I don't have, or need, any of the heavy duty drills with the big batteries. I just do light work around the house and had accumulated 4 drills/drivers that use the Versapak batteries. Stuff like this:
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All my old batteries were bad and I could get 8 new gold batteries for a whole lot less than buying a single new drill like everyone uses these days. I also have a couple of Skil drivers like this that got new batteries, too:
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I ended up scrapping an old B&D cordless drill that used a very odd internal battery that was no longer made.
I also have a couple of Dremels for barrel fluting and toenail trimming, etc. No shit, one of them is sold as a dog toenail trimmer tool.
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I came up with a nice assortment of light- and medium-duty cordless drills and screwdrivers that fill all my needs, and for less money than buying one good quality heavy duty drill with an extra battery. All of the tools, batteries, chargers, drill bits, screwdriver & nut driver bits, extensions, Dremel bits, etc, etc, are now all in one big tool box instead of scattered all over the place.
Did the same thing with all the corded drills - took a while to find all the damn chuck keys that fit.