Do You Have a Dremel 7700? Use It a Lot?
Written: May 23 '04
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Pros: Nothing else works.
Cons: Expensive.
The Bottom Line: If you don't have a Dremel 7700 Cordless Rotary Tool this isn't for you. If you do it might be worth thinking about.
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| gamblin_man's Full Review: Dremel 757D 7.2-Volt Battery |
Anyone who reads my reviews regularly might think I am a Dremel junkie. They might be right. In the case of the Dremel 757D 7.2-Volt Battery, though, it would be my honey who uses the Dremel Cordless 7700 and needs the extra battery.
In her case it isn't that she uses her Dremel so much at one time that she runs out of battery charge but because she never charges the battery until she finds it stopping when she does use it.
For this Dremel and the other cordless Dremel tools, the battery has to be removed from the tool and placed in a charger that plugs into a standard wall socket with its integral contacts. The problem for her is that she doesn't think to remove it from the tool occasionally and plug it into the charger. The charger sits ready in the wall socket in our bedroom where most of her use occurs but the need to recharge it just doesn't quite get through after use.
It used to be that when her Dremel 7700 groaned as she turned the switch, she ran to my shop and grabbed my Dremel. She also forgot to run back to the shop afterwards and return it. leaving me to search around and under the bed when I next needed it. I originally bought the Dremel 7700 to eliminate this frustration. It helped but didn't totally solve the problem.
When Lowe's had a clearance sale with a nice markdown on a spare battery, I happened on it before someone else did. It was sold as is, so it was taking a chance that it wasn't damaged. For $5.00 it was worth the gamble.
What We Got
What we got was a Dremel 757D 7.2-Volt Battery that was dusty and dirty from acting as a display. It did, however, charge up and hold the charge just like it was supposed to. Several charge cycles later it still performs its duty like a veteran.
The 7.2 volt battery slips into its charger and the charge light comes on. It stays lit as long as the charger is in a live wall socket and the battery is inserted. The red light acts as a beacon for my honey when she flips the switch on her Dremel 7700 and nothing, or very little, happens. Instead of running out to the shop she just heads for the beacon, slips the battery out of her Dremel, slips the battery out of the charger, puts the discharged battery into the charger (usually), pops the charged battery into her Dremel, and she is back to removing dead skin, polishing her toenails, or whatever task was at hand. If she forgets to insert the discharged battery, the lack of a light reminds me to find it and insert it for her.
This extra battery has been a real frustration saver for both of us. Admittedly it isn't enough to save a bad marriage but it certainly gets rid of one frustration in our good relationship.
Recommended:
Yes
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