I have a Bosch PSB 1800 LI-2 cordless drill. I've had it for about 2-3 years, but it doesn't have many "miles on the clock". It's a lovely bit of kit and I've had no problems with it, until recently. I was trying to remove some particularly stubborn stripped screws, using screw extractor bits. I managed to remove some of them, then my drill developed a fault.
It started cutting out intermittently. The battery is fully charged, so I know it's not a lack of power. When I pull the trigger gently to run it on anything up to about half-power, it might work for up to a minute before cutting out. If I try to run it on anything more than about half-power, it cuts out within 3 seconds. Either way, it's not much use for any serious jobs.
Has anybody had similar problems with their drills? Does anybody know whether this is something that can be fixed, or do I need to buy a new drill?
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If the drill is a few years older as you mentioned i would say its likely NOT a brushless motor, in fact everything i was able to research says nothing about it being brushless, so its safe to assume it is NOT, that being said its the motor. I know you said its got low miles and i believe you, unfortunatley you just had some bad luck and for whatever reason your motor is giving out. Fortunatley for you most traditional brushed motors can easily be replaced and put back to work. Unfortunatley while doing my research i didnt come arcoss any vendors that still had these particular motors in stock. So if you can find it then your all set to go, if not than youll be shopping for a replacment within the week. My advice would be to take it slow and treat her like the smallest bump will be the last bump... because it probably will.