[Question about brushless drills]

2 hours ago, BMack37 said:

Are you pushing them hard? It's weird you have two with the same issue. Generally with two of anything acting up in the same way you have to look at the common ground for the cause of the issue.

Maybe? I'm taking out a lot of screws, and sometimes they're stuck pretty good so I have to press or they get stripped.

1 hour ago, justinkendall said:

I’m going to second overload protection. If you use them for a lot of repeated holes with no break in between they can get hot and the overload protection will shut them down until they cool off. I’ve had it happen on impact drivers a few times.

As above, not holes, but screws, and yeah they pretty much run in short bursts for long periods, until I find something that requires prying or hammering to take apart.

[Question about brushless drills]

Just now, jtkendall said:

Sounds like overload protection. Is the battery fuel gauge flashing when it stops?

Nope, but then it's one of those gauges that only lights up when you press it.

Still, overload protection sounds believable.

[Question about brushless drills]

I have a couple Milwaukee 18v brushless drills that have started acting up, or rather, not at all, for really short periods. Simple explanation is that very occasionally they just stop running for a little bit. They're not low on battery power, I always check that first. They just stop running for about 20-30 seconds, sometimes taking the battery out and putting it back fixes this, sometimes it doesn't. Sometimes the light on the underside will come on when I squeeze the trigger, sometimes it doesn't.

 

Just wondering if this has happened to anyone else and what the causes might be.