Originally Posted by Sead0nkey
Alright I stole someones idea to use a drill battery as the power source. I believe they had a problem with the odd shape of the battery (Also hard to get a solid connection). I already own a dewalt 18v drill with two batterys + smart charger (the charger will handle most dewalt battery packs 9.6v-18v). I didn't want to use 18v so I jump on e-bay and looked for a 12v dewalt battery. The average price was 40$ + shipping (no thanks). I noticed that someone was selling a black and decker 12v battery "that fit dewalt drills." I did a little research and verified that some B&D and dewalt batterys were interchangeable. I jumped back on e-bay I picked up a unopened 12v B&D drill + battery + "dumb charger" (Shipped $33). I got the drill and picked up the dremal of death and here is the product.
The battery charges on the dewalt smart charger just fine. All I need to do now is mount it everything.
Awesome SeadonKey. Yes that was me and compared to the cheap china blinkies that drill battery is zero trouble. How long does that 12V battery last on the 2 10W bulbs? As soon as the 18V batteries go (est live is 2yrs)...I'm switching to either 12V or 24V battery and adding in all those other goodies that have been off-limits for so long.
LittleBigMan 1.5years is pretty good.