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Ridgid Brushless Drill Driver R860054: The battery charger for this device is not working.

Tue, 01 Aug 2023 04:13:45 -0700

The battery charger was plugged into an outlet that had 240v going through it for a few seconds. Then it failed to light up or charge a battery.

There looks like a resistor or capacitor that burned and failed when I open the charger up. Can you repair this?

⟐ Commented agosto 01, 2023 at 4:13 GMT-7

Ryobi P202: Why is the drill making strange clicking sounds when in use?

Fri, 23 Jun 2023 08:32:08 -0700

When I use the drill it is making clicking sounds.

⟐ Commented junho 23, 2023 at 8:32 GMT-7

Black and Decker BDEDMT: My drill is slow. How do I fix this problem?

Tue, 23 Nov 2021 05:27:34 -0700

So in recent times, my drill has worked properly but this time I feel something is wrong with it because it is reacting very slowly compared to the other times I've used it.

⟐ Commented novembro 23, 2021 at 5:27 GMT-7

DeWalt DCD771C2: DeWalt lithium ion 18v issues

Tue, 17 Aug 2021 03:55:44 -0700

Hoping someone can help me out here I have 4 x 18v li ion batteries 2 of which are 5 months old & 2 which are 8 months old. When at work the other day one of the batteries ran out so I put it on charge to discover my other 3 were also flat, after charging all 4 batteries until the charge complete light came ON I went to use them to find that they all went flat after about 5 seconds of pressing the trigger on the drill so I then tried these batteries in other cordless tools such as my impact driver with no luck.

I tested each battery with a multimeter and each battery had between 10-11 volts.

I find it hard to believe all 4 batteries would die on the same day so I stuck my multimeter in the charger and although the 'charging' light would not flash the charger was out putting pulses of between .5 - 3.5v DC, is this normal?

Does anyone know a method of pinpointing the problem? Eg battery cell test or charger test?

⟐ Commented agosto 17, 2021 at 3:55 GMT-7

DeWalt DC970: Chuck removal DC970 Dewalt 18 volt cordless

Tue, 22 Jun 2021 15:39:01 -0700

How is the chuck removed? Screwtype and size?

⟐ Answer deleted junho 22, 2021 at 15:39 GMT-7

RIDGID R84015 X2: Battery no longer holds a charge

Sat, 20 Oct 2018 06:21:23 -0700

The 18v batteries for my RIGID tools (drill and reciprocating saw) no longer hold a charge.

The charger even signals that one (I have 2 packs) of the batteries is defective (blinking red & green lights).

Do I have to replace the packs (over $100 each) or can I possibly replace the cells inside the packs?

Thanks in advance,

Paul

⟐ Answer deleted outubro 20, 2018 at 6:21 GMT-7

Black and Decker LI4000: Why will my screwdriver not charge when plugged in?

Sun, 26 Feb 2017 00:38:40 -0700

My rechargeable screwdriver will not charge when it is placed in the charging bay. The LED light is not on.

⟐ Commented fevereiro 26, 2017 at 0:38 GMT-7

Black and Decker LI4000: Why will the screwdriver not turn when I pull the trigger?

Thu, 18 Feb 2016 21:31:57 -0700

The screwdriver will not turn when I pull the trigger. The work area LED is coming on.

⟐ Answer accepted fevereiro 18, 2016 at 21:31 GMT-7

Black and Decker BDEDMT: Why will my drill not start up?

Sun, 21 Feb 2016 22:19:58 -0700

My drill is plugged in to a wall outlet, which seems to be a sufficient power source but the drill itself will still not power on.

⟐ Answer edited fevereiro 21, 2016 at 22:19 GMT-7

Bosch Electric Drill 1006VSR 2009: Want to learn repairs of this drills

Sun, 17 May 2026 10:50:45 -0700

Need someone to teach me how to repair this electrical drills

⟐ Commented maio 17, 2026 at 10:50 GMT-7

Black and Decker TS221 Ranger CD 2000: No Power - doesn't charge when plugged in

Wed, 12 Jun 2024 16:05:13 -0700

Help!

My drill has sat for months and months (years), but no longer powers up. It doesn't even come on when I plug it in.

Thanks in advance,

James

Chandler AZ

⟐ Answer edited junho 12, 2024 at 16:05 GMT-7

Ridgid R86034: Dropped it in water

Fri, 10 Sep 2021 12:42:31 -0700

Dropped the impact driver in water now the battery and driver won't work.. Can it be fixed?

