cordless drill not working

Have it repaired.

nb

check the brushes

Clean the contacts on the drill, a solvent like alcohol a small brush or rag then use an eraser on the contacts, an ink pen is best as its more course. if it doesnt help try brake or electric component cleaner in a spray can in the switch=3D- Let it Dry first a long time, if you dont have any you could pour in alcohol or something like a bit of laquer thinner, let it dry for about 6 hours or you might have the real meaning of Fire It Up. Or open the handle see if wires are loose and trace it with a meter to see where power fails. If its had tons of use check motor brushes.

Take the handle apart and jump the switch. If it runs it's the switch, if it don't, it's probably the motor. If it's under warranty bring it back (before) you take it apart. Did you try all settings, reverse, low, high etc.?

On my Makita, there is a center position on the FORWARD/REVERSE switch. Well, maybe it is not a position, but if you get there, the drill is D-E-A-D. Took me a while to figger that out, but I finally did.

You might check that and any other obvious stuff.

After that, you're on your own.

Yep......... IT'S BROKEN !!!!!

LSMFT wrote in news:2nXjn.94886$G snipped-for-privacy@newsfe15.iad:

Do you really smoke Lucky's?

OPen it up and look for the open wire or battery connection, etc.. Or see if anyone cares to repair it; they might. I would offer to at least look at such a thing for a price; it's almost always one of the wires at the switch that break, right close to one of the posts.

Twayne

His finger may just be tired

Do they still make them?

Steve

WOW! You must be as old as I am. :-) Lucky Strike Means Fine Tobacco, Am I correct?

Hank

I was born in the middle of the last century and both parents were regular army during WWII, everybody smoked. GAAAK! COUGH! HUFF! WHEEZE! You may have heard of a snot nosed kid, I was a green slime kid. One of my generation who is allergic to the smoke from idiots. They didn't know any better back then but people do now so there's no excuse.

TDD

In warranty, let them deal with it. Otherwise, turn the chuck by hand, and try it again (check for intermittent brushes).

You can take the battery out, open it up, and use a VOM to test the switches.

"Hustlin' Hank" wrote in news:2f39a758-e1c6-41fb-ab59- snipped-for-privacy@y11g2000yqh.googlegroups.com:

Yep. I believe they even printed the acronym on the bottom of the pack.

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Thank you for the helpful comments and even the unhelpful ones.

I took the thing apart and moved switches and wires around. I found nothing wrong physically. After reassembling it the thing started working! It is possible the REVERSE/FORWARD switch was not making proper contact but it felt fine before I disassembled the drill. In any case, it is working like new again.

Maybe that drill is a female -- it just needed some loving attention....

=3D=3D Yes. you hit the "g" spot. =3D=3D

it happens - throw it away and buy a new one. At least you will have a spare battery!

Standard procedure for fixing things. Take it apart, put it together.