my 6 month old makita cordless started smoking :(

[obseen16]

i couldnt believe it, only had the damn thing 6 months and while i was drilling through the timbers in a stud wall it just started piling smoke out the vents with a very plasticy burning smell :S. took it home charged it up and it seems fine now,

Should i carry on using it?

 

[NickH]

Oh no, you didn't drill holes though studwork with it surely, that will burn it out.

 

[obseen16]

Well nick, it has done a fair few holes in studwork and joists and never even struggled, even managed to drill into a lintle once (made from extremely hard concrete lol). took me a while but it did it.

 

[pauls]

what voltage rateing is it?
also using a lot of pressure on the rear of the drill to get it through is unadvisable to much pressure will heat up the inside

 

[NickH]

Joking aside mate, you should take it back and try for a replacement. 6 months isn't good enough for a Makita. These are designed for pros so they should take hard use.

 

[MarkB]

I agree - it will still be under warranty, try to get a replacement.

Mark

 

[obseen16]

lol i wouldnt know how to take it back i think i got it from screwfix but like a fool i seem to have lost the receipt (which should be in the books under tooling but its not). is there any way i can contact makita direct with a serial number or something?

i use it almost on a daily basis when im on the bigger jobs with the builders which at the moment is a fair bit.

 

[MarkB]

lol i wouldnt know how to take it back i think i got it from screwfix but like a fool i seem to have lost the receipt (which should be in the books under tooling but its not). is there any way i can contact makita direct with a serial number or something?

i use it almost on a daily basis when im on the bigger jobs with the builders which at the moment is a fair bit.

If you are a regular Screwfix customer they keep all of your purchase details. If you log onto their website and go to "My Account" you can see everything you've bought.

Alternatively, contact Makita direct. Details [DLMURL="http://www.ukplumbersforums.co.uk/redirector.php?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.makitauk.com%2Findex.php%3Fpage%3D87"]here[/DLMURL]

Mark

 

[unguided1]

its against the law to smoke indoors even for a 6 month old

 

[365drills]

We use 14v Dewalts and they dont have a great shelf life

http://www.*********.com/bigholes/smaller/Dsc08127.jpg

Use two at a time and never get more than a year out of them.

Replace them at £99 a time. Biggest problem is the chuck locks up so that we cant release the bit.