Can anyone help me understand what is going on with my Craftsman Drill and my Milwaukee screw gun. Both have the same problem. When I pull the trigger, and they are in a certain postion, they run. Change the postion while they are running and they quit running. Both of them act the same. The screw gun works in the horizontal postion and dies when pointed down, then starts again when put back in the horizontal postion. The craftsman works in some positions and not others. Is it the trigger, forward/reverse switch, brushes, electronics. I hate to throw them away and getting them fixed would probably cost as much as a new one. Anyone….Thanks.
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sounds like you have an internal break in the cord...
try running the drills and flexing the cords where they enter the drill handle...
Throw the Craftsman in the trash and send the Milwaukee to me for proper disposal. I'll put on a new power cord as a last resort before sending it to the big tool box in the sky. Then tell DW that you just have to go tool shopping. See ... we both win.
I'm sorry, I thought you wanted it done the right way.
HEY!!!!
take a number and no cutting the line...
Ed, is that one of those Win-Win things?
Joe H
not fer him... he's 3rd in line on this one..
Obviouslyt a compromisxe is in order here. Tell you what ... you can have the Craftsman, I'll take the Milwaukee. Now that's being more than fair.
I'm sorry, I thought you wanted it done the right way.
Obviouslyt a compromisxe is in order here. Tell you what ... you can have the Craftsman, I'll take the Milwaukee. Now that's being more than fair.
I thought you were third in line? Obviously there is some disagreement over positions, so as an unbiased third party I offer to hold the tools until the situation can be ironed out.
jt8
A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty. -- Sir Winston Churchill
I think you trying to comprimise me...
It's cause you're too close to the equator.
No seriously, I see that happen to tools that have been stored a bit too long with the cords wrapped around the tool. IMERC probably nailed it... check the cords. I'm betting there's a break in it too.
forgot to tell him that the cord wires might be loose on / in the switch contacts...
you just did. :)
oh....
If you can get it/them running, clamped lightly into a vise is best, and they continue to run as you manipulate the cord it would confirm my suspicions that it is a bad switch.
Pretty common problem. Triggers get a lot of wear and mechanical abuse. Happens in a lot of sliding resistor mechanisms. The reverse control is part of this assembly. Replace the switch/s.