Titan SDS drill stops working intermittently

[jon92]

I've had a Titan TTB278SDS for about 2 years, has always worked fine but just recently it conked out while I was using it. Strangely, it works if the chuck is pointing upwards but if it is pointing downwards the drill won't start at all and is completely dead (whether rotating or hammering). Anyone guess what needs fixing please? I have already replaced the carbon brushes and the trigger switch which hasn't made any difference.
Thank you.

 

[Harry Bloomfield]

Flex has a break, most likely where the flex enters the handle of the drill.

 

[jon92]

Thanks I will give it a wiggle and see what happens.

 

[jon92]

Flex has a break, most likely where the flex enters the handle of the drill.

You were absolutely right, I cut out the dodgy bit of cable and now working perfectly. Thank you very much.

 

[securespark]

I had a Bosch SDS with the same.

It happened over the years because when I stored the drill.in the case, the flex was curved inside the case.

 

[opps]

I have lost count of the number of tools that have had the same problem.

One of my (many) gripes is when it happens with my Festool Plug-It leads. They cost up to £30 each. I now try to dismantle them and repair them as emergency back ups.

 

[Harry Bloomfield]

One of my (many) gripes is when it happens with my Festool Plug-It leads. They cost up to £30 each. I now try to dismantle them and repair them as emergency back ups.

It's exacerbated, by the operators, tightly coiling the lead around the drill etc. It often happens to hair-dryers etc., used by females, where they tend to wind the flex tightly round the device, before stuffing them in drawers. Left uncoiled, and hung over a hook, they will last forever.

 

[JohnD]

Sometimes tools and appliances have a sort of rubber tube coming out of the plug to reinforce the first couple of inches of flex where it is most at risk of being bent. I wonder if I could buy or make some.

 

[Harry Bloomfield]

I wonder if I could buy or make some.

Bottled gas hose?

 

[freddiemercurystwin]

drill cable sleeve - Google Search

 

[jj4091]

Sometimes tools and appliances have a sort of rubber tube coming out of the plug to reinforce the first couple of inches of flex where it is most at risk of being bent. I wonder if I could buy or make some.

rubber cable glands for corded tools uk - Google Search

 

[opps]

It's exacerbated, by the operators, tightly coiling the lead around the drill etc. It often happens to hair-dryers etc., used by females, where they tend to wind the flex tightly round the device, before stuffing them in drawers. Left uncoiled, and hung over a hook, they will last forever.

I get what you are saying. I do however make a point of leaving a relaxed section of flex before wrapping the flex around any tool.

I am old enough to understand that cable comes off big reels and should be wound accordingly. Regardless, sometimes, even with the flex relief, they fail.

 

[Harry Bloomfield]

before wrapping the flex around any tool.

Never do that - nice, large, loose loops.

 

[opps]

drill cable sleeve - Google Search

The last Metabo SDS drill that I purchased has a circular/ball join before it hits the strain relief. I have only had it for about 3 years, but when I put it back in the box, I am always careful about positioning the flex.

 

[Justin Passing]

This sort of mansplaining annoys me. OK it's not always men.
It's crap engineering, not "women at fault". The classic is the hose (or lead) on a hoover. Of course you drag the thing around by the hose. Mfrs took ages to get to realise that. People will lift a portable upstairs as they go,,by the hose.
Of course a hairdryer is going to be made small so it goes away in your luggage or drawer, by wrapping the flex round it.. And yes a flex on a heavy tool needs to be extra tough so you can lift the thing by it.

I was clearing up some cement or plaster or somesuch once, not all that much. Person said to use their Dyson. It blocked and stopped within about a minute.
Person called the number on the side. Dyson person had no idea if it should cope or not. Dyson owner very cross, rightly so.

I used to have a SAAB with proper bumpers, big FO rubber things, which did the job. If you hit a bollard or something you didn't do thousands of quids worth of damage like you would on many cars now. The bumper took the hit, not half the car. It would dent, then the dent would come back out before your eyes. Volvos were the same.

Those early USB leads - oooh don't get me started.