"The Medway Handyman" wrote in message
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Started using my £20 JCB 24v for a few jobs.

On a fully charged (according to the light on the charger) battery I
drilled about 6 x 6mm holes and the battery ran down to the point where
the drill suddenly stopped - seemed like some kind of cut-out operated. 5
mins later it could be re started & I drilled another 2 holes - then it
stopped again.

Would it have some kind of low power cut-out? None of my other battery
stuff has one.

It has a 'battery level indicator' on the back of the drill which showed
100% charged at the start & 80% charged when it stopped = not sure if
these things are at all accurate, seems like a gimmick to me.

Trouble is I have no experience of battery SDS drills, so I don't know if
this is usual for a battery SDS? I would have expected to drill more than
8 - 10 holes on a charge? What would a 24v brand name do on a charge?

Could be that the batteries are going through the initial stage where they
won't hold a charge until they have been charged/discharged a few times -
is this likely?


--
Dave - The Medway Handyman
www.medwayhandyman.co.uk



I had a JCB jigsaw (230v) and it's probably the only tool I have ever thrown
away BEFORE it broke or wore out!

Peter