kjones

I will not speak to the launch date, but the reason for the delayed launch has nothing to do with it having problems or any issues. He unit is killer, and will be worth waiting for. There are other things going on to cause the delay, but have nothing to do with the quality.

You don't have to register anything for the warranty with DeWALT.

Just run time. You will run through your charge pretty quick with the 1.5 amp hour battery.

The date code is stamped into the top of the batteries. It will be a number like 200536 which would be the 36th week of 2005.

I am not familiar with this specific model, as it seems to not be sold in the US. I would be very surprised if it was made by Husky though... There doesn't seem to be a point to me. With all the compressor brands under the SBD umbrella (Emglo, DeWALT, Porter Cable, Bostitch, etc) it seems like there would be no point in sourcing a compressor from a competitor. Ask your depot rep if he can get you the phone number of their DeWALT factory rep who will be familiar with the models sold in Canada. Hope you can find some answers!

All of the dewalt cordless tools (for the last 5 years or so) have gotten an anti-corrosive coating on the motor field, which burns off during the early use. The time to takes to burn off can very from the first 30 minutes, to quite a bit longer, depending on the tool and your usage. Bottom line, if it is running fine, kee using it. Of it had started to weaken or slow down, that would be a reason to get it checked out. Long story short, I wouldn't worry about it.

Sorry to hear about that! The Rohm chuck is the best chuck in the industry, so I would say to try and make it work. If you are near a service center, go there. Have them look at your chuck and see if it is actually broken, or if you are possibly just using it wrong. Either way, if the chuck is broken, they can replace it and test it.

I am not sure how you would, remove that. It functions through the motor having a reverse current sent to the motor when you let off the trigger. I think it would be pretty complicated to reprogram that, but that is just my assumption. You could always just go with a corded drill, as they typically do not have brakes.

I live in Oregon (northwest US), and all any of us use are worm drives. There are small pockets of exceptions around here, but I would argue that most direct drive users in this area bought them because of the lower price point. I have always used work drives, and in my humble opinion, I don't understand why anyone uses direct drives... . I am sure that we are all biased to what we are used to, and work drives are a west coast saw in general.

If the brushes were worn out, you probably have a worn out motor as well. I would recommend getting a GRC service. It should have plenty of power when running healthy.

Lots to respond to after that post! First off, you must not work on this side of the industry if you think that DeWALT can tell distributors to carry something! I know it ,ay sound odd, but distributors can pretty much do whatever they want, and we can only suggest, not control. As far as lithium inventory, 18v NiCAD outsells 18v lithium by a huge amount. Distributors typically want to minimize inventory, and are only going to sell what they can turn quickly. We would love to sell everyone truckloads of all of our batteries, but it isn't that simple. Sorry for the lame answer, but it is entirely up to the distributors to carry different SKU's. out of curiosity though, what distributors do you shop at? Most of my local distributors (non-box stores) carry both lithium and NiCAD.

Never heard of that happening. Definately exchange it for a new one.

Are you in the US? Also, what tools do you have that aren't allowing the lithium batteries? They should fit everything except some of the older lights and vacuums. Everything else will fit already.

No, do not alter the dw9116 to fit lithium batteries; it will ruin your battery. All the 18v tools will already accept the lithium batteries without modification. There are a couple of exceptions on older more obscure tools, so if the lithium batteries will not already fit, have them altered for free at your nearest service center.

That image above is of the T-Stack, not the Tough System. The T-Stack is a lower priced storage system targeted more towards the interior contractors, whereas the Tough System is an all weather solution.

I have it and like it a lot. I do not even have a corded jig saw anymore, as the 20v does everything I want and quite a bit more. Definately buy it.

In my personal opinion, which in no way is representative of internal DeWALT decision making on this matter, your quote is a case in point if why we haven't seen a DeWALT oscillating tool yet. Everyone has one, the market is saturated, and every price point is taken. It is hard to justify the immense expense if designing and launching a new tool if the market is already taken and there isn't money to be made. This may well be a "must have" tool for a cordless line, but it is my beliefs that the above is at least why DeWALT is not in a hurry on this one. Just my two cents though.

Sounds like it is double impacting for so,e reason. I would say to just keep using it; it will probably re-sync shortly and work correctly. Worst case scenario, it fully fails, and you get it completely rebuilt under warranty. Best case, it starts functioning normally again.

You have a 2 year warranty on the 1.5 amp hour packs, and 3 year warranty on the 3.0 amp hour packs. There are date codes engraved on all DeWALT tools and batteries. The will be on the top of the battery, and be a number like 201227, meaning they were made on the 27th week of 2012. You can call 1800-4-DeWALT to find your nearest service center, or to get shipping information to return it that way. Depending on the return policy of wherever you bought the batteries, you can probably exchange the batteries there.

Sorry, just saw that you had written dc9098! I thought you had said 9096. Yes, the 9098 will work the same as far as operation goes, but you do have significantly less "gas in the tank".

Yes. That is the same battery that comes kitted with the 059.

The 760 is the current iteration of 18v compact drills. It has the frameless motor (better), better transmission, lighter weight, etc.

Go 20v MAX. Get a DCD985L2. Best drill on the market. As far as the plastic gears comment, DeWALT is the only one of the drill makers that uses all metal gears in all impact drivers, compact drills, and premium drills. The $99 Black Friday special is the only exception. It was a great drill in its time, but it is outdated technology. Definately not the drill for you.

Does that look anything like a DeWALT 20v tool? Nope. Could it possibly be that they are trying to broaden the idea of the 20v max concept/name? Is in the Black & Decker case, which actually had 20v max before the DeWALT launch? Yah, I think so.

That's also Grainger's price... I will wait to see pricing from other distributors.