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[steve1616]

I was wondering if anybody has any experience on rebuilding a V28 milwaukee battery pack.  I pulled mine apart and found that the cells say E-One Moli IMR-26700A.  I can't seem to find these cells for a decent price.  Can I used different cells? 

[Hawkfan23]

Milwaukee has an updated battery for you under the M28 listing- this is backwards compatible and has the Red Lithium Cells inside, giving a better runtime and cold weather performance.
Hope this helps!

[golden valley const.]

They are backwards compatible but I believe they have the same cells in them.  Also no red lithium label on the new batteries.  I think they just have added protection circuitry since the V28 packs were a little too easy to fry.

[steve1616]

I can buy an M28 battery for about $125, but I thought that maybe I could rebuild my existing packs cheaper.  I was hoping that someone either knew where to get the E-Moli cells or knew of similar cells that would work fine in their place.  I used to save money by building my own battery packs for RC cars all the time.

[DEWALTDUDE]

Re-building them is one thing, charging is another. If you plan on re-building them, e-moli makes the worst cell on the planet. I'd suggest anything other than e-moli.

[steve1616]

Is it ok to put any cell I want into it?  I just need a little guidance as to what cells I can use and where to buy them.  What do you mean about charging the cells?  Is this a concern when rebuilding a battery pack?  Sorry for all the questions, but I don't want to make a mistake.