Haven't been here much lately as I am pretty absorbed by my 2 stroke motorcycle project and a refurb of my Forester daily that I'm aiming for 400,000 Km and beyond.
Last fall while closing up the island I spend my falls on, I left my Dewalt 20 Volt impact driver on the ground, It was left at the bottom of a hill, and would have been covered in snow from the end of November till mid April. Where it was found also would have been in line to be in a stream with the runoff from the hill. Add the heavy rains we get in the Spring and that tool has seen some abuse.
Found it yesterday after wondering if someone had stolen it from my urban place. Pushed the battery indicator and it was completely dead. (Lithium battery). Put a good battery in and it works. Bit of dust came out of the vents, a bit of sparking, and it doesn't quite sound fresh.
Get the feeling it's longevity has been compromised, but still quite impressed with Dewalt engineering. If I take it apart, assuming it is serviceable, would I lube a lot of components or just clean them with ?? I figure E9 folks who diagnose faults in coffee maker design might have some ideas about keeping this survivor working long term.
Last fall while closing up the island I spend my falls on, I left my Dewalt 20 Volt impact driver on the ground, It was left at the bottom of a hill, and would have been covered in snow from the end of November till mid April. Where it was found also would have been in line to be in a stream with the runoff from the hill. Add the heavy rains we get in the Spring and that tool has seen some abuse.
Found it yesterday after wondering if someone had stolen it from my urban place. Pushed the battery indicator and it was completely dead. (Lithium battery). Put a good battery in and it works. Bit of dust came out of the vents, a bit of sparking, and it doesn't quite sound fresh.
Get the feeling it's longevity has been compromised, but still quite impressed with Dewalt engineering. If I take it apart, assuming it is serviceable, would I lube a lot of components or just clean them with ?? I figure E9 folks who diagnose faults in coffee maker design might have some ideas about keeping this survivor working long term.