npcnj8 Posted June 15, 2015 Report Share Posted June 15, 2015 I bought the Dewalt 20v combo kit from lowes today with the DCF885 and the DCD780. The kit is great, tools are real light weight but one issue, both batteries are loose and move around when I use the DCD780 drill but fit real snug in the the impact with no movement? Do you guys have any idea? Did I get a bad kit? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roadhog96 Posted June 15, 2015 Report Share Posted June 15, 2015 I can relate. I just bought the brushless DCK281D2 combo kit and have the same issue on the drill. Swaped the batteries around and found that one out of the 3 batteries fit looser on the drill then the other two and I could feel it moving around whenever I moved the drill in different positions. Very annoying. The problem area is right were the little latch in the middle of the battery catches the lip on the bottom of the drill. I cut little pieces of electrical tape and placed them at various places on the battery and tried the fit. I ended up with tape on the lip under the drill and that tightened the battery right up. The drill has a little more slop than the impact driver so the problem is with both the drill and that one battery. I'm betting there's quit a few like this. Do both batteries move around about the same in the drill? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DR99 Posted June 15, 2015 Report Share Posted June 15, 2015 Some one awhile ago had a similar complaint about battery fitment on their Dewalt drill. It was awhile ago though, so I don't remember what he ended up doing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comp56 Posted June 15, 2015 Report Share Posted June 15, 2015 I remember Dewalt changed something to make them fit better maybe you got old stock ?....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dwain Posted June 15, 2015 Report Share Posted June 15, 2015 its worth mentioning that a bit of movement/flexibility is actually good for the tool/battery. if it doesn't actually bother you while using, don't worry about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickyMcGrath Posted June 15, 2015 Report Share Posted June 15, 2015 I've seen several posts on DeWalt's Facebook page regarding this.The nice thing about DeWalt's design is a loose battery doesn't effect the operation of the tool. Once those prongs are inserted, they seem to stay in contact during operation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turner85 Posted June 15, 2015 Report Share Posted June 15, 2015 Mine are loose on both drills and multi tool but no problem operating Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
npcnj8 Posted June 15, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 15, 2015 I can relate. I just bought the brushless DCK281D2 combo kit and have the same issue on the drill. Swaped the batteries around and found that one out of the 3 batteries fit looser on the drill then the other two and I could feel it moving around whenever I moved the drill in different positions. Very annoying. The problem area is right were the little latch in the middle of the battery catches the lip on the bottom of the drill. I cut little pieces of electrical tape and placed them at various places on the battery and tried the fit. I ended up with tape on the lip under the drill and that tightened the battery right up. The drill has a little more slop than the impact driver so the problem is with both the drill and that one battery. I'm betting there's quit a few like this. Do both batteries move around about the same in the drill?Yeah both batteries are loose in the drill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roadhog96 Posted June 15, 2015 Report Share Posted June 15, 2015 There's only two possibilities, If both batteries are loose than chances are the problem is with the base of the drill or you have two batteries that are off like the one that I have. Here's something worth mentioning. When the drill is assembled the two clam shell halves do not line up on a lot of new drills I've looked at including my new one. The seam is tight but the area that surrounds the LED light is off. One side is higher than the other. You can see and feel it, I don't know if they are put together with self taping screws but my guess this would be something that would cause this if the person wasn't careful aligning it before running the screws in. If the screw holes were made while the pieces were molded than they would all line up or all be off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
npcnj8 Posted June 17, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 17, 2015 Going to take it back and exchange it for another. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJB Posted June 17, 2015 Report Share Posted June 17, 2015 I have some Makita drills and they have two small rubber buffers to stop the battery from wobbling about. Dewalt would benefit from a similar design. All my Dewalt cordless tools suffer from the same wobbly battery issue but the connector block isn't rigid inside the battery shoe so the terminals never loose contact. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roadhog96 Posted June 17, 2015 Report Share Posted June 17, 2015 I have some Makita drills and they have two small rubber buffers to stop the battery from wobbling about. Dewalt would benefit from a similar design. All my Dewalt cordless tools suffer from the same wobbly battery issue but the connector block isn't rigid inside the battery shoe so the terminals never loose contact.This is exactly why I was using cut pieces of electrical tape to help determine the problem area because they can be placed and removed easily without leaving any residue. I have some rubber the same thickness as the electrical tape that I'm thinking about applying perminately with contact cement. The batteries slid on and off smoothly and had no movement with the tape in the area were the battery latch makes contact with the drill base. I'm only talking about a very thin small piece the size of the battery latch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Posted June 18, 2015 Report Share Posted June 18, 2015 I have the same kit with an identical issue. There is a bit of play but you can tell the battery is locked into position and not going anywhere. Even with that issue, these are the first DeWalt power tools that I have owned and I am fairly impressed. Mainly in the past I have owned everything from Ryobi and Craftsman to Ridgid and Milwaukee. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
npcnj8 Posted June 25, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 25, 2015 I ended up exchanging the kit for another and it works great. Little to no movement of the battery in each tool. Thanks for the feedback guys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigmikez Posted June 25, 2015 Report Share Posted June 25, 2015 Glad to hear That, enjoy them npcjn8! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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