kornomaniac Posted November 3, 2017 Report Share Posted November 3, 2017 7 hours ago, D W said: I'm starting to prefer brushed drills now. I have 2 brushless and I've had nothing but trouble with them. A jumpy trigger, motor brake not working when releasing the trigger, and motor brake not working when loosening the chuck to release a bit. Small issues, but seriously, why any issues? There shouldn't be any. I own 2 brushed (previously 3) and not a single issue with any. I know I can pick one up, and it will work like it should. Reliable! Plus, for some reason every brushed drill has perfectly straight/true chucks, and all of the brushless have some runout/wobble ( I had to return one that had 1mm runout!). Perhaps they are skimping on quality to bring the costs of using brushless down. I know this is anecdotal, but this is really starting to feel like a trend. Sounds like milwaukee or Bosch? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kornomaniac Posted November 3, 2017 Report Share Posted November 3, 2017 4 hours ago, Stercorarius said: Didn't Bosch just release some cordless four pole grinders? Year or 2 ago yes. But they also released brushless grinders last year Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D W Posted November 3, 2017 Author Report Share Posted November 3, 2017 1 hour ago, kornomaniac said: Sounds like milwaukee or Bosch? It does sound like yet another Milwaukee-issue-post but surprisingly the problems are with Makita (18V sub) and Dewalt (DCD796). I also returned a DCD791 because of bad run out, which was disappointing because it's such a great drill. Also surprising is the recent purchase of a cheap rebranded Dewalt that renewed my brushed-love. Perhaps I'm just having a bad run with brushless or maybe they need a few more years to mature their manufacturing. 50% of my brushless tools have problems, none of the brushed do. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kornomaniac Posted November 3, 2017 Report Share Posted November 3, 2017 1 hour ago, D W said: It does sound like yet another Milwaukee-issue-post but surprisingly the problems are with Makita (18V sub) and Dewalt (DCD796). I also returned a DCD791 because of bad run out, which was disappointing because it's such a great drill. Also surprising is the recent purchase of a cheap rebranded Dewalt that renewed my brushed-love. Perhaps I'm just having a bad run with brushless or maybe they need a few more years to mature their manufacturing. 50% of my brushless tools have problems, none of the brushed do. Ow yeah think I remember you posted about the funny trigger control. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jronman Posted November 3, 2017 Report Share Posted November 3, 2017 I haven't issues with brushed or brushless. I did have a battery issue once. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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