Question for owners of GEN2 FUEL HAMMER DRILL (2704): LED constantly on and off?

[fluidmindorg]

Can anyone who owns a Milwaukee Gen2 FUEL Hammer Drill (model 2704) please let me know whether or not the LED light constantly (even when you're not using it) comes on for 10 seconds, then off for 30 seconds, back on for 10, off for 30, and so on, never stopping until you put the direction switch into LOCK position?

 

The first one I got did that and I thought it was a defect. I even called Milwaukee and someone in tech support told me to return it. So I got another one and IT TOO does exactly the same thing. Is that normal? Does anyone else's Gen2 Hammer Drill do that? Is it maybe a feature to remind you to put it into lock? I don't see anything about that in the manual. I need to know if I need to return this one too. But it seems really strange that I've gotten two that do the exact same odd behavior.

 

Thanks!

--Dan

[Biggie]

I have a 2704 and 2703 at work and I've never noticed the led doing that.  I'd have to check next week to be certain but I would think I would notice something like that.  I've also never seen anything like that in any of my other m18 tools.  I do believe the led does come on when a battery is inserted, it couldn't possibly be an issue with the battery not having a good connection.  Just seems strange that two different drills would have the same strange issue.

[Eric - TIA]

Mine doesn't do that.  Once I pull the trigger, it comes on but will turn off when I am done.

[fluidmindorg]

On 11/26/2020 at 9:36 PM, Biggie said:

I have a 2704 and 2703 at work and I've never noticed the led doing that.  I'd have to check next week to be certain but I would think I would notice something like that.  I've also never seen anything like that in any of my other m18 tools.  I do believe the led does come on when a battery is inserted, it couldn't possibly be an issue with the battery not having a good connection.  Just seems strange that two different drills would have the same strange issue.

 

Thanks, guys. I appreciate you taking the time to answer. Yeah, it's very odd that I've gotten two of these that do the same odd behavior. I've tried two different, fully charged 5AH batteries in them with the same results. I'll return this one too. (It's really unfortunate that the new "electric" clutch on the Gen3 (2804) doesn't work the way it should.)

 

Cheers

--Dan