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Makita drill - think batteries are dead?

I charge the battery (model #1234 12V, 2.6 ah) it goes green, then put in the drill and it will spin the chuck but has no torque. Both batteries acting this way. They are about 6 years old. Should I replace them with the newer 3.0 ah model?
tc080, November 2009
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