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Mine sparks everytime I let go of the trigger. If you push this drill to operate as it is advertised you will ruin it. Buy a Dewalt if you want a quality cordless drill. They do not service their own items and the companies that do are few and far between. The balance of quality and power are not equal. It has been used four times and all of the drilling was into soft woods.
After thinking about it, it seems a very stupid idea to use die cast or injection moulded metal in an application that is expected to receive impact loading such as a portable power tool. I would not buy one of these. I used the heck out of the old tool and it still runs strong. It has given good service since 1999. The metal case also cracked by the gear shift. Glad the new warranty is 3 years.
Now hope it can be repaired. I wore out the second set of batteries and bought the 9966 because the batteries were compatible with my old tool. The gear box broke and it won't shift into low gear. This new replacement is a downgrade. The new PC drill has been used maybe 10X. I have the previous all plastic case version of this tool.
It looks near new. The gear box should not break.
At the greatly reduced sales price, this is a quality product that will outlast several "homeowner quality" consumer products many times over. Bought it as a gift for my son, and should last him his lifetime.
It has much more torque than others I have had. Very Good Drill. I don't know how I got along without it.
The only downside is the battery replacement cost is high. Replaced one battery at 3years and replaced the replacement last month. I have had my PC 12V drill for 8 years medium use. Excellent power/weight ratio with no need for more voltage. One of the original batteries is still going strong.
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