jonnyboy54321
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I know we have some manual types on here (me certainly included lol).
I have two Makita drills with problems, like fixing things, but its normally two stroke/four stroke stuff that I do (being a landscaper).
I really begrudge the chuckawayability of things like power hand tools. But reading around labour charges preclude most repairs. It seems spares are a-plenty and cheap, but you need to diagnose correctly. Hence this post.....
So I have a bottom-end 18v li-ion (don't mention the sodding batteries) BHP 453 Cordless hammer. One of my staff, now known as "retard", was caught using it as a screwdriver - you know, drill wont drive anymore so quarter turn manually then screw back for more and repeat. Now all it does is smoke and drive slowly......looks like it can't be a brush pack as there isn't one listed....but I need to know what he's fecked.
Second one is an 18v li-ion (don't mention the batteries!!!) BHP 452 Cordless hammer. This one is a decent one. But when drilling this one "sticks" - ie it makes a noise but doesn't rotate. Kind of like the noise they make when they hammer but it happens irrespective of hammering or not. If you hold the chuck slip ring it works.....sometimes if you play about a bit with the speed switch it works.
I only bought the cheapo as a spare and a way to get a battery plus added value for nowt, oh, and cos the decent one had a problem. That was 2 yrs ago....
Anyone got a clue on the symptoms?
TIA
I know we have some manual types on here (me certainly included lol).
I have two Makita drills with problems, like fixing things, but its normally two stroke/four stroke stuff that I do (being a landscaper).
I really begrudge the chuckawayability of things like power hand tools. But reading around labour charges preclude most repairs. It seems spares are a-plenty and cheap, but you need to diagnose correctly. Hence this post.....
So I have a bottom-end 18v li-ion (don't mention the sodding batteries) BHP 453 Cordless hammer. One of my staff, now known as "retard", was caught using it as a screwdriver - you know, drill wont drive anymore so quarter turn manually then screw back for more and repeat. Now all it does is smoke and drive slowly......looks like it can't be a brush pack as there isn't one listed....but I need to know what he's fecked.
Second one is an 18v li-ion (don't mention the batteries!!!) BHP 452 Cordless hammer. This one is a decent one. But when drilling this one "sticks" - ie it makes a noise but doesn't rotate. Kind of like the noise they make when they hammer but it happens irrespective of hammering or not. If you hold the chuck slip ring it works.....sometimes if you play about a bit with the speed switch it works.
I only bought the cheapo as a spare and a way to get a battery plus added value for nowt, oh, and cos the decent one had a problem. That was 2 yrs ago....
Anyone got a clue on the symptoms?
TIA