I bought a Stayer SDS drill (PD24) a couple of years ago from
Screwfix, having seen it recommended in quite a few threads on this
group (they don't seem to sell it any more). I've been very happy with
it so far. Unfortunately it now seems to have developed a strange
fault. It only works when oriented at certain angles. For example, if
I hold it in the 'normal' upright position, with drill bit horizontal,
and squeeze on the trigger, nothing happens. If I now tilt it
downwards, so the bit is towards the floor, it starts. Tilt it up
again, it stops again. Again, starting from normal position, if I
rotate about the axis of the bit until it is on its side it starts,
but only in one direction (if I rotate the other way it doesn't work).

Any ideas what it might be and how easy it would be to repair?

Does anyone know how easy it is to get these drills serviced?

Assuming the worst and it's not worth repairing, what are the current
recommendations for cheap SDS drills?

Thanks for any advice.

Ian.

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I bought a Stayer SDS drill (PD24) a couple of years ago from
Screwfix, having seen it recommended in quite a few threads on this
group (they don't seem to sell it any more). I've been very happy with
it so far. Unfortunately it now seems to have developed a strange
fault. It only works when oriented at certain angles. For example, if
I hold it in the 'normal' upright position, with drill bit horizontal,
and squeeze on the trigger, nothing happens. If I now tilt it
downwards, so the bit is towards the floor, it starts. Tilt it up
again, it stops again. Again, starting from normal position, if I
rotate about the axis of the bit until it is on its side it starts,
but only in one direction (if I rotate the other way it doesn't work).

Any ideas what it might be and how easy it would be to repair?

Does anyone know how easy it is to get these drills serviced?

Assuming the worst and it's not worth repairing, what are the current
recommendations for cheap SDS drills?

Thanks for any advice.

Ian.
Brushes worn out?
My cheapo SDS drill from Homebase came with a spare pair of brushes which
seems to indicate that they are likely to wear out.

HTH
Dave R

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"Ian" wrote in message
om...
I bought a Stayer SDS drill (PD24) a couple of years ago from
Screwfix, having seen it recommended in quite a few threads on this
group (they don't seem to sell it any more). I've been very happy with
it so far. Unfortunately it now seems to have developed a strange
fault. It only works when oriented at certain angles. For example, if
I hold it in the 'normal' upright position, with drill bit horizontal,
and squeeze on the trigger, nothing happens. If I now tilt it
downwards, so the bit is towards the floor, it starts. Tilt it up
again, it stops again. Again, starting from normal position, if I
rotate about the axis of the bit until it is on its side it starts,
but only in one direction (if I rotate the other way it doesn't work).

Any ideas what it might be and how easy it would be to repair?

Does anyone know how easy it is to get these drills serviced?

I work for Screwfix and if you phone the Contact centre and ask to
speak to the tech dep if the drill is out of warrinty then they will
give you Stayers phone number for you to get advise

Assuming the worst and it's not worth repairing, what are the current
recommendations for cheap SDS drills?

Thanks for any advice.

Ian.
Brushes worn out?
My cheapo SDS drill from Homebase came with a spare pair of brushes which
seems to indicate that they are likely to wear out.

HTH
Dave R

"Ian" wrote in message
om...
I bought a Stayer SDS drill (PD24) a couple of years ago from
Screwfix, having seen it recommended in quite a few threads on this
group (they don't seem to sell it any more). I've been very happy with
it so far. Unfortunately it now seems to have developed a strange
fault. It only works when oriented at certain angles. For example, if
I hold it in the 'normal' upright position, with drill bit horizontal,
and squeeze on the trigger, nothing happens. If I now tilt it
downwards, so the bit is towards the floor, it starts. Tilt it up
again, it stops again. Again, starting from normal position, if I
rotate about the axis of the bit until it is on its side it starts,
but only in one direction (if I rotate the other way it doesn't work).

Any ideas what it might be and how easy it would be to repair?

Does anyone know how easy it is to get these drills serviced?

Assuming the worst and it's not worth repairing, what are the current
recommendations for cheap SDS drills?

Thanks for any advice.

Ian.

Broken flex? Used to have to shorten flexes quite regularly as the cable
breaks within the insulation, often where the flex enters the drill housing.
Instead of moving the drill around, try moving the flex while the drill is
switched on.
If it is the flex, it ought to be straightforward to remove all the screws
holding the two halves of the drill together, remove the flex, shorten or
replace and reassemble.

HTH,
Chas

Broken flex? Used to have to shorten flexes quite regularly as the cable
breaks within the insulation, often where the flex enters the drill housing.
Instead of moving the drill around, try moving the flex while the drill is
switched on.
If it is the flex, it ought to be straightforward to remove all the screws
holding the two halves of the drill together, remove the flex, shorten or
replace and reassemble.

Yes - got in one. Thanks!

I had originally jiggled the flex about when I noticed the problem,
but I obviously wasn't doing it hard enough. I got side-tracked by the
consistency of the effects of tilting the drill as I described.

Anyway, now fixed and as good as new.

Thanks,

Ian.

Congratulations on having the tenacity to troubleshoot this problem and execute the repair. People these days are too willing to write off and throw away things that stop working simply because they have stagnant minds and a relatively well-paid job. I personally get far greater satisfaction out of repairing then using something that has been scrapped than I would just buying new.

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On Sunday, 11 April 2021 at 22:01:05 UTC+1, Qualmby wrote:
Congratulations on having the tenacity to troubleshoot this problem and execute the repair. People these days are too willing to write off and throw away things that stop working simply because they have stagnant minds and a relatively well-paid job. I personally get far greater satisfaction out of repairing then using something that has been scrapped than I would just buying new.

I have my doubts it will still be working somewhere around 18 years later?

polygonum_on_google wrote:
On Sunday, 11 April 2021 at 22:01:05 UTC+1, Qualmby wrote:
Congratulations on having the tenacity to troubleshoot this problem and
execute the repair. People these days are too willing to write off and
throw away things that stop working simply because they have stagnant minds
and a relatively well-paid job. I personally get far greater satisfaction
out of repairing then using something that has been scrapped than I would
just buying new.

I have my doubts it will still be working somewhere around 18 years later?

I'm not so sure about that, I have a Stayer SDS I bought from Screwfix
about that many years ago and it's still going strong.

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I have drills over 50 years old, still going round and BTW the post was about the owner of the drill's tenacity with his problem, not the drill itself. The comment holds true whether the drill has karked or not...

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quote as their daft interface seems not to do this when it posts via usenet.

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On Sunday, 11 April 2021 at 22:01:05 UTC+1, Qualmby wrote:
Congratulations on having the tenacity to troubleshoot this problem and
execute the repair. People these days are too willing to write off and
throw away things that stop working simply because they have stagnant
minds and a relatively well-paid job. I personally get far greater
satisfaction out of repairing then using something that has been scrapped
than I would just buying new.

I have my doubts it will still be working somewhere around 18 years later?

On 11/04/2021 22:01, Qualmby wrote:
Congratulations on having the tenacity to troubleshoot this problem and
execute the repair

Congratulations on replying to a post 17 years old.

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