You go to use your cordless drill, and it doesn’t turn on. It seems that your batteries have run out of juice. You decide to plug the battery into the charger, but the charger is nowhere in sight. Whether you have lost your charger or it just isn’t working, you still need to find a way to charge your cordless drill.
This article discusses how to charge a cordless drill without the charger. Although you will need a variety of equipment, it is doable depending on your chosen method. In fact, there are a few ways to charge a cordless drill without the charger.
How to Charge a Cordless Drill Without the Charger
As you will see below, there are a few easy ways to charge a cordless drill battery without the charger, and you should be able to find at least one that works for you.
1. Charging a Cordless Drill Using a USB Charger
One of the easiest and fastest ways to charge a lithium-ion cordless drill battery is to use a USB charger. Many lithium-ion batteries for cordless drills come with integrated USB ports, making this much easier.
Simply get a USB cable with a head that fits into the port type your battery has. Then, plug the USB cable into the cordless drill’s battery.
You will then plug the other end into a wall charger that plugs directly into an AC port, PC, printer, laptop, or power bank.
Any such power source will work. If you are using a computer, remember that you will need to turn the computer on to charge the battery. However, you should keep the battery inside the cordless drill when using this method.
However, this charging method will take a relatively long time, especially if you use your computer or laptop USB port. Also, the charge may not always be stable, resulting in your battery being damaged.
2. Charging the Cordless Drill Using Solar Panels
Solar panels and solar panel chargers have become popular in the last few years. Their functionality has significantly increased while their prices have decreased. You can easily charge a lithium-ion battery or a lead-acid battery using a solar panel.
However, a solar panel or solar panel charger won’t be able to charge a battery without a charger controller, so you will need to purchase this. You can also use a high-quality solar panel inverter. Place the solar panels in the sunlight, and then use the appropriate cables to attach the panels to your battery.
However, consider that solar panel charging will take longer, especially if the sunlight is not overly bright. However, the advantage is that these solar panels can be used to charge many different devices.
3. Charging the Cordless Drill Using a Clip Charger
Another good way to charge a cordless drill without the charger is to use a clip charger, which features red and black metal prongs, such as those you would connect to a car battery.
As you can probably tell, this type of charger is designed to charge things like car batteries. However, they can also be used to charge other batteries with such terminals, such as a cordless drill battery.
In this case, attach the prongs to the corresponding terminals on the battery and then plug the clip charger into a power source.
These are really convenient gadgets to have on hand when you lose a charger. They are relatively small and probably won’t be able to charge your battery nearly as quickly as the dedicated charger.
4. Charging the Cordless Drill Using A Car Battery
Another easy way to charge a drill battery is to use your car battery. This will work if you have a 12-Volt cordless drill and a 12-Volt car battery.
Get the appropriate cables and attach the positive terminal on the car battery with the positive terminal on the battery you are charging. Then connect the car battery’s negative terminal to the negative terminal on your cordless drill battery.
Be aware that the car battery and the battery from your drill need to be rated at the same voltage.
Conclusion
As you can see, these are four easy ways to charge a drill without the actual charger. Keep in mind that while these are the four easiest and most common methods, we haven’t exhausted all of the options.
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