Greetings and Happy Holidays to all.
Santa brougnt me a new DeWalt 9.6V drill -- cute little thing. And since my ancient Makita 9.6V driver/drill is on its last legs, the timing is excellent.
But I have a question for you folks.... do you leave one battery in the charger at all times, even if it may be weeks before you think you will use it again?
My usage is sporadic; I might use it daily for a few days, and then not touch it for a couple months. Seems like the old Makita battery (I only had one) was often dead when I wanted it.
Reading the DeWalt literature that came with the drill, it looks like the charger is smart enough not to overcharge a battery that was left in the charger. It would be nice to always have a fresh battery available when I need it.
With the older NiCd batteries and dumbo chargers, it was a no-no to leave a battery on charge for months at a time. But now I'm wondering if the newer battery chemistry combined with smarter chargers has eliminated that risk.
So I'm just wondering what y'all do. I'll probably just leave a battery in the charger unless somebody has had bad experience doing that.
As always, thanks in advance for all the help.
-Tom H.
Ventura, CA