Broccoli Posted January 6, 2021 Report Share Posted January 6, 2021 I just purchased this 7/8 cordless hammer drill. After one day of use i noticed the battery connection housing is very loose i didn’t notice this before now and i don’t know if it is defective or if these are supposed to have this play as a cushion. I don't see any way it could be tightened down. Greatly appreciate any input! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aessu Posted January 6, 2021 Report Share Posted January 6, 2021 Can you tell us the exact model? Some of them have the battery mounting on flexible connection, I even thought my high-torque impact wrench was broken when I first took it out of the package. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Broccoli Posted January 6, 2021 Author Report Share Posted January 6, 2021 Apologies, i meant to include it. XRH04 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Broccoli Posted January 6, 2021 Author Report Share Posted January 6, 2021 Thank you for the fast response! Im still on the job site and figured a quick post to passionate Makita users may be the fastest way to ease my mind, lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Broccoli Posted January 6, 2021 Author Report Share Posted January 6, 2021 I was able to research a little. Nothing conclusive in the user manual that I could find. But the parts breakdown shows two sizable “cushion rubber” parts at the connection housing. Guessing this tool is on that list of tools with a flexible battery connection. Thank you again aessu! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToolBane Posted January 7, 2021 Report Share Posted January 7, 2021 Yup, Makita uses rubber gaskets on some of their tools to protect the batteries from excess vibrations. It seems to throw a lot of people off who don’t happen to know what it is in advance. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Broccoli Posted January 7, 2021 Author Report Share Posted January 7, 2021 It definitely threw me, i think it even broke in a little after drilling 40 holes i feel like I would have noticed the way it now moves when just handling the tool. Thanks ToolBane Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Broccoli Posted January 7, 2021 Author Report Share Posted January 7, 2021 About the tool. It worked very well, day one was (40) 1/4 x 3” holes. No problem. It does seem to chew through batteries pretty quick. Used a little over 2 full charges on brand new fully charged 5 aH batteries. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aessu Posted January 7, 2021 Report Share Posted January 7, 2021 5 hours ago, Broccoli said: About the tool. It worked very well, day one was (40) 1/4 x 3” holes. No problem. It does seem to chew through batteries pretty quick. Used a little over 2 full charges on brand new fully charged 5 aH batteries. Yeah, thats normal, its an older brushed model. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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