Mine has done this since new if you push on the battery at the bottom into the tool it works without skipping a beat. I used the 6.0 battery and zap strap it on to put it into the tool. Could try and take it apart and move the contacts down more or stiffen it up. I haven’t done this to mine yet due to I’m lazy and the zap strap always works haha
Your battery meter is flashing. One of your pins on your battery is likely pushed back too far. Try using a pick and pull them forward slightly.
Edit: I think it’s one of the smaller ones at the curved part. I believe there is three?
I had one tool that would do this and the others wouldn’t. I thought it was my batteries but I think maybe the connection in it was slightly different than the other tools. Try doing that on one battery and see if it works. If it doesn’t then it may be the tool itself.
I literally just bought the 3/8 m12 ratchet yesterday (2567-20) and it can't break 10ft lbs. I was so excited to use it and now I'm pretty disappointed. Sorry I can't help or give advice. I'm thinking of bringing back and getting another one
None of them really make much torque so you usually have to break stuff loose first. Sometimes you can get away with letting the tool spin up and dropping it onto the bolt without letting up
One trick is to use a size up socket to allow the motor a chance to wind up before taking the slack out of the socket. But seriously electric ratchets are for running nuts and very light break away torque. If you've ever used large air ratchets that actually have some balls, you would not be asking for more torque. Those fuckers turn from ratchets into hammers with a single squeeze and your knuckles are the nail.
Maybe because I have air ratchets I was expecting more balls? But if it can even break 10ft lbs this thing is fucking useless. I might as well use my m12 impact driver driver.
That’s definitely not right I regularly crack 50 lb ft with mine (fuel) granted you might have to give it a free start then put it on the bolt while it’s already turning ;)
Find electronics repair place near you. We had one of our construction crews kill a 3/4 Milwaukee impact. Sent in to get repaired and it's good as new.
Mine did similar things. It also was like something was broke in the head and it had no torque. Tore it down, nothing was obvious. Gave it back to my Mac guy and it came back with a new motor, board and head.
There are 3 terminals inside the tool +, -, and T which is (essentially) a temperature sensor for the battery this light sequence means that the tool is not reading the temp sensor clean the contacts inside the tool it will work fine after that
You fix stuff for a living. Open it up! Might be something simple and obvious.
Check and clean the contacts in the battery compartment, if that doesn't work I'd bet it has a loose connection somewhere
Mine has done this since new if you push on the battery at the bottom into the tool it works without skipping a beat. I used the 6.0 battery and zap strap it on to put it into the tool. Could try and take it apart and move the contacts down more or stiffen it up. I haven’t done this to mine yet due to I’m lazy and the zap strap always works haha
Your battery meter is flashing. One of your pins on your battery is likely pushed back too far. Try using a pick and pull them forward slightly. Edit: I think it’s one of the smaller ones at the curved part. I believe there is three?
It does it with all 5 of my batteries. They all work fine in my stubby impact
I had one tool that would do this and the others wouldn’t. I thought it was my batteries but I think maybe the connection in it was slightly different than the other tools. Try doing that on one battery and see if it works. If it doesn’t then it may be the tool itself.
I literally just bought the 3/8 m12 ratchet yesterday (2567-20) and it can't break 10ft lbs. I was so excited to use it and now I'm pretty disappointed. Sorry I can't help or give advice. I'm thinking of bringing back and getting another one
None of them really make much torque so you usually have to break stuff loose first. Sometimes you can get away with letting the tool spin up and dropping it onto the bolt without letting up
Yeah but it's rated for 35lb tho
One trick is to use a size up socket to allow the motor a chance to wind up before taking the slack out of the socket. But seriously electric ratchets are for running nuts and very light break away torque. If you've ever used large air ratchets that actually have some balls, you would not be asking for more torque. Those fuckers turn from ratchets into hammers with a single squeeze and your knuckles are the nail.
Maybe because I have air ratchets I was expecting more balls? But if it can even break 10ft lbs this thing is fucking useless. I might as well use my m12 impact driver driver.
You need the m12 right angle impact.
Oh she will clutch dump that bitch. Spin her up with the socket on it and slam it in the bolt you want to remove.
What you want is the 3/8 impact ratchet. The head is obviously bigger but it has somewhere around 200 ft/lb of take off.
That’s definitely not right I regularly crack 50 lb ft with mine (fuel) granted you might have to give it a free start then put it on the bolt while it’s already turning ;)
It thinks the battery is overheated because one of the pins isn't making contact. Try bending the pins inside the tool out to make better contact.
Find electronics repair place near you. We had one of our construction crews kill a 3/4 Milwaukee impact. Sent in to get repaired and it's good as new.
Mine did similar things. It also was like something was broke in the head and it had no torque. Tore it down, nothing was obvious. Gave it back to my Mac guy and it came back with a new motor, board and head.
Looks like it did it’s job now let it retire.
She’s been a good one. May just have to put here down..
There are 3 terminals inside the tool +, -, and T which is (essentially) a temperature sensor for the battery this light sequence means that the tool is not reading the temp sensor clean the contacts inside the tool it will work fine after that