Ryobi Cordless Drill Charger

[Beloved Leader]

I saw a Ryobi tool case thrown out during the city's special pickup
last Friday night. It was hefty, so I took it home.

When I finally opened it up today, I found a Ryobi HP62 6.0 volt
cordless drill inside. It looked absolutely brand new. I mean, really,
it looks as if it has never been used at all. All the bits save one
were there. I figured, "let's charge it up." That's when I noticed
that the wall wart in the drill case was from an AT&T answering
machine or cordless phone. The AT&T charger has a 9vac output. Hmmmm,
I wonder if that's why the drill got thrown out.

After some searching, I found a Canon 6 vdc, 300 ma charger, probably
from an inkjet printer, that charges the battery pack, but not any too
fast.

The proper charger for the Ryobi is a Ryobi-Ridgid part 7221001. I
don't know what its output voltage or current is. If anyone has one of
these chargers lying around, I'd like to know the specs on it. I'm
sure that in my massive collection of wall warts I have one that's
close enough.

Thanks.

 

[Homer J Simpson]

When I finally opened it up today, I found a Ryobi HP62 6.0 volt
cordless drill inside. It looked absolutely brand new. I mean, really,
it looks as if it has never been used at all. All the bits save one
were there. I figured, "let's charge it up." That's when I noticed
that the wall wart in the drill case was from an AT&T answering
machine or cordless phone. The AT&T charger has a 9vac output. Hmmmm,
I wonder if that's why the drill got thrown out.

Here's what I do:

Put a moving coil milliammeter (multimeter) in series with an adjustable
wall wart. Set the polarity for the highest current on the lowest voltage
setting, then up the voltage until the current is what I consider
reasonable. Let it charge overnight, adjusting the volts up as needed.
Generally this will give you a full charge and will give you an idea as to
what voltage charger to use.

 

[Dave]

Let it charge overnight, adjusting the volts up as needed.

Sounds like it would make for a long, sleepless night.

Given the OP's implied level of experience, advising him to "up the voltage
until the current is what I consider reasonable" is about as useful to him
in his situation as a sack of hammers.

Unless he buys your book "Reasonable currents for all situations, Vol. 3,
2006 (Ed.)".

 

[John E.]

I saw a Ryobi tool case thrown out during the city's special pickup

last Friday night. It was hefty, so I took it home.

When I finally opened it up today, I found a Ryobi HP62 6.0 volt
cordless drill inside. It looked absolutely brand new. I mean, really,
it looks as if it has never been used at all. All the bits save one
were there. I figured, "let's charge it up." That's when I noticed
that the wall wart in the drill case was from an AT&T answering
machine or cordless phone. The AT&T charger has a 9vac output. Hmmmm,
I wonder if that's why the drill got thrown out.

After some searching, I found a Canon 6 vdc, 300 ma charger, probably
from an inkjet printer, that charges the battery pack, but not any too
fast.

The proper charger for the Ryobi is a Ryobi-Ridgid part 7221001. I
don't know what its output voltage or current is. If anyone has one of
these chargers lying around, I'd like to know the specs on it. I'm
sure that in my massive collection of wall warts I have one that's
close enough.

Thanks.

I cross-posted your request to a few woodworking and home-repair groups.
Maybe someone who has a Ryobi 6-volt drill can look at the "brick" and give
you the specs off it.

Good luck,

 

[James Sweet]

I saw a Ryobi tool case thrown out during the city's special pickup
last Friday night. It was hefty, so I took it home.

When I finally opened it up today, I found a Ryobi HP62 6.0 volt
cordless drill inside. It looked absolutely brand new. I mean, really,
it looks as if it has never been used at all. All the bits save one
were there. I figured, "let's charge it up." That's when I noticed
that the wall wart in the drill case was from an AT&T answering
machine or cordless phone. The AT&T charger has a 9vac output. Hmmmm,
I wonder if that's why the drill got thrown out.

After some searching, I found a Canon 6 vdc, 300 ma charger, probably
from an inkjet printer, that charges the battery pack, but not any too
fast.

The proper charger for the Ryobi is a Ryobi-Ridgid part 7221001. I
don't know what its output voltage or current is. If anyone has one of
these chargers lying around, I'd like to know the specs on it. I'm
sure that in my massive collection of wall warts I have one that's
close enough.

Thanks.

NiCD batteries are pretty forgiving. What I would do is use a 12V or so wall
wart and put a resistor in series if necessary to limit the current. IIRC if
you take the ma/hr rating of the cells and divide by 10, you get
approximately the charge current you want. It's not too critical though,
slower charge is easier on the batteries but takes longer.

 

[Homer J Simpson]

Sounds like it would make for a long, sleepless night.

Given the OP's implied level of experience, advising him to "up the
voltage until the current is what I consider reasonable" is about as
useful to him in his situation as a sack of hammers.

Unless he buys your book "Reasonable currents for all situations, Vol. 3,
2006 (Ed.)".

It's a practical method. Failing that, he needs to buy the right charger.

 

[Jim Yanik]

I cross-posted your request to a few woodworking and home-repair
groups. Maybe someone who has a Ryobi 6-volt drill can look at the
"brick" and give you the specs off it.

Good luck,

Ryobi's use a really simple charger,just a wall-wart with a diode
rectifier,I suspect.The transformer probably limits the charging current
itself.
Ryobi's are the cheapest cordless drill/drivers around.

 

[Sofie]

snipped:

Ryobi's are the cheapest cordless drill/drivers around.

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Not the only one, I suspect thata Skill and Black and Decker may share that
title too.
Daniel Sofie
Electronics Supply & Repair

 

[Beloved Leader]

John E. wrote:
[quoting me][end quoting me]

I cross-posted your request to a few woodworking and home-repair groups.

John English

Great. Thanks for that.

