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I was wondering if there is any way to see what “version” of a tool you have based on the serial #. I have a M18 fuel drill/driver combo kit (the 2897-22) and purchased it about 2 months ago now. I think this kit has been out for over a year now. I was reading on another forum they have made new versions/variations since my kit was first released. for example i was told the newer ones have all the electronics inside sealed in silicone. …are the drill & driver exactly the same inside. if you were to get it today vs if you got it the day it was released? or are there dif versions/builds out there even thou the model # is the same.
Depends on the manufacturer but in many cases the model number is the model number. Sometimes a call to the manufacturer is all it takes. I’m not sure about the serial number though. Unless the company has a unified way of manufacturing and assigned different numbers and letters to indicate different parts etc I don’t know how they would do it.
I have never checked with tools, but many other electronic versions can be told by a serial number. I have done this with DVD players, Playstations and a Samsung washing machine that had been recalled. With common electronics you can often find out on line, or try emailing the manufacturer through their website.
Dewalt tools will saw the type number for the version of it.
Jimbo
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You should be able to figure it out based on serial number. Though I cannot comment on if the silicon thing is accurate.
If you want to do it to a tool out of warranty this is the silicon I use to seal electronics when repairing or building PCBs: http://www.amazon.com/Dow-Corning-3138356-Multi-Purpose-Sealant/dp/B004VTGLXQ
olletsocmit wrote:
On 5/11/2016 at 2:47 AM, olletsocmit said:I was wondering if there is any way to see what “version” of a tool you have based on the serial #. I have a M18 fuel drill/driver combo kit (the 2897-22) and purchased it about 2 months ago now. I think this kit has been out for over a year now. I was reading on another forum they have made new versions/variations since my kit was first released. for example i was told the newer ones have all the electronics inside sealed in silicone. …are the drill & driver exactly the same inside. if you were to get it today vs if you got it the day it was released? or are there dif versions/builds out there even thou the model # is the same.
Check out the box on the top of each pdf. You will see the different Service Parts Lists on each product’s webpage.
https://documents.milwaukeetool.com/54-24-2660.pdf
https://documents.milwaukeetool.com/54-24-2661.pdf
https://documents.milwaukeetool.com/54-24-2662.pdf
https://documents.milwaukeetool.com/54-24-2663.pdf
A_Milwaukee_Engineer wrote:
3 hours ago, A_Milwaukee_Engineer said:Check out the box on the top of each pdf. You will see the different Service Parts Lists on each product’s webpage.
https://documents.milwaukeetool.com/54-24-2660.pdf
https://documents.milwaukeetool.com/54-24-2661.pdf
https://documents.milwaukeetool.com/54-24-2662.pdf
https://documents.milwaukeetool.com/54-24-2663.pdf
Yea this was exactly what i was talking about. It looks like there are 4 dif variations of the drill alone. so even thou you and i may both have a gen 2 Milwaukee drill, mine could have a better electronics board or dif shaped parts inside then yours right? Which is what i am worried about. Since i am still in the 90 day return policy, if my drill and driver are not the newest variations shouldn’t I try to get the newer ones?
So for the drill it looks like they have made 4 updated to the drill since it was released (even thou all our drills have the same part # on them). But for the impact driver, it looks like there is only one. Attached is the one for the impact driver. It seems that if you have a Gen 2 one, your inside is sealed.
im so stupid. I just noticed that the model drill that came with my Fuel kit is the 2704-20 hammer drill. It looks like this is the most powerful drill they make right now. Looks like i got lucky and got the 2704-20 drill with my kit and not the 2604-20 like most ppl have. The torque is 1,200 on mine and its 725… I knew my drill fell 10X stronger then the other fuel drills i have used!
what is even weirder is the face that i cant find a milwaukee driver drill combo that comes with the 2704-20 drill and 2753-20 impact driver…. did i get lucky! did they place the wrong drill in my kit? hahahah I got it 4 weeks back new and sealed. My kit is the 2897-22 kit…. it says it comes with the less powerful drill, not the one i have?
olletsocmit wrote:
what is even weirder is the face that i cant find a milwaukee driver drill combo that comes with the 2704-20 drill and 2753-20 impact driver…. did i get lucky! did they place the wrong drill in my kit? hahahah I got it 4 weeks back new and sealed. My kit is the 2897-22 kit…. it says it comes with the less powerful drill, not the one i have?
That doesn’t make sense…. the gen 2 is the 2704 and the 2753… I have both of those and pretty sure that those are paired together just like the 2604 and the 2653 (gen 1) are. Nice to see an answer from Milwaukee here!
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Kit: 2897-22
Drill: 2704-20
Impact: 2753-20
I’m pretty sure this is the kit you have in which case everything is right.
Either I got super hooked up or the wrong drill was put in the kit. I’ll post detailed pictures tomorrow from the day I got. Looks like I scored and it was another 1 of them 1 day HD sales.
2603/4 is the gen 1 fuel
Jimbo
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jeffmcmillan wrote:
22 hours ago, jeffmcmillan said:Kit: 2897-22
Drill: 2704-20
Impact: 2753-20
I’m pretty sure this is the kit you have in which case everything is right.
Yup @jeffmcmillan that looks to be the one I have. Do u think this is a HD only paring or is this the normmal kit for fuel
olletsocmit wrote:
12 minutes ago, olletsocmit said:Yup @jeffmcmillan that looks to be the one I have. Do u think this is a HD only paring or is this the normmal kit for fuel
That’s a normal kit.
Ok great. I got confused with all the dif drill revisions… So if person A got my kit 8 months ago and person B got the same kit today they around look 100% identical, but would be a lot dif internally. The big thing is that the digital boards have changed 4 times inside the drill of the gen 2 fuel drills.
I don’t think the 2897-22 kit was even out eight months ago, at least in the US.
In any case, you got what everyone else got in their kits.