CXS wery hot

[DzordanoBruno]

Hello Gentlemen,
My CXS is wery when I drill some 12 mm holes. When I give battery  to charging, charger  shows  red Light(High  temperature).

I dont do this every  day, but is this problem for this drill?

 

[bdiemer]

Mine doesn't get hot. I was just outside using one (90 degree day) and it stayed cool.

 

[DzordanoBruno]

How large screw you screwed?  12 mm diametr and 10cm long drill bit is 0.5 inch,  4inch long drill bit. When I screw  5-6mm, 50mm screws, everything  seems  ok.

 

[TomE]

Couldn't find direct specs for this drill other than 5/16 chuck capacity but using a compact 10.8v drill of any kind to bore a bunch of 1/2" holes seems excessive.

I use the old C12 and boring a bunch of 1/2" holes would give it some grief and probably overheat the batteries fairly quickly. I rarely force the cut and always make sure the chips are clear.

Might need to let the batteries cool down before trying to charge after such loads.

 

[AlexThePalex]

With a bit of 12 mm thick you are really pushing your drill. The CXS is not made for such large bits, so no wonder it is overheating.

Do this a couple more times and your CXS is toast. You really need a larger drill for those 12 mm holes, at least a T15.

 

[pingvinlakrits]

Yup, be careful, the CXS will not last you very long with that size drills. Ask me how I know...
...I use the CXS less often than I would like to but knowing the limitations I still have use for them from time to time. Sometimes they are super handy and sometimes they fall a bit short of the mark for repetitive tasks where the next step up would work so much better, like the T12/C12.

Festool have come through with most on the "wish list" for the CXS for me though; they just need to churn out a brushless version soon.

 

[DzordanoBruno]

Hmmm, interesting. So I need a big and powerfull  drill. I have corded Narex(manufacture  of Festool), and its perfect drill, but Its corded.

 

[pingvinlakrits]

DB: well, it doesn't have to be big - just powerful.

The CXS is a great little machine but it is just not that powerful. If you start thinking it will do "fine" with drilling and driving large screws - which it can do - you are shortening the life span of the machine considerably.

I have driven a few 5x100mm in wood beams with the CXS but after a few I started thinking this is really taxing on the drill. I don't recommend it and that is how I wore out my old CXS.

 

[Holmz]

Hmmm, interesting. So I need a big and powerfull  drill. I have corded Narex(manufacture  of Festool), and its perfect drill, but Its corded.

Well plug it in then. [wink]

 

[oldie]

Ouch - but lol as well. 

Think it's being cruel to the CXS - ok, guess we've all pushed tools sometimes; but hope are doing it from a position of 'awareness' that not good idea to 'overdo it' on a regular basis. 

My vague analogy would be, that to fill a small van slightly beyond it's weight limit with, say, many bags of cement, and then bomb up the motorway, or, over bumpy roads - is asking for trouble.  Putting the legal stuff on one side; suspension, engine, gearbox will be really stressed out.  Just not designed for that type of load on a regular basis. 

Richard (UK)

 

[DzordanoBruno]

Hmmm, interesting. So I need a big and powerfull  drill. I have corded Narex(manufacture  of Festool), and its perfect drill, but Its corded.

Well plug it in then. [wink]

I bought Plug It  cable  7.5m long and is much better, but  I am so lazy  to plug it in to wall.

 

[DzordanoBruno]

Ouch - but lol as well. 

Think it's being cruel to the CXS - ok, guess we've all pushed tools sometimes; but hope are doing it from a position of 'awareness' that not good idea to 'overdo it' on a regular basis. 

My vague analogy would be, that to fill a small van slightly beyond it's weight limit with, say, many bags of cement, and then bomb up the motorway, or, over bumpy roads - is asking for trouble.  Putting the legal stuff on one side; suspension, engine, gearbox will be really stressed out.  Just not designed for that type of load on a regular basis. 

Richard (UK)

I guess you are right. It  is really  dumb hardcore use CXS. I am happy with CXS and i use it daily, so I forgot  where the limits of CXS are.
In future I dont use CXS for big jobs.

 

[Holmz]

Hmmm, interesting. So I need a big and powerfull  drill. I have corded Narex(manufacture  of Festool), and its perfect drill, but Its corded.

Well plug it in then. [wink]

I bought Plug It  cable  7.5m long and is much better, but  I am so lazy  to plug it in to wall.

I am not immune to being lazy myself, but it is easier to be a critic.
If you saw how many times I have done the same thing you would have posted the same message [big grin]

But I recall the Dead Kennedy's album was named "Give me convenience or give me death".

 

[DB10]

Hmmm, interesting. So I need a big and powerfull  drill. I have corded Narex(manufacture  of Festool), and its perfect drill, but Its corded.

Well plug it in then. [wink]

I bought Plug It  cable  7.5m long and is much better, but  I am so lazy  to plug it in to wall.

LOL. Priceless, Thank you for making me realise that I'm not quite as lazy as I thought I was!