mrboult
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I had the PDC for a year or two before swapping it for another T18. I just prefer the T18 for 90% of tasks.
I would send the drill in if it is smoking.
A note on the heating. . . It has been noted by many PDC &DRC users that the handle warms up a surprising amount if the LED light was on.
BUT. The PDC is a beast of a drill.
I was once doing a theatre set build where we needed to use a 10inch hole cutter to make 40 cuts through 18mm MDF. A few other carpenters tried to cut these holes with their Dewalt & Makita 18v combi drills, but only managed one or two holes before the drill overheated or smoked.
I put the handle on my PDC put it in speed 1 and slapped a fresh battery on it, and it cut 15 holes before the battery overheated and the drill safety kicked in. So I put a fresh battery on and kept going.
I would send the drill in if it is smoking.
A note on the heating. . . It has been noted by many PDC &DRC users that the handle warms up a surprising amount if the LED light was on.
BUT. The PDC is a beast of a drill.
I was once doing a theatre set build where we needed to use a 10inch hole cutter to make 40 cuts through 18mm MDF. A few other carpenters tried to cut these holes with their Dewalt & Makita 18v combi drills, but only managed one or two holes before the drill overheated or smoked.
I put the handle on my PDC put it in speed 1 and slapped a fresh battery on it, and it cut 15 holes before the battery overheated and the drill safety kicked in. So I put a fresh battery on and kept going.
