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Bought my first ‘real’ cordless drill approx 10 years ago. Its a DC759KA compact 18v drill kit. I’m still using XRP NiCads. The origional black charger (DW9116) just crapped out. The old style charger is now discontinued, so I bought another new yellow charger (DC9310) to go in the kit. The new charger has a little bigger footprint & wont fit in the case. I can buy a new old-style charger on ebay for approx $30, but I dont want to invest in the old technology. This is a very minor deal, but in my line of work I need to keep everything together to keep it from getting damaged & lost.
Hmmm….
You can modify the spot in the case to fit the new charger.
Or buy a DCD760 case….
Thanks for answers. I wonder if a DC759 would fit nicely in a DCD760 case, since the 759 is approx 1″ longer. I was thinking about taking a die grinder to grind away the walls/dividers inside the case. But I decided to try placing the new charger in different positions and I did find a way to make it fit without any modifications. Having the case open with the handle facing me (normal open position), I place the new charger in the old charger spot but I put it upside down with front decal/sticker facing the handle side. Cord still stores in front of drill chuck. Its not a perfect solid fit like the old charger, but it works. Case closes all the way. Still room for drill & 2 full sized yellow top XRP Ni Cads.
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