JACKPOTā¦!!!
Ego 56v tool pack, = 42cells, Samsung 25Q
Ryobi 40v tool pack, = 20 Samsung 13Q
Well, Iāve tried to get into the recycle bin at my local Home depot to no avail, for months now. Every time into it, a employee questioned me and more or less stopped me from any further exploration of their binā¦
This all changed last week.
HD moved the recycle bin to a out of the way, kind of out of sight location. So, last week was my first bin pick. No more questions from employeeās that now donāt see me dropping off my recycles and exploring whats in their binā¦
Got a couple tool packs last week out of HD recycle bin. No good. All the cells were 18650, LG1100mAh, but had 1.1v or less. Tossed them all in my recycle ammo box after a wrestling match with the packs disassembly.
Yesterday morning got lucky. Got a Ryobi with 20 Samsung 13Q, all cells 3.1-3.3 volt.
Now for the Ego, a massive tool pack, chock full of 18650, got to be the recyclerās JACKPOTā¦ 42 Samsung 25Q all cells 3.2-3.4v. Yes, I know they arenāt 30Q or Sanyo 3600mAh, but for free, not bad.
They seem to be hi drain cells. Power my highest amp lights as good as any of my best high quality batteries, says my trusty amp probe. And the ones I charged so far, charged up great, didnāt even get warm in the lii-500, and took a full charge.
Getting good at taking these tool packs apart, a slight art to it. They sure donāt make it easy.
Havenāt got them all charged up yet, but dang, more cells then I know what to do with,lol
This is getting fun, thanks BLF for showing me the light, to the recycle binā¦
Going to start to get picky on what I take from the bin. What tool packs have the best cellsā¦?
Oh, by the way, 56v does pack a nice wake up shock, wear gloves, be careful with the egoā¦