"Leon" writes:

My now 11 year old Panasonic does that. Makita now uses a similar feature.
That is normal.

The Makita drills I have tried in the store are not quite the same as the
Panasonic drills. The Makita chucks only click when they get very close
to full tightness. The Paansonic chucks click every time the chuck is
adjusted which is very annoying.

I like the Panasonic, but I like the Makita LXT even better. I missed the
$500 deal at Home Depot before Christmas. Home Depot's web site said
12/25/05 was the last day for the sale. On Christmas day, the price still
showed as $503.20, but when put in the cart the price was $629.00. I'll
have to wait and see if Home Depot has a 20% power tools sale this winter,

Brian Elfert