when I saw the recent thread praising Primecell:
http://www.primecell.com/pctools.htm
I did some careful comparisons, and thought I would pass along what I
found out.
I can buy a new Dewalt 2.4 Ah NiCd battery (the original was only 1.3 Ah)
for $50 with free shipping from Amazon Prime. The 1.3 Ah can be had for
$30, plus shipping.
The NiCd rebuild from Primecell is $33, and the NiMH is $47. Add $9
shipping to get it to them & $9 back (plus the hassle of packing &
shipping), and an "improved" rebuilt NiCd is $51. NiMH would cost $65,
and would get me "2 to 3" times the capacity in a smaller pack that the
new one.
MTO has a range of capacity options:
2.1 Ah = $27, 2.1 Ah (Heavy Duty) = $32,
3.3 Ah NiMH = $40, 4.0 Ah NiMH = $55
I like the fact that they state the capacity of the NiMH conversions.
Shipping is free for orders over $80, but I still have to ship out to
them. For one pack, the 2.1 Ah NiCd heavy duty rebuild would be $50, vs
$51 for unknown capacity from Primecell.
If I had a couple packs to deal with, I would probably go with MTO. For
one, I think I'll skip the shipping hassles & just buy the new DeWalt
higher capacity pack. The prices seem to have come down a lot. I think
the high capacity DeWalt pack was closer to $60 several months ago, and
list is supposedly $110. I have to wonder if the rebuilders are cutting
into the battery pack business enough that DeWalt & the like are feeling
the pinch & dropping prices.
Doug White
"Doug White" <gwh...@alum.mit.edu> wrote in message
news:Xns9C7D6F04CBC9D...@69.16.186.50...
> list is supposedly $110. I have to wonder if the rebuilders are cutting
> into the battery pack business enough that DeWalt & the like are feeling
> the pinch & dropping prices.
More than likely its just the economy is cutting into overall sales.
I gathered your info into a spreadsheet.
This is an eye-opener with a 2:1 spread in dollars per watt hour.
The Primecell NiMh at U$0.39 per watt hour is the cheapest and the
MTO NiMh at U$0.81 per watt hour appears to be the most expensive.
I can see that the Primecell 3.3 AH NiMh (at U$0.61 per WHr) may be
the value leader, considering its high capacity and '$/WHr' price
near the middle of the range.
The MTO 'Regular Duty' 2.1 AH NiCd battery loses the competition
because it is near the top of the cost range (at U$0.09 more per WHr
than the 3.3 AH Primecell NiMh).
Alphabetically by Vendor
OEM or Total
Rebuilder Chem Voltage AHr Ship $ $ WHr $ per WHr Notes
Dewalt NiCd 12 1.3 0 30 30 15.6 0.52 Free shipping with Amazon Prime
Dewalt NiCd 12 2.4 0 50 50 28.8 0.58 Free shipping with Amazon Prime
MTO NiCd 12 2.1 9 50 59 25.2 0.43 Return Shipping free for >$80 order
MTO NiCd 12 2.1 9 32 41 25.2 0.61 Heavy Duty. Return Shipping free for >$80 order
MTO NiCd 12 2.1 9 27 36 25.2 0.7 Regular Duty. Return Shipping free for >$80 order
MTO NiMh 12 4 9 55 64 48 0.75 Return Shipping free for >$80 order
MTO NiMh 12 3.3 9 40 49 39.6 0.81 Return Shipping free for >$80 order
Primecell NiCd 12 2.1 18 33 51 25.2 0.49
Primecell NiCd 12 2.4 18 33 51 28.8 0.56
Primecell NiMh 12 2.1 18 47 65 25.2 0.39
Primecell NiMh 12 3.3 18 47 65 39.6 0.61
Sorted in ascending 'dollars per Watthour' order
OEM or Total
Rebuilder Chem Voltage AHr Ship $ $ WHr $ per WHr Notes
Primecell NiMh 12 2.1 18 47 65 25.2 0.39
MTO NiCd 12 2.1 9 50 59 25.2 0.43 Return Shipping free for >$80 order
Primecell NiCd 12 2.1 18 33 51 25.2 0.49
Dewalt NiCd 12 1.3 0 30 30 15.6 0.52 Free shipping with Amazon Prime
Primecell NiCd 12 2.4 18 33 51 28.8 0.56
Dewalt NiCd 12 2.4 0 50 50 28.8 0.58 Free shipping with Amazon Prime
Primecell NiMh 12 3.3 18 47 65 39.6 0.61
MTO NiCd 12 2.1 9 32 41 25.2 0.61 Heavy Duty. Return Shipping free for >$80 order
MTO NiCd 12 2.1 9 27 36 25.2 0.7 Regular Duty. Return Shipping free for >$80 order
MTO NiMh 12 4 9 55 64 48 0.75 Return Shipping free for >$80 order
MTO NiMh 12 3.3 9 40 49 39.6 0.81 Return Shipping free for >$80 order
Please let me know of any errors.
--Winston
>The NiCd rebuild from Primecell is $33, and the NiMH is $47. Add $9
>shipping to get it to them & $9 back.
It's been a while, but I think the shipping is included in Primecells
prices.
--
Dan H.