I have a work van and want to be able to charge my cordless drill and maybe even use my electric weed eater and such. Is there something that I can use (inexpensively) that will allow me to do this and where would I find one? Could I have a separate battery going to that not my regular car battery? Would that be easy to intall an extra battery? What would I need?

I have bought a cordless drill from a garage sale %no paperwork / no manuals.
This tool uses a Lithium Ion battery pac.
How many hours should I have to recharge this battery in order to keep this unit fully charged?

And does the Lithium Ion technology require me to fully discharge the battery so I can recharge it from the 0-point (like Nicad technology) for longest / best longevity?

I'm getting my husband a drill for fathers day, he's never owned one before. I've narrowed it down to two, that are in our price range. But i dont know which is better. He plans on using it for simple house projects, as well, as things like building book cases.
Here are the two drills,
Black & Decker CD12SFK 12-Volt Ni-Cad 3/8-Inch Cordless Drill
or the
Black & Decker BD12PSK 12-Volt Smart Select Drill

thanks so much for the help!

I got a cheap little Durabuilt mini toolbox for my dorm room, since my roommate last year had one ended up needing it a few times. But whenever I take out the cordless drill, it's always completely dead, and I have to charge it up again, even when the last time it charged was only a few weeks before. It says 4.8V DC, n_0 150/min (the 0 is a subscript, and I don't know why it says DC if it's designed to be plugged into an AC outlet)

Is it just because it's a cheap drill, or is something wrong with it?

I got a cheap little Durabuilt mini toolbox for my dorm room, since my roommate last year had one and we ended up needing it a few times. But whenever I take out the cordless drill, it's always completely dead, and I have to charge it up again, even when the last time it charged was only a few weeks before. It says 4.8V DC, n_0 150/min (the 0 is a subscript, and I don't know why it says DC if it's designed to be plugged into an AC outlet)

Is it just because it's a cheap drill, or is something wrong with it?

I have a cast aluminum pot where the handles are part of the casting. They got sharp burrs on one of the handles and it hurts me and my pot holders. Is there some kind of sanding block or a little grinder attachment I can use on my small cordless drill that can knock them off? it doesn't have to be mirror smooth. I don't have a lot of money to spend and the pot is a good one but unfortunately I threw away the packaging before seeing this.

If my cordless drill is 18v. How much electric from a 110v ac system does it take after its converted to dc in the battery to charge that battery. Going from the wall to the charger to the battery? Simplified: does it take 18v of converted power to charge an 18v battery? 20v? 36v? In essence, does it take 50cents of electric to get a 10cents charge?

My boyfriend is wanting a cordless drill and I am going to try and surprise him with one. However, I have no clue as to what kind, voltage etc. Also he is a wielder and was talking about needing a new helmet, again I have no clue as to what to get. Spending about 400.00.... Any help would be great!!!
He mentioned auto darkness
His occupation is a welder

i was thinking about making a big electric rc plane useing a cordless drill motor is this possible

I have a cordless drill and the chuck is only 10mm but ive seen drill bits up to 30mm diameter how are you suppose to get this to fit. Thanks in advance