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