SOURCE: 18v dewalt battery gives off burning smell
18v is one of the newer models, correct? And the drill is new? If so there will be some smell as the motor breaks in. The srmsture is varnished as well as the windind for the commutator. The first few times it get s warm/warm from a heavy load, You will smell it. I would say there is nothing wrong at this point.Do not overload the motor and avoid drilling at low speeds. Use the variable trigger at low speed only for starting a hole. If you are driving screws start the screw,then full trigger driving it in. Good Luck, Ned
SOURCE: kawasaki 840079 Green 19.2 Volt Cordless Drill Just stop working
It is possible that you overloaded it in high range and maybe stalled it out. Usually when the motor burns it is from overloading/overheating. If this is a newer tool I would try and take it back for warranty repair and not say anything about the smell. Its worth a try, some of the motors for the cordless tools are around 50-60 dollars
SOURCE: drill was getting hot during use had electrical odor now wont run
there are no replacement brushes for this motor, it comes as a component part and runs around 48.00 for the complete motor. Give me the model number and I will get a motor number for you. I repair these everyday and replacing it is easy just keep in mind the wiring on the switch, it is polarity sensitive.
SOURCE: makita cordless drill 6011D
It sounds as if the brushes may be bad / burnt / chipped. If you fire up the drill in a dimly lit area you will likely see sparks inside the unit. The smell is the ozone that the sparking creates.
I have an 18 volt DeWalt that sparks and smells like something inside is cooking if I use it. I use that drill occasionally and every time I do I think that sooner or later it is going to give up the ghost permanently.
Now, if I had a 120 volt plug-in-the-wall outlet drill that was doing that I'd deep six the drill and get a new one. They are cheap enough and you really don't want to be dealing with sparking with an item that could short circuit and cause some real harm or damage..
You could get it repaired, but that wouldn't be cost effective. Take a wire cutters, cut off the plug from the wire and discard.
The one thing I would not do with the drill is sell it at a yard sale. It just wouldn't very honest to do that.
good luck.
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