I have a Dewalt 12V cordless drill that I have been using and it hasalways worked fine for what I do.However, recently the battery pack is lasting shorter and shorter (Ihave two) and I think I would need to get new ones or have themreconditioned.But one thing I noticed is that with the battery lasting a shortertime, it seems to be losing the torque as well, in other words, I amgetting trouble with putting in 2-1/2" long screw (or extracting them)when I did not have any trouble before. It seems that even with ashort live battery fully charged, the torque is reduced, or may beit's just me hallucinating after breathing in too much fiber glassinsulation.The other thing I found is that the old studs that are in my 35 yearold house, they are A LOT harder than the new studs I get at HomeDepot. When I sister a piece of new 2x4 to an old 2x4, the screw cutsthrough the new wood like butter and when it hits the old wood, itslows down. Same thing with cutting, I can notch new wood with a sawmuch easier than the old wood. It seems the old wood is almost ashard if not harder than today's PT wood.MC

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My drill seems to be losing power?

Mar 02, 2009 21 Replies

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Van Chocstraw 17 years ago

Nothing lasts forever and everything is made cheaper today, even lumber.

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Howard Horwich 7 years ago

replying to Rudy, Howard Horwich wrote: Smart man!

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