⟐ Answer edited setembro 10, 2021 at 12:42 GMT-7

DeWalt DW997: Why is there a burning smell coming from my drill?

Wed, 04 Nov 2020 13:28:42 -0700

When I turn on and use my drill it has a burning smell coming from it. What can I do to stop the smell from happening?

⟐ Commented novembro 04, 2020 at 13:28 GMT-7

RIDGID R84015 X2: Bit won't come out of the chuck.

Fri, 20 Sep 2013 07:03:41 -0700

I used my drill today and I went to drill a into a piece of brick and the bit went back into the drill somehow. I can open and close the chuck but the drill bit will not come out. When I push on the end of the chuck it goes into the drill, it has a lot of movement.

I tried everything to try and get the drill bit out, nothing works, I don't understand how it could get stuck in the drill when I can still open and close the teeth to the chuck. Thanks.

Joel

⟐ Answered setembro 20, 2013 at 7:03 GMT-7

DeWalt DW920: Why is my drill not charging?

Fri, 03 Apr 2026 05:49:42 -0700

When i place the battery pack on the charging station, the battery not charge.

⟐ Commented abril 03, 2026 at 5:49 GMT-7

DeWalt DC970: What's the biggest 20V pack that can be SAFELY run?

Sun, 08 Mar 2026 00:54:35 -0700

I have a DeWalt DC970 from years ago and no batteries as they are dead. That said, I have primarily moved to 20V tools but this drill still works just fine; I just cannot buy the original batteries as they were discontinued being NiCd 18V. The batteries have long since been scrapped and were discontinued in 2021. I have XR and Atomic 20V tools as well as one standard non XR saw I keep as a backup to the XR saw. I once had two packs and the drill was shipped with 1.2Ah batteries but I know DEWALT sold 4Ah NiCds at one point too.

Despite having the higher end tools, I still want to keep this one around for jobs I do not want to run my good XR drill on. I have the DCA1820 and 4x 5Ah packs (18650-based) and 2 PowerStacks (5Ah/1.7Ah), so I am wondering what the sweet spot for the older 18V tools is. I did look into a brushless 20V entry level drill on sale for the batteries, but I looked into that years ago before I got 6 20V batteries. I don't think that plan makes as much sense now unless I get some insane deal on a 20V Brushless with 2 2Ah batteries.

⟐ Answer accepted março 08, 2026 at 0:54 GMT-7

Bosch Power Drill: Drill bit stops spinning

Mon, 22 Dec 2025 09:30:46 -0700

I cant get the drill bit to turn/screw when trying to drill into wood. It clicks and nothing happens. The motor is still turning. The drill spins fine on its own no screws. A fairly new, rarely ised Bosch 18V cordless drill

⟐ Edited dezembro 22, 2025 at 9:30 GMT-7

Ridgid DrillDriver R860054 2020: How do I get the chuck assembly apart?

Sat, 19 Oct 2024 10:37:02 -0700

The drill stopped working. I'm told take apart the chuck assembly. When I attempt to do this i encounter an odd-sized torx bolt (somewhere between T40 & T45) holding the assembly together. How do I loosen this?

⟐ Answered outubro 19, 2024 at 10:37 GMT-7

DeWalt DC970: Are the knockoff NiMh batteries any good?

Tue, 11 Jun 2024 02:25:02 -0700

One of my two DC970 batteries are at the end of it's life (6.9V/~1.01 A) from the original 18V/1.2Ah. My other battery isn’t much better (11.35V/~1.05A), so it’s time to get new batteries. The batteries are bad enough I went to use it and it was struggling with removing a screw.

I am looking at either the DCA2203C 20V kit (~$100) or buying a set of knockoff NiMh batteries (much cheaper) since both of them are pretty much shot. My charger can handle it since I have the 116 and not the 115. My concern is how long will they last compared to the NiCd packs becuase there are almost no vendors making clone NiCd batteries - not that you’d want them.

Has anyone worked with these knockoff batteries and are they worth the money? The high cost of the lithium kit makes it harder to justify piecemeal, but what does make sense is a new drill (~$100) and a DCA1820 ($35) - which will keep the DC970 in service with good batteries. The cheapest set I found that’s 3600mAh for $28 ($14/battery).

⟐ Commented junho 11, 2024 at 2:25 GMT-7

Black and Decker LI4000: Where can I buy the charging bay for my drill

Fri, 24 Nov 2023 08:03:06 -0700

How do i replace my charging bay for my black and decker cordless L14000

⟐ Answer edited novembro 24, 2023 at 8:03 GMT-7