I have a professional series Craftsman 14.4V cordless drill. It is practilly in like new condition however, the batteries aren't working. They worked fine up until a few weeks ago when both started showing up as "soft start" on the charger. I've hardly used either battery. They have had less than 25 recharges. S E A R S says either the batteries or charger is bad. I hate to discard a perfectly good drill because the batteries aren't working. The replacements are as expensive as a new drill. Does anyone know how I can recondition the batteris or how I can test the charger to see if its bad? I forgot to mention that I've had the drill since the summer of 98. Its spent most of its life in the case.

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