 

[Dave]

It's a practical method. Failing that, he needs to buy the right charger.

I know what you mean, the smart-ass in me had to reply to your post. My
first attempt which I did not send advised him to phone Ryobi and get either
the info or the location of a store where he could buy the proper charger.

Dave

 

[Homer J Simpson]

I know what you mean, the smart-ass in me had to reply to your post. My
first attempt which I did not send advised him to phone Ryobi and get
either the info or the location of a store where he could buy the proper
charger.

I've been given or purchased cheap many an item missing its charger. This is
the method I use. I usually aim for 1 or 2 hundred mA of charge current.

 

[Beloved Leader]

My
first attempt which I did not send advised him to phone Ryobi and get either
the info or the location of a store where he could buy the proper charger.

Dave

Before posting at s.e.r., I Googled for the item. It is sold at a few
online tool dealers. None of the few links I checked gave a view of
the charger, and none had any details regarding output current. I
figure if I called Ryobi, the person answering the phone would know
only how much extra the shipping would cost, and how to take credit
card information. Home Depot is a five-mile drive. The person there
would liklley not know how to read the information on the charger.
Thus it seemed logical to ask here, in the belief that someone at
s.e.r. actually owned one of these drills and could quickly provide
the answer.

 

[Michael A. Terrell]

Ryobi's use a really simple charger,just a wall-wart with a diode
rectifier,I suspect.The transformer probably limits the charging current
itself.
Ryobi's are the cheapest cordless drill/drivers around.

So, you've never seen a Coleman? They get my vote for the worst ever
made.


--
Service to my country? Been there, Done that, and I've got my DD214 to
prove it.
Member of DAV #85.

Michael A. Terrell
Central Florida

 

[Michael A. Terrell]

John E. wrote:
[quoting me][end quoting me]

I cross-posted your request to a few woodworking and home-repair groups.

John English

Great. Thanks for that.

There is a six volt Ryobi drill/W charger on Ebay right now.

<http://cgi.ebay.com/Ryobi-6-0v-6-0-V-Cordless-Drill-Case-Charger-Kit_W0QQitemZ220108736780QQihZ012>

If its the same tool, email the seller to ask the seller what the
charger is rated at. I don't have an Ebay account, so I can't contact
the seller.


--
Service to my country? Been there, Done that, and I've got my DD214 to
prove it.
Member of DAV #85.

Michael A. Terrell
Central Florida

 

[Jim Yanik]

So, you've never seen a Coleman? They get my vote for the worst ever
made.

I wouldn't even know where to buy a Coleman. ;-)

a Coleman camping lantern;yes,drill/driver;no.

 

[Ross Herbert]

I saw a Ryobi tool case thrown out during the city's special pickup
last Friday night. It was hefty, so I took it home.

When I finally opened it up today, I found a Ryobi HP62 6.0 volt
cordless drill inside. It looked absolutely brand new. I mean, really,
it looks as if it has never been used at all. All the bits save one
were there. I figured, "let's charge it up." That's when I noticed
that the wall wart in the drill case was from an AT&T answering
machine or cordless phone. The AT&T charger has a 9vac output. Hmmmm,
I wonder if that's why the drill got thrown out.

After some searching, I found a Canon 6 vdc, 300 ma charger, probably
from an inkjet printer, that charges the battery pack, but not any too
fast.

The proper charger for the Ryobi is a Ryobi-Ridgid part 7221001. I
don't know what its output voltage or current is. If anyone has one of
these chargers lying around, I'd like to know the specs on it. I'm
sure that in my massive collection of wall warts I have one that's
close enough.

Thanks.

A quick Google search for the HP62 gives the parts listing
http://www.m-and-d.com/pdfs/ryobi_tool/HP62.pdf and reveals the
correct charger part number is 7224301. A search on the M&D Mowers
website http://www.m-and-d.com/ryobi_tools.html for this part shows
that it is 9V @ 200mA and costs $4.38.

 

[Michael A. Terrell]

I wouldn't even know where to buy a Coleman. ;-)

a Coleman camping lantern;yes,drill/driver;no.

I didn't buy them, they were given to me. Shoddy workmanship, and low
quality, even for China. I got two drills, a case, a flashlight, a
buffer, seven 18 V batteries and six chargers. One drill had a wire to
the trigger than had never ben shoved into the slot, and the other had
the shaft that held the chuck sheared off.


--
Service to my country? Been there, Done that, and I've got my DD214 to
prove it.
Member of DAV #85.

Michael A. Terrell
Central Florida

 

[Ross Herbert]

Ryobi Tradeline (Japanese Ryobi) tools used to be the best value for
money power tools around - that is until Techtronic Industries in
China bought the Ryobi power tools business which supplies
US/Europe/Australasia from Ryobi in Japan. When Ryobi power tools
started coming from the China factories of TTI their quality went down
the tube.

LOok at the brands now owned by TTI here and weep.
http://www.ttigroup.com/business/brands.php?PHPSESSID=f7fbd3dd60bdf5aa3e07dae76124a967

Note that TTI also manufacture power tools for many other brands so it
is possible that they even make for Coleman.

If you have any of the old original manufacturer items with the TTI
brands then it might pay to fix them rather than buy a new replacement
of the same brand.

 

[Usual Suspect]

A quick Google search for the HP62 gives the parts listing

http://www.m-and-d.com/pdfs/ryobi_tool/HP62.pdf and reveals the
correct charger part number is 7224301. A search on the M&D Mowers
website http://www.m-and-d.com/ryobi_tools.html for this part shows
that it is 9V @ 200mA and costs $4.38.

Yeaaaaay! A Google Expert steps forward!

 

[Ross Herbert]

Sorry Jim, I didn't mean to snip your post and then attribute my
comments to you.

Ross