Buy DEWALT DC725KA 18-Volt Cordless Compact Hammer Drill/DriverDEWALT DC725KA 18-Volt Cordless Compact Hammer Drill/Driver Product Description:
- Compact size allows users to fit into tight spaces; lightweight design (4.9 pounds) minimizes user fatigue
- 1/2-inch single-sleeve ratcheting chuck reduces bit slippage
- Dual-speed range of 0-500/0-1,700 RPM; 0-8,500/0-29,000 BPM delivers optimal performance
- High-performance frameless motor delivers maximum power of 410 unit watts out
- LED work light provides increased visibility in confined spaces
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50 of 54 people found the following review helpful.
Misleading battery description. You get the little ones.
By Arrow Rock
Once again, Amazon and DeWalt omitted key information from the item description. I bit on the daily special on this drill kit. I have several DeWalt 18V tools and thought I was getting two new batteries and an almost free drill. My old drill does not have the LED work light, which looked useful. The description said, "What's in the Box: DC725KA 18-Volt Compact Cordless Hammer Drill Kit, two 18-volt NiCad batteries, one-hour NiCad charger, and kit box."I know that two new standard NiCad 18V batteries cost almost as much as the special price on the drill kit, so it looked like a good buy. But the kit arrived today and the batteries are the "compact" DC9099 size with black tops. The DC9099 is rated 1.7 Amp hours and has a one year warranty. These batteries are smaller and lighter (and shorter lived) than the standard batteries. The standard 18V NiCad is DC9096 with yellow top and is rated 2.4 Amp hours and has a two year warranty. Oddly enough, today's price on the batteries at Amazon is higher for the smaller battery than for the standard size. Amazon sells the smaller battery by itself, but the DeWalt website does not. DeWalt also fails to explain the battery warranty difference clearly unless you try to get a replacement for a failed battery.The new DC9180 Lithium ion batteries are said to be superior to the NiCad batteries, though they still only have 2.4 Amp hours and a two year warranty. They certainly cost more, so I hope they last longer. I guess if I buy a DeWalt drill with the LED feature, I might as well get the new Li-Ion model.This DC725KA is going back to Amazon, never used. I did try out the light. It worked, and is probably worth having when drilling in an unlit place.
59 of 65 people found the following review helpful.
Absolutely the best on the market
By LG
I have been repairing power tools for over 30 years. For 2 very definitive reasons I can say that Dewalt is the best there is. #1: They have the lowest frequency of repairs in the industry. #2: On those very rare occasions when they do require repair Dewalt goes out of their way to cover those repairs under warranty whenever possible. Unlike companies like Makita, who go out of their way to come up with convoluted excuses not to honor their warranty. A review by damocles warns that the chuck assembly loosens when hot. I just used this drill to cut 9 holes, each one 2 1/2 inches in diameter into 1 inch thick very good plywood. The cutting cup got hot enough to cause 3rd degree burns but the drill performed perfectly.
81 of 105 people found the following review helpful.
Nice idea, shame about the design and manufacture quality
By damocles
I own lots of De Walt tools, but I have noticed a serious drop in their ability to produce a durable cordless drill recently. There is no doubt that De Walt have bright ideas, and their products, on paper, are very impressive, and push the boundaries of what you expect a tool can do for you. I realy like their cordless nailers (I have two!) However, this drill has some serious design flaws.Be aware that the front torque selector, spindle, gearbox and a weighty Jacobs keyless chuck (I do like Jacobs chucks) are held inside the clamshell by...by... a plastic location ring groove in the clamshell body, that ring grips the gearbox, and which measures no more than 1/16th or 2mm in indent depth. Consequently, let your tool heat up, or use it under torquey conditions and guess what? The entire front housing loosens up. On my drill I can get the chuck housing to move an 1/8th or more (depending on how hot the plastic is) in any direction, yet the clamshell is gripped firmly and doesn't move at all! Other than this inadequet plastic groove the frameless motor had location cut outs in its magnet body to try and stabilise the front end, but since the motor is only held in place by the pressure of the screwbolts holding the clamshell shut this feature is limited in what it can achieve. Maybe i've just got a dudd, but i doubt that this drill issufficiently well engineered for the trade/contractor market, which is a shame. Let's hope De Walt realise and redesign this into a really decent bit of kit that can rival the Japanese blue tools that I will be using from now on for cordless drills.
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