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So as the title says, the fuel gauge no longer works on one of my 5ah battery packs and i am wondering has it happened to anyone else and if its an easy repair or if people think im better off dropping it to repair centre. Its not under warranty as ive no receipt.
Also can anyone tell me the type of bit i need for removing the screws, is it t10 security bit
Turner85 wrote:
Just now, Turner85 said:So as the title says, the fuel gauge no longer works on one of my 5ah battery packs and i am wondering has it happened to anyone else and if its an easy repair or if people think im better off dropping it to repair centre. Its not under warranty as ive no receipt
there is no need for receipt with Milwaukee products they will go by date of Manufacture so unless you got a 5.0 battery long before they came out you should be good….lol
comp56 wrote:
Just now, comp56 said:there is no need for receipt with Milwaukee products they will go by date of Manufacture so unless you got a 5.0 battery long before they came out you should be good….lol
Thanks Comp but this is Dewalt and I am in Ireland where we have one official dewalt repair centre which ive heard a few horror stories about.
Did you try contacting DeWalt?
What comps saying is switch to Milwaukee and you’ll be good hahaha!
Also use s t10 security bit for that screw since it’s a t10 security screw !!
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DaveJr. wrote:
4 minutes ago, DaveJr. said:Did you try contacting DeWalt?
I believe i did once before for something and the only choice i had here in Ireland was going through this power tool supplier that basically works out of a hardware store, hes the official dewalt repair centre and i left my number with him numerous times for different things and he never once got back to me.
KnarlyCarl wrote:
2 minutes ago, KnarlyCarl said:What comps saying is switch to Milwaukee and you’ll be good hahaha!
Also use s t10 security bit for that screw since it’s a t10 security screw !!
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Id get festool for a similar price to milwaukee here ha,
i was thinking it might be just dust causing the issue because i had the faulty battery on my multitool cutting plasterboard when the issue occurred as far as i remember so was thinking just opening and cleaning it out would resolve it.
I stand corrected, I was wrong only one time before then I got Milwaukee….lol sorry had to…..lol
one of my 4 ah batteries is acting up a bit.
the indicator isn’t working properly. it shows 1 bar but if you play with it a bit it shows more
Stuart over at ToolGuyd posted about this very issues, and judging by the comments this isn’t a rarity with Dewalt batteries.
Not rare at all, in my experience…
Call DeWalt customer service, they will most likely send you a new one. That is what they did for me when my 5ah battery fuel gauge stopped working.
Checked a couple of batteries at work, including a 4.0. 4.0 has a m alfunctioning gauge.
Dewalt will send you ONE battery complimentary, im not sure how true that is after ONE but they’ll definitely send ONE as I just got off the phone with them and they’ll be sending me a dcb205.
I emailed them and response was just the battery is only covered for one year after that they can’t do anything.
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Turner85 wrote:
3 hours ago, Turner85 said:I emailed them and response was just the battery is only covered for one year after that they can’t do anything.
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damn i spose its different there in ireland, suppose you can call and talk to someone.
That sucks dude 🙁 In the usa its 2 years on slimpacks and 3 years on fat packs. I think they need to bump the warranty on battery packs though it should be like 3 slim packs and 4 on fat packs or maybe something prorated. The only good thing you can find decent knockoff packs now if your really desperate.
Alan m wrote:
one of my 4 ah batteries is acting up a bit.the indicator isn’t working properly. it shows 1 bar but if you play with it a bit it shows more
I have something like that it shows 1 inch but if I play with it for a bit it shows more ….. Lol
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what did i just read wow lol
KnarlyCarl wrote:
what did i just read wow lol
I’m on about my fisco tape measure mate
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