How can i fix my cordless Macallister drill?

www.mrcarbonbrush.com sells these on ebay
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/301241409023?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649

and he also repairs them and any lithium or ni-cd battery drop him a line he also sells every carbon brush half the price of solent

eddie
July 2014

If drill is faulty , take it back and demand refund. ignoring 1 year guarantee ! Under 'sale of goods act' retailer can be responsible for ' good merchandiseable quality up to 6 years years despite offering 1 year makers guarantee. Check it out first, try Citizens advice bureau

Colin
April 2014

Wot do you expect with cheap tools

Boo
March 2014

finally got a charger for my piece of tat macallister 10.8. think 1 of the batteries is shot but the other battery is slowly creeping up to 10 volts. its taken days not the 3-5 hours.
am thinking of getting in touch with b&q (if i knew mac tools was a b&q product i would never have bought the thing!) and giving them hell about it.
does anyone know how many volts each of the cells in the battery pack should be? have been looking for any info i can find on these horrible pieces of crap but cant find any

andy
February 2014

am looking for a charger for one of them cod108lidw drills. made the mistake of buying the cursed thing off ebay without a charger as i thought it would be easy to find one.
have got the drill, a light and 2 batteries but i cant use it cos the batteries came flat as a pancake. the new type 10.8v chargers you can get at b&q fit triangular batteries but mine is square. anyone got a knackered drill, i got a tenner for the charger! ajmgas at hotmail . com

andy
February 2014

hi just to say I work at a Southmpton tool repair shop (solent tool repair) as an apprentice and we recently took one of these apart and worked out the battery is really faulty we do have some spares but only 1 units worth and two spare battery cells

dion melton
December 2013

i had the same problem, and after many hours searching i had a stroke of luck. WORX batteries and charger are exactly the same (14.4v) had no trouble with it so far

A J
October 2013

You can't. Don't buy Macallister products (i.e B&Q). I have contacted B&Q, they just say sorry out of warranty and have never stocked spare batteries. If you check their spares website they don't have spares for ANY of their Macallister power tools. (Which I believe is against E.U. 6 year rule).
Tech fact:- One of the cells in the battery pack has gone high resistance and if replaced drill will work, but this is beyond most peoples capabilities.

HNWB
November 2012

It has a 3 year Guarantee, you can take it back to the shop no problem

Mart
September 2012

Stable door answer
I have one of these drills , have used it a lot,just the right size for me. I have found the battery lasts really well in storage by removing it from drill. If left in its capacity drops off; if they get to low they wont recover.

Eng.Rtd
August 2012

I think it is the charger that has a loose connection inside. When it's charging it's supposed to show a fixed red led, while the green and yellow are supposed to flash. Instead it defaults straight to fixed green. If you wiggle the cable about the leds start flashing as they should, but only for a few seconds. Waste of money!

Alison
March 2012

same prob I have found Macallister tools to be 3rd rate. we must stop buying them at B&Q then the company either goes bust or they are forced to supply 'fit for purpose ' batteries.

Robert M
March 2012

Same problem little green light says fully charged, used this 4 times for hanging pictures what a waste of money ya i bought this at B&Q

Derick
October 2011

Same thing happened to me. On opening the battery case I found that of the 3 lithium-ion cells, one had died. Just like that, all at once. 2 were fine and had charge.

It is easy to open the battery case, but where do we get the individual cells of the battery? I don't know.

Gandolf
September 2011

I have the exact same problem stored the drill for about 6 months battery says its charged but drill wont work at all took it apart nothing obvious wrong so bought a new drill, will try and get it repaired if i can find somebody to do it.

No drill frank
August 2011

I've got the same problem with my 10.8v Macallister drill. All lights flash on the charger for about 5 minutes, then only the red light. This is only the second time I've charged it so am very unhappy with it. Chuck it in the bin?

Molly
April 2011

i have the jigsaw with the same problem. both batteries have been used minimally in 2 years and regularly charged but no longer hold it. and where are the replacements to be found? not happy.

keith
February 2011

Also having this fault, battery lights say full but no voltage output.

Tony
November 2010

I'm afraid I have the same problem and the battery is Naff!
I cant find a replacement so the tool is US unless someone has an answer............

David Arthur
October 2010

Also had a problem with mine, battery wouldn't hold charge between uses. Put charger on a timer to keep charged up, after a few days battery has no charge and no lights when in charger. Can't find a source of replacement batteries.

Norman
August 2010

Mine is the other way round the battery doesn't seem to fit into the charger properly and no lights appear.

It's 26 months old and has been recharged 3 times.

Obviously something not right with this make of drill?

bronco
May 2010

hi, same problem here checked charger output ok.put a different battery on drill and works ok.must be a battery fault because i cant get a reading of my battery

will
February 2010

I had the same problem, seems the battery is fine as I have a lamp which still works from the same type.

Took the thing apart and the motor still works.

What seems to have happened on mine is that the trigger/switch has broken, have tried to source a new one and found the manufacturer http://www.jiaben.com/en/pro_show.asp?id=263 and the part, but there doesn't seem to be a UK importer.

Any ideas?

Mike Pears
November 2009

Hi, my has the same problem. No soluition found yet.

Bob the drillless builder
November 2009