I messed up and may have ruined my drill
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 |
I messed up and may have ruined my drill
MiamiCuse wrote:
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 The essence of pragmatism is...... "If it works, use it." I don't think you'll have trouble. Sand and dirt when dry is pretty much non-conductive electrically so shouldnt cause shorts, particularly at the relatively low voltages used in cordless tools. I'd recommend leaving it in a warm place for a while to dry ot any moisture inside it. Maybe blow some warm air through the openings with a hair dryer. Jeff -- Jeffry Wisnia (W1BSV + Brass Rat '57 EE) The speed of light is 1.8*10^12 furlongs per fortnight. |
I messed up and may have ruined my drill
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I messed up and may have ruined my drill
MiamiCuse wrote:
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 Mine have been rained on manytimes in the back of the pickup. They (all 3) still work just fine. s |
I messed up and may have ruined my drill
Jeff Wisnia wrote in
: MiamiCuse wrote: 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 The essence of pragmatism is...... "If it works, use it." I don't think you'll have trouble. Sand and dirt when dry is pretty much non-conductive electrically so shouldnt cause shorts, particularly at the relatively low voltages used in cordless tools. I'd recommend leaving it in a warm place for a while to dry ot any moisture inside it. Maybe blow some warm air through the openings with a hair dryer. Jeff DEFINITELY dry it out before trying to use it. A hair dryer is a good idea. then you may need to relube it. -- Jim Yanik jyanik at kua.net |
I messed up and may have ruined my drill
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I messed up and may have ruined my drill
On Sun, 29 Mar 2009 18:20:45 -0400, "MiamiCuse"
wrote: 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 Dry it off, clean it, and hope. I would not leave good tools unattended, we have relatively low crime but theft does happen. Take care of your good tools and you will save money in the long run. |
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