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A viewer’s Milwaukee 12V battery is weak: non-OEM build, pack voltage 12V is normal but the three cells read 55/56/57mΩ; swapped for domestic 2500mAh (IR 12.4x), fish paper on the positives, AWithZ handheld welds 0.1 nickel strip with no effort, 0.15 needs max gear (0.2 won’t hold), pack 10.7V IR 46.9, noticeably better speed once fitted
A viewer sent in a Milwaukee 12V battery that went weak after a few uses, slow speed and wrong sound in the tool; opened up, it’s not Milwaukee OEM but a cheap pack someone else built. Multimeter reads a bit over 12V total, normal; swap for domestic 2500mAh cells (the ones he uses himself); the Zoyi multimeter reads the new cells at 12.42/12.48/12.46mΩ, the old cells that came out at 55/56/57mΩ — IR that high is never going to work well in a power tool. Fish paper on the new cells’ positives for insulation. The AWithZ handheld spot welder is handier for the welding; 0.1 nickel strip, no effort at all; he had thought of building a big welder but doesn’t use one much so gave up, a small one is enough for occasional use; 0.1 welded on, you can’t pull it off by hand. The main negative reuses the 0.15 strip taken off earlier, and it needs max gear to hold; this machine welds at most 0.15, 0.2 won’t hold. Pack reads 10.7V, IR 46.9mΩ. Reassembled and charged a while, then tested: better sound, high speed fine too, not fully charged so not at its best yet but much better than before. Comments: just pick three JP30s and drop them in (that works); is a drill’s weakness related to the battery; multimeter recommendation / are you using it as an IR meter.
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Comments (8)

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尼古拉斯小光 · 8 mo ago

Does a weak drill have anything to do with the battery

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sunmou · 11 mo ago

Just pick three JP30s and drop them in

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吴聊拆修Author · 11 mo ago

That works

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土豆土豆又土又逗 · 11 mo ago

Not bad, let me borrow the drill for two days and try it

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吴聊拆修Author · 11 mo ago

Come get it

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大 富 大 桂 · 4 mo ago

Recommend a multimeter

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卖女孩的小火柴 · 11 mo ago

I bought one of these multimeters too

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吴聊拆修Author · 11 mo ago

Using it as an internal resistance tester?

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