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How to restore a burnt out drill by converting it from 220 V to 12 V

Has your hand drill burned out? There is a simple way to restore it and, as it were, simultaneously convert it to a constant voltage of 12 V. It is also quite possible to convert an ordinary working drill to 12 V, not necessarily broken, it just happened that way.
Basically, all 220 V drills have a commutator motor. And very often it fails due to stator combustion. Although the rotor and it have almost the same operating current, the sator burns out more often, since it stands still and has less cooling compared to the rotor.

Converting a hand drill from AC voltage 220 V to DC voltage 12 V


Let's move on to the rework. Let's disassemble the drill. Unscrew the fastening screws and remove the top (side) cover.
How to restore a burnt out drill by converting it from 220 V to 12 V

We take out the electric motor, remove the rotor from the stator.
How to restore a burnt out drill by converting it from 220 V to 12 V

We observe a burnt out stator winding. Now you can only throw it away.
How to restore a burnt out drill by converting it from 220 V to 12 V

We diagnose brushes. When completely worn out they must be replaced. These seem to still serve.
How to restore a burnt out drill by converting it from 220 V to 12 V

Next, for the modification we will need two pole semicircular magnets.They can be found in similar DC motors, but if not, they can be ordered from Ali Express - http://ali.pub/3wve0j.
How to restore a burnt out drill by converting it from 220 V to 12 V

We try it on, everything is fine. The magnets do not have to tightly “flow around” the rotor.
How to restore a burnt out drill by converting it from 220 V to 12 V

We glue the magnets into the case. Two in total, one for each side.
How to restore a burnt out drill by converting it from 220 V to 12 V

We install the brushes into the mounting grooves.
How to restore a burnt out drill by converting it from 220 V to 12 V

To check, take a 12 V battery.
How to restore a burnt out drill by converting it from 220 V to 12 V

We connect and check the operation with only one magnet for now.
How to restore a burnt out drill by converting it from 220 V to 12 V

Everything is working. Install the button. There is a dimmer in it, which will most likely need to be removed if it does not work.
How to restore a burnt out drill by converting it from 220 V to 12 V

Connect the power to the plug.
How to restore a burnt out drill by converting it from 220 V to 12 V

Now the direction of rotation of the drill shaft can be changed by changing the power polarity.
Let's try to drill.
How to restore a burnt out drill by converting it from 220 V to 12 V

Of course, the drill has lost power if we compare its operation with the previous period at 220V. But it is still quite possible to work and drill with it at a voltage of 12 V. Therefore, this alteration still makes sense.

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Comments (8)
  1. Sergey Sery
    #1 Sergey Sery Guests 19 October 2019 14:37
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    In general, a hand drill is considered to be one that needs to be turned by hand.What could burn there? Previously, this kind of thing was placed under the heading “you can’t make it up on purpose.”
  2. Guest Oleg
    #2 Guest Oleg Guests 19 October 2019 15:00
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    It will be more powerful if you use neodymium magnets.
  3. Guest Victor
    #3 Guest Victor Guests 19 October 2019 18:40
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    The stator winding fails extremely rarely; much more often there are problems in the armature. If you are so attached to your drill, throw in a ready-made electric motor from a 12V screwdriver or 220V from a blender, or 27V from aircraft units (MZK-3) there are plenty of them on the market and they will easily fit in the case.
    1. Guest Valery
      #4 Guest Valery Guests October 20, 2019 10:52
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      I support.
  4. Alex
    #5 Alex Guests 19 October 2019 20:37
    2
    For the price of a magnet that they ask for on Ali you can buy 5 of these drills (((
  5. Guest Alexander
    #6 Guest Alexander Guests 20 October 2019 22:18
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    As an electrician, I declare that it is mostly the armature that fails. It’s better to rewind the stator winding than to redo it like this
  6. kruzin
    #7 kruzin Guests 28 October 2019 14:57
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    how to restore a drill if the armature is burnt out??????????
  7. kruzin
    #8 kruzin Guests 28 October 2019 15:00
    1
    how to restore a burnt out yakar drill????

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