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As Kick A** A Drill It's Been, Without A Problem, A Hundred Bucks For A New Battery Is Enough To Switch To Another Brand Who Does Not Feel Like Taking Advantage Of Me After The Fact. This Drill Has Been Used On The Weekends For 9 Years Without A Problem. I Own A Porter Cable 19.2 Volt R9913 With 2 R9992 NiCad Battery Packs.This Is By Far One Of The Best. I Have Built 2 Decks That I Could Put 300 2 Inch Screws In Without A Problem.
Bye-bye Portal cable, I'll never buy your tools again. Now, I needed new batteries but the price is way too much. I'm very disappointed about the battery performance. I have been using my drill for 3 years and I already changed the motor one time.
Resoldering this wire (probably part of the battery internal charge/overtemp sensor) repaired the charging problem. Oh, yeah.
I'm sure they don't give a full "new-life" service any longer, but I recall ni-cad batteries should begin to give up in three years or so (I'm not an expert). I've owned these batteries for five years of good service, so I think I should rate them a 5.
My 8823 batteries started having charging problems and one acted as though the contacts to the charger were bad (intermittent). Before you drop 100 bucks, check this first.
I've had good luck with Porter Cable products--both battery and corded (routers, sanders, drills). I unscrewed the battery's cover and discovered the orange wire had broken at the contact.
This was a problem on BOTH my batteries so it points to a design weakness.
I use my delta (same as pc) 14.4 drill much less, and let one battery sit on the drill for several months without use, while the other sat on the charger. So, I suspect some of the one-star weekend warrior reviews may be due to the user not keeping the batteries on the charger, leaving them on the tool for weeks/months at a time. I've had this system for over five years, and only now one of my two batteries is beginning to lose performance. Guess what, the one that sat dead on the tool is now shot and I've had that system for less time, maybe 3-4 years, the other 14.4 that I kept on the charger is fine. Like one reviewer has indicated, it is no different than car batteries, anybody who has ever had a riding mower or recreational vehicle that gets parked for several months knows that the batteries never last compared to ones that get regular use and stay charged. Mine get moderate use, I'm not a pro, but use mine fairly consistently. when not in use they alternate sitting on the charger.
But now the soldered fuse in my charger is blown, and I'm not going to spend $90 for a new one. It's seen very occasional use, and has performed ok. Porter Cable would be fine if it weren't for the design flaws - that seem intentional. haysee74 is exactly right. I've owned the combo tiger saw and drill pack for several years now, although I've never used the drill.
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