Big risk is that the electric motor may rust, and stop
working. Dry it out as soon as you can. A day or two in a
frost free refrigerator may help. The frost free fridges
dessicate anything they can. My copier guy used to suggest I
keep my copy paper in the fridge, to reduce or prevent paper
feeding jams.

--
Christopher A. Young
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"MiamiCuse" wrote in message
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I have a Dewalt cordless drill.

I was outside in my planter area doing some formwork and ran
out of
fasteners. I stopped and drove to HD to get some more.

During that time it rained...more like poured...

I had the drill standing up on a step stool (smart huh?)
The rain or wind
must have knocked it over, and it felt into the planter
area. When I got
back it's all wet. I peeked into the housing and saw some
sand got inside
the housing. I tried to shake some of it out, but because
of the wetness
some sand stayed inside.

It still works...but I am wondering whether I have done big
damage to it.

I hope I don't have to get a new cordless drill.

MC