Hitachi Drills - Popular Questions, Answers, Tips & Manuals

Your charger has failed.

The OEM chuck for that is about 45 dollars. There are no substitutes offered.

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http://www.hitachi-koki.com/manual_view_export/pdf/C99187413_DV14DCL2_205.pdf

If its not an bad soldering or an passive component , beware almost all brands wenn ordering an electric part for a charger its almost always more expensive then a complete (new charger ) the latest years there are more and more remplacement options to the customer , if there are defect components that are not made for ordering on marketing technical reasons and safety and more reasons. mosnfets (passive component almost sometimes fuse resistors but smd components to repair is not meaningfull . when termical defects are hidden.

The battery is defective.

control of the electric field wires and the 2 carbon brushes and the switch https://www.kruis.nl/onderdelen/viewer/?m=hitachi&t=DH24PC3_0&p=dh24pc3

Generally the answer is yes for most models. Check the manual.

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How to Remove Drill Chuck If there is screw in inside center of chuck remove it, it is probably left hand threads so pretend you are tightening it and it will come free. open chuck fully and insert chuck key into holes and hit it with a hammer to remove it.

Leave the part that is stuck in a jar with petrol overnight and then put it in a vice and try then to open then with spanner at the end of the chuck hope this helps

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You need to replace the drill chuck.

I'm hoping you mean a chuck "key" .... there are only 4 different sizes and can be bought in tool stores as universal chuck keys tool 4 in 1 tool...

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faltering on a slide contact on electric field or switch, but in most cases dirth (dust) in carbonbrushes can be hanging somewhat in one or both brushholders. Or a problem in the trigger switch itself dust and dirth have almost the highest priority in case of faltering by clamping carbon brushes.

probably not older chargers were made for ni-cad batteries and now they are li- ion batteries which require a different charger to distinguish the difference , most manufacturers changed the battery pack design talk with a battery retailer or a good tool shop or appliance repair shop

check the wiring connections to the for/rev switch

voltmeter measure on switch ? 1 of the 4 electric field contacts is broken , or carbon brush has an activated autostop if its to short.

the screw at the base of the fully opened chuck is a left hand thread it may be a slot but normally they are philips head or hex head undo that screw by turning as if doing it up once it is out , hold the shaft and by placing something across the now partially open jaws a quick hit on that object with a hammer will loosen the chuck off the shaft you can place a allen key in the jaws and close them up and use that as an object to hit