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#172558 - 12/21/07 09:24 AM

DeWALT Recalls Cordless Drills due to Fire Hazard

Wyernut1

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Joined: Nov 2006
Posts: 2
Charlotte, NC

To see this recall on CPSC's web site, including pictures of the recalled products, please go to:

http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml08/08143.html

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#172562 - 12/21/07 10:20 AM

Re: DeWALT Recalls Cordless Drills due to Fire Hazard [Re: Wyernut1]

Retired_Helper Offline

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Joined: Mar 2007
Posts: 165
Maine

Originally Posted by Wyernut1

To see this recall on CPSC's web site, including pictures of the recalled products, please go to:

http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml08/08143.html

Thanks, Wyernut! I haven't seen this anywhere else yet! Gotta check the drill when I get home tonight!

#173028 - 12/31/07 06:43 PM

Re: DeWALT Recalls Cordless Drills due to Fire Haz [Re: Retired_Helper]

Trumpy

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Joined: Jul 2002
Posts: 8,217
SI,New Zealand

Makes you wonder who is making batteries for cordless things these days.
Laptop batteries, drill batteries, you name it, they all seem to have problems, we never had this problem when everything worked straight off the mains.

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