My Dewalt DC925 drill has given up :( it started to falter when drilling giving me a slightly slower RPM then speed up again, it also wouldn't start spinning always at the first squeeze of the trigger. Tonight drilled one hole and it displayed the same symptons, went to drill the other hole and nothing when the trigger is pressed.

Anyone have any experience of what it may be? You can get spare triggers on Ebay but they are £25.00, I could buy a new drill minus batteries for £100.

Could it be the trigger?

No expert by any means but sounds like carbon brushes (blocks) worn to me.

No expert by any means but sounds like carbon brushes (blocks) worn to me.

I'd agree and the good news is they are not expensive to replace either

I'd agree it's the bushes if it just doesn't run.

If it only stalls out under load, I'd suspect a fuse, probably an internal one rather than the mains fuse in the plug, or the speed controller if it's a variable speed model.

Ordered the new trigger from ebay, the one that comes with free brushes Didn't have a clue what brushes were until I did a bit of research Told my boss I needed a new drill and he gave me a budget of £100 and asked why I needed a Dewalt, I asked him why he needed an Audi

Edited 1 November, 200817 yr by DaveI

I have always been a DeWalt fan but this time round I went for a Milwaukee 28Volt jobbie, very good indeed. DeWalt do nice body warmers as well

I have a makita which works very well.

At the end of the day you don't buy a home brand domestic grade tool to do a pro job because you'll spend half as much three times as often if not more.

I've had batteries give similar issues on drills before now.

Dewalt are nothing like as good as they used to be.

I think they're owned by Black & Decker now.

dewalt used to be good but now are poorly made .. it all really comes down to how much u want to spend and what you are going to be using the tool for.. At the moment i have 3 dead dewalt cordless drills & 2 dead dewalt cordless saws . i have stopped buying dewalt altogether now and are buying bosch or festool instead . festool are by far the best on the market compared to anything else but you pay for the privelage . i bought a 36V bosch last week and it is one of the best i have used ..

Blue Bosch for me too, currently!

Blue Bosch for me too, currently!

Started off with a green Bosch 24V, then a 14.4 Blue Bosch which was miles better, The Dewalt I have at the minute is so much better than anything else I have used apart from it's very heavy.

The other engineers have 18V Makitas which are very light but don't seem to have anything like the power of my Dewalt.

Fixed! It was the brushes. The new brushes were a bit long so I thought it was still fooked, until I gave it to someone much more know how than me who sanded them down.

So thanks to everyone who replied, anyone want to buy a trigger for a Dewalt DC925??

Take a look at Screw Fix, two drills for £50

I've been looking recently for a cordless, as a lot of screwing and drilling (Oh err missus !) is in prospect for my bathroom refurb - probably going to have to erect a stud partition.

Anything, under £150 is just a toy, with max torques under 40nm, unless your doing very light fitting work.

The real jobbies are the new second generation Lithium-ion powered @ £250-300 - max torques of 90nm or approx 60 Ft lbs. So you could, theoretically, tightening your car wheel nuts with them. They are rated as equivalent to the most powerful corded drills:-

YouTube - Bosch 36V Lithium Ion Power Tool System

- I think the one shown above is first generation Li-ion.

And they have recreational possibilities:-

YouTube - Power Tool Drag Racing 4

Nick