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My trigger cutout pattern is never in the middle of cutting or break thru.always right at the beginning.hit trigger,nothing,let off hit it again and it cuts.
Mine only did it 3 times out of 45 holes so it wasnt too bad.temp doesnt matter either.its done it a 5 degrees or 40 degrees.
Pretty warm today 40 degrees cut 45 holes in pretty thick double layer ice.4” of white and 6” of clear ice and had 3 bars left and app said 70% battery left.the weird intermediate trigger no power deal a few times but still working great.
just got in from 9 hours of fishing with friends.i tried the ridgid 780 inch pound brushed drill with 4 amp and 9 amp on a new 8 inch lazer and it cut about 2 to 3 inches and cut out.tried my 4 amp battery on the octane and it cut out after about the same depth.
let us now how the 2nd 9 amp swap out goes. i think it will be back like new with a fresh battery. when you think about batteries and the load, the battery can not provide the full 9 amps or voltage during the the entire discharge that the bars represent. i would imagine 2 bars (50%) means 4.5 amps or there about. i'm not certain what it may mean in volts although lithium is supposed to stay near it's rated voltage until the bms kicks in at the lower end of the volatge rating. as voltage drops so should amperage. would be cool if someone had a means to measure the drop in both volts and amps, but we are seeing the drop in performance as the amps fade because it shuts down with battery power left.there should be some reserve or recovery in the cells also that the drill isn't seeing when it shuts off, but the meter can after the load is removed.i think the 6 amp octane battery would could out much sooner or less holes cut. it's probably why hd was giving the octane drill with the 9 amp battery kit and not the 6 amp battery and why they don't make a 6 amp battery and charger kit.i drilled at least 40 holes in 8 inches of ice that had water on top with an 8 inch lazer and had 75% remaining. never cutout or hesitated on start up.i notice that even tho the battery levels drop, the performance seems to stay the same. so at some point the amps or voltage (maybe both) tells it when to stop and my guess is it's done in the bms. i listen to each cut and the whoosh sounds it makes when it gets into the water and pulls the water up to my knees even tho i am trying to keep it from bringing up all of that water. it just cuts so fast i can't prevent it. my older 780 inch pound ridgid drill and 6 inch lazer is much different. after break thru i would keep the drill cutting to bring water up to clear shavings. this rig cuts so fast there are very little shavings left to clear even when stopping as fast as i can on break thru. it is amazing to see an use and have a comparison to know the differences.
I know my problem doesnt have anything to do with overloading it or overheat.mine does it without even turning the auger sometimes.like put auger down to get ready to cut,pull trigger..nothing.let of and hit trigger and it cuts.its a tad annoying but only a few seconds out of my day.im running mine till its broken.lsa time then.
I know my problem doesnt have anything to do with overloading it or overheat.mine does it without even turning the auger sometimes.like put auger down to get ready to cut,pull trigger..nothing.let of and hit trigger and it cuts.its a tad annoying but only a few seconds out of my day.im running mine till its broken.lsa time then,
Yup that tool deal on that one ended but this one's stI'll there last I looked. https://www.homedepot.com/p/RIDGID-18-Volt-Lithium-Ion-Cordless-Brushless-1-2-in-Compact-Hammer-Drill-with-2-1-5-Ah-Batteries-and-18-Volt-Charger-R861162SB/304583628
@3300 I am assumeing same reason i did this to my 8 inch ht auger it's causeing your drI'll to shut off?? Since it's the new auger bit why not try old?? On bolth drill see if they still cut out??
Just took my 8 inch nils off the octane and threw it on my r86116 hammer drill with 750 inch pounds claimed on box.. anyhow the drill cut out several times wile drilling with the 8 inch nils and smaller drill.. this does not happen with the octane and the 8 inch nils.. so I am assumeing from this their is too much torqe on the drill.. and something is sensing this and cutting out.. I did not have this cUT out isSue with my 7 inch mora or my 6 inch nils on this drill the r86116 with 750 inch pounds.. but never tried the 8 inch nils till now on the r86116.. so that should give you guys some insight on what's going on.. with the batteries and drill it's a protect circuit some ware in the two causeung it to shut off by the way I used my 1.5 amp batteries and it shut off.. its not just the blue tooth batteries.. I think the octane is doing as should but your over loading with the 8 inch laser and k drill augers.. lf it were me . I would try a octane mud mixer and if it don't work return cause you guys still got ice to try it this year!! And a 30 return on rigid products ?? If you think you can use a mud mixer?? Don't know what a wife would say if you can't or don't ever use the tool after buying... thats why caution is used on saying that.. tread lightly lols..