{"id":1978,"date":"2025-12-22T11:13:15","date_gmt":"2025-12-22T09:13:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sznetwork.systems\/?p=1978"},"modified":"2025-12-22T11:13:18","modified_gmt":"2025-12-22T09:13:18","slug":"saving-an-old-screwdriver-with-recycled-vape-batteries-bms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sznetwork.systems\/?p=1978","title":{"rendered":"Saving an Old Screwdriver with Recycled Vape Batteries + BMS!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Saving an Old Screwdriver with Recycled Vape Batteries + BMS!\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/S266bqWz-O4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Bringing my old cordless screwdriver back to life!<\/strong><br>The original Ni-Cd batteries were completely dead, so I rebuilt the pack using recycled lithium cells. My first upgrade worked, but I skipped the BMS\u2026 not the safest idea.<br>In this video, I redo the upgrade properly with a <strong>3S lithium pack, a full BMS for protection, and a battery level indicator<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83d\udd27 What you\u2019ll see:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Disassembly of the old screwdriver<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Removing the original DIY pack<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Testing and matching reclaimed lithium cells<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Installing a <strong>3S BMS<\/strong> (overcharge, over-discharge, balance protection)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Adding a charge level indicator<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Reassembly and load testing<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Now the tool is more powerful, lighter, and much safer \u2014 and it gets a new second life instead of going to the trash.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u26a0\ufe0f Reminder<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>If you work with lithium cells: <strong>always use a BMS.<\/strong><br>Recycling cells from vapes or laptops is great, but test them first.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83d\udc4d If you enjoyed the project, hit Like<br>\ud83d\udd14 Subscribe for more DIY repairs<br>\ud83d\udcac Drop a comment if you\u2019ve ever rebuilt a battery pack \u2014 I\u2019d love to hear your experience!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-white-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-18bc78fc6f4e68213880307499cd044a\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bringing my old cordless screwdriver back to life!The original Ni-Cd batteries were completely dead, so I rebuilt the pack using recycled lithium cells. My first upgrade worked, but I skipped. <a class=\"read-more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/sznetwork.systems\/?p=1978\">read more&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[264],"tags":[947,957,961,949,946,945,931,954,960,948,955,956,950,962,958,952,959,953,951],"class_list":["post-1978","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-diy","tag-3s-lithium-pack","tag-battery-pack-rebuild","tag-bms-protection-board","tag-cordless-screwdriver-repair","tag-diy-battery-upgrade","tag-diy-bms-install","tag-diy-electronics","tag-diy-project","tag-fix-cordless-screwdriver","tag-lithium-battery-upgrade","tag-lithium-conversion-tutorial","tag-lithium-ion-battery-repair","tag-ni-cd-to-lithium-conversion","tag-power-tool-upgrade","tag-rebuild-battery-pack","tag-recycled-lithium-cells","tag-screwdriver-battery-replacement","tag-tool-repair-diy","tag-vape-battery-reuse"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sznetwork.systems\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1978","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sznetwork.systems\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sznetwork.systems\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sznetwork.systems\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sznetwork.systems\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1978"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/sznetwork.systems\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1978\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1982,"href":"https:\/\/sznetwork.systems\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1978\/revisions\/1982"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sznetwork.systems\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1978"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sznetwork.systems\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1978"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sznetwork.systems\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1978"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}