symptom
Smoke, liquid, swelling, or major damage
Smoke, liquid, swelling, or major damage Stop use and isolate the drill, battery, and charger through FM-16.
What this symptom means
Smoke, liquid, swelling, or major damage Stop use and isolate the drill, battery, and charger through FM-16.
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Common symptoms
- The drill stops early or gives far less runtime than expected without unusual heat.
- The torque collar binds, will not stay on a setting, or the clutch slips or locks at every position.
- The motor can be heard running, but the chuck is stationary or does not rotate normally.
- The drill makes abnormal grinding or knocking, vibrates strongly, or the chuck and spindle have play.
- The drill or battery smokes, leaks, swells, melts, smells burnt, sparks violently, or exposes wiring.
- The chuck jaws bind, will not release a bit, close unevenly, or cannot grip a straight round shank.
- The chuck, housing, handle, battery mount, labels, or vents are loose, cracked, obstructed, or damaged.
- The drill stalls, binds, shuts down, or has low power
- A hand-tightened bit slips, visibly wobbles, or its tip runs off center when the drill turns.