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The scent of death from a cordless tool


dwasifar

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The other day I was drilling through some tough jatoba wood with a large twist drill, using the cordless 3/8" DeWalt, and the bit got stuck good and proper.  Couldn't drill it through, couldn't back it out.  The drill would strain but not move.  Eventually I had to break out the corded 1/2" to break the bit loose.  But after I removed the DeWalt from the stuck bit, I detected that distinctive electrical overheat smell from it.

 

Do I need to do anything?  Check the brushes or something?  Did I shorten the tool's life?

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