Milwaukee 0616-24 14.4 Volt 1/2-Inch Lok-Tor Driver/Drill Kit

List Price: $377.00

Features:

• All-metal ratcheting chuck
• Side Handle, Carrying Case
• Two 2.4 Amp-Hr. 14.4V Batteries
• Universal Charger
• Limited Warranty

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Customer Reviews:

OK, but thought it would be better. [Posted on 2004-11-07]
I read every review here and elsewhere in deciding which drill to buy. Got it down to Panasonic and Milwaukee. Decided on Milwaukee because of the 5-yr warranty.

Actually, I have only 2 negative issues with the drill. First, a battery doesn't make it thru the day, as some reviewers reported. To get it thru maybe 90 min. of steady use (drilling holes, putting in deck screws), you must use only low speed. Use high speed, and it will be dead in 30 min or less. When I exchange for a fresh battery, the charge light is still on. That suggests it takes longer than an hour to charge a battery.

The second issue is more of a convenience complaint. No caddy. How is it possible not to have a bit caddy on an expensive drill? Minor inconvenience for most, a pain for me, who switches from bit to bit quite frequently for the jobs I do. I understand the Panasonic also as no caddy.

Otherwise, the drill is fine -- has lots of power and is quite rugged. Just hope those batteries hold up after all the frequent charges.

possible fix for dead batteries [Posted on 2005-12-09]
drill works great with a lot of torque. i like that it has 1/2"
chuck and power to go with it. had the drill less then a year and one of the batteries wouldn't take a charge. i thought it was dead. what i did was take an old phone charger the kind where it plugs directly into wall. i cut off the end jack and split and stripped the double wire. after using a meter to determine which one was (+) and (-), the single contact on battery is (+). i hooked it up to battery for a few minutes. battery is now taking charge in milwaukee charger. they do say don't let the batteries completely discharge so it seems it just needed a little charge for the milwaukee charger to accept it. hope this helps.

Batteries are terrible [Posted on 2006-05-20]
After being a loyal Milwaukee customer for many years, things at this company have changed. Approximatley 15 months ago I purchased the 14.4 drill. It came with a nice case and two batteries, along with a charger. The first 6 months everything was fine, however I started to notice that the batteries would wear down after 40 minutes of intermittment use. I only used the drill a couple of times per month. Now, after 15 months, the batteries are completley dead and will not accept a charge. Milwaukee told me batteries are out of warranty and offered no help, even after I explained that the drill is only 15 months old. I paid 179.00 for the whole kit and the new batteries are 65.00 per battery. The drill is now useless. Milwaukee has no idea as to the loyal and steady customer they have lost, all over some batteries. I would have accepted only one battery from them, but they didnt even offer that. I am done with Milwaukee. No wonder the Japense companies are doing so well. We Americans who try and buy American products are tired of companies who dont appreciate our business or loyalty. Next time I will try Panosonic.

Sturdy & comfortable, but short of torque at times [Posted on 2006-07-01]
Overall, I am very pleased with the Milwaukee 14.4V 1/2" drill/driver. The construction is very sturdy. I accidentally dropped mine from an 8-foot ladder last year onto my concrete garage floor. At the time, I had a magnetic screw bit in the chuck which served to increase the bending force on the tool when it hit the concrete. The battery pack popped off. I re-inserted the battery and the tool has continued to operate normally.

The handle is comfortable and well balanced. I've had good luck with the battery packs. I use a pack until the drill begins to slow down and then pop it into the standard charger. No battery problems whatsoever over the two years that I have owned the tool.

On torque - I have had mixed results. I've used the tool to put hundreds of screws through Hardibacker down to subfloor with excellent results. However, I recently experienced what feels like a slipping clutch when trying to put 2-1/2" coarse-thread drywall screws into studs in a difficult position where I could not bear down on the drill with my full weight.

I like the tool, though when I eventually buy a new drill, it will be a beefier 18/19V or 28V tool.

Milwaukee batteries are a bust [Posted on 2008-01-19]
About 2 years ago I bought the 12 volt drill kit and couple of months later bought the 14.4 impact driver kit [both Milwaukee]. Having been a long time Milwaukee fan I expected no problems... Fourteen months later my first battery went dead and a couple of months after that two more went out. The tools themselves worked fine but the batteries are garbage. I understand Ryobi bought Milwaukee Tool. Ryobi's batteries have a similiar history. I used to think if you bought Milwaukee you had a first rate tool, now it seems it's just a third rate tool.

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