Turn the dial just above the bit to the highest setting. (The dial with the numbers on it). You should be able to get 250 lbs of torque on this model.

Stopping then starting after a “rest” is a signature symptom of a thermal problem. Likely, the speed control circuit connected to the trigger.

However, with the battery lights flashing, that might indicate there is too much current being drawn by the tool and the battery has been shut down to protect it. The tool might have shorted windings. Economically, that may be a show stopper for a fix.

time to do a bit of surgery.

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it maybe just a wire or maybe a bearing went bad or lastly the armature may have fell out of it’s retaining area.

copeland9 the chargers are available on ebay.com Batteries for this unit are no longer available but you can try and find replacements based on the manufacturers number on those (let us know what number it is if you need help with that) or you can build one similar to this one Repairing Black and Decker - TS221 Ranger CD2000 Battery

To use 5vdc all you need to do is connect the battery and drill away. All battery device will usually handle as much as 3 VDC more than they are rated. As far as 12 vdc you will need to drop the voltage and the easiest way to do the is hard wire a cigarette lighter to cell phone adaptor inline between the battery and your device. I personally have modified the connections on many of my 18 VDC and some 14 VDC devices to connect to a 24 VDC pack I .ade and so far so good.

Take the battery out/off. You’ll have to disassemble the drill enough to get at the switch and that’s usually a handful of screws, but just make sure you keep track of where they came out from. you’ll need to get to the switch

If you have a multimeter, you could hook it up to the switch on each electrical lead going into the switch. the meter should be set to resistance (Ohms) and squeeze the trigger. You should see the resistance change (likely decrease) as the trigger is moved. If it doesn’t, try and spray in it with some electrical contact cleaner while you are squeezing it back and forth. You’ll want to also double check there are wires correctly soldered to the switch. Re-solder them, if they are really loose or broken off.

BTW - I assume you’ve tried this, but make sure you have full voltage in your battery pack. The switch could be fine but your charger might be lying to you. 😜

If the battery is not charging first try to charge it in another wall outlet. If it still is not charging try using another charger. If it still is not charging then you will need to get a new battery.

Hi damon,

While there are a few possibilities of things that could be wrong with the drill itself, the most common problem with a drill that has a short runtime would be the battery. All batteries, whether Ni-Cd or Li-Ion, will eventually lose the ability to hold a charge. It's sometimes hard to tell if a battery is going bad or not; probably the easiest way is to compare it against a new or known good battery. My son has a 20-year old Craftsman drill and I just finished buying new batteries for his; when I went to use it one of the batteries lit up the battery fault lite on the charger immediately and wouldn't charge at all, and the other gave me a runtime of about 10 minutes after being fully charged. So even if you have two batteries, if they're the same age they could both be at the same stage of degradation.

Other than that, you'd have to take the drill apart and check the field windings on the armature and coils, along with checking the switch for excessive resistance. It's brushless, so worn out brushes aren't a factor here.

Let us know how old your battery/batteries are, what kind you have (Ni-Cd or Li-Ion), and in what condition they are in and we can figure out what to do next.

@davidmack2477 how old is the battery pack? Sounds like your battery crumps under load. Replace that and re-evaluate.

Battery is most likely dead. Try charging it,........ . Test it using a multimeter. The batteries can go bad and they will no longer accept a charge.