they are 18v then go to this website to contact ryobi directly https://register.ryobitools.com/contact_us/new

joe

Don,t worry about lights,just check if the batteries get charge.If not your charger is fry.Is time to buy a new one.

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After 8 years its possible you have some corrosion or bad contact on drill, takeing it apart an checking inside may be to much for you,but make sure all contact are clean on outside.

sounds like your battery is dying. All rechargeable batteries have a limited lifespan.

The life expectancy varies dramatically based on how many times it was charged, if you left it in the charger too long, if the battery was exposed to extreme cold or it could be due to simply one or more of the cells just giving out from normal use.

Batteries are expensive. Generally about $50 each you will have to weight whether its best to buy a couple of new batts. or just get a new drill.

I recently decided to retire my 18v dewalt for the same reason between spending $120 to get a 6 year ol drill working again or just upgrading to a new with greater power, lighter weight and BETTER batteries (Li-Ion) its best to just bite the bullet and get a new unit.

There are ways to "revive" dead batteries and they sometimes will extend the life by a few weeks but the reality is once your dead your dead, there's life support but is that really any better than dead?

Look around for a good deal Amazon.com, tylertool.com are good sources. I am usually a huge fan of ebay but caution that unless you are VERY familiar with buying on ebay that you stay away from buying cordless tools there as many items are store returns. ( I work for a company that sells returned items to people that turn around and sell the junk on ebay, its wrong but it happens ALOT more than people realize)

Hope that helps

something is wrong. take it back if possible.

is this a north american model.all i can find is model DC727 & DC728 model. charger model 9116 & battery is DC9096 may work.charger volts 110v ac. if your buying the individual part like batt & chgr its more expensive than buying the whole kit is cheaper. hope i answer your question