MP,
Thanks for all that info.

My Ryobi batter pack doesn't have exposed + - prongs that you can easily hook too. I would have to McGyver something there and now with this issue, the idea of using the battery for more than one thing is getting way to involved.

I anticipated this after reading Red Owl's posts and ordered a 10 AA batter holder from Amazon and think I'll go the re-chargeable battery route.

Do you have any experince with this brand MP?

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I read a lot of good reviews about them but I'd take your real world experince over them anyday.