symptom
TRIGGER STICKS, WILL NOT RETURN, OR MOTOR KEEPS RUNNING
FM-03 TRIGGER STICKS, WILL NOT RETURN, OR MOTOR KEEPS RUNNING
What this symptom means
FM-03 TRIGGER STICKS, WILL NOT RETURN, OR MOTOR KEEPS RUNNING
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Common symptoms
- TOOL IS COMPLETELY DEAD - NO LED OR MOTOR
- WORKLIGHT COMES ON, BUT THE MOTOR WILL NOT START
- A charged pack is installed, but the trigger produces no worklight, motor sound, or anvil movement.
- The trigger lights the work area, but the motor stays silent and the anvil does not move.
- The trigger binds, fails to spring off, or the motor remains powered after release.
- The trigger returns and motor power ends, but the chuck repeatedly coasts much longer than normal.
- With no fastener load, speed surges, has a dead band, cuts out, or ignores trigger travel.
- The quick-release collar binds, will not move fully forward, or stays forward after release.