I have had a Ryobi 12 volt cordless drill for about 6 years now. I have 2 batteries for it. Yesterday, I went to change the battery, which had been sitting in the charger for a while. The drill turned very slowly, which was unusual because the battery should have been fully charged. So, I put the battery back in the charger and noticed that there were 2 lights on on the charger. Reading the instructions I found out that means the battery may be gone. But I found it odd that it does this for both batteries. Do both batteries go up at the same time? The other thing is that I really haven't used the drill very heavily. There are times when the drill will just sit for a few months, and then I will use it. So, I don't think I overused it. Is this problem normal? Is it just a case of needing new batteries?
As the typical tool loving man that I am, naturally it occured to me that this would be a good opportunity to buy a new drill. Do you think this would be a good time to buy a new and better drill (perhaps the Dewalt 14 volt that Wood Mag rated so high)? Or would you just get a couple new batteries (if that's the issue)?
Thanks,
Stefan