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This is a quick and easy way to make a battery pack that will allow you to use a Ryobi 18V tool for four times as long as with one battery. Sometimes...
First of all, find a board that you like. It needs to be wide enough that it is at least an inch taller than your battery when stood up on its side. ...
Figure out where all the +/- connectors line up with the board and drill holes there. Do this again on another board, but mirrored.
Cut these two boards and another to the same length, and then two shorter boards for the ends. Screw it all together, as if it were some sort of bird...
Put the batteries that sit upright in first, then drive screws into the holes that correspond to them until the screws touch the leads on the battery....
It's difficult to see if the screws hit their mark for the upside down batteries, this is a good time to have a tester. Lacking that you could run wi...
So we're trying to hook the batteries in parallel, right? I'm sure there's a better/safer way to do this but this was the first thing that came to mi...
You could just attach to your tool with clip leads or something, I made this plug so it was easier to hook up and unplug. I just sanded a board until...
Looking good, I added a rope so I could carry it around easily. Works like a charm. Also makes a lovely purse, for all you purse lovers out there.
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