John D. Farr wrote in message
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Jeremy: I had the same problem with my Dewalt. It uses a standard 3/8 inch
thread so I replaced it with a conventional chuck. It was a disaster. I
now
firmly believe that the cordless drills went with a keyless chuck because
there is no place to tie down the key. I couldn't keep up with the little
******* even for a few minutes. I've changed mine back and now pull out my
old Milwaukee corded drill whenever there is even a hint of real work to
be
done.

I have a little Makita cordless with a clip mounted in a recess - the key
fits in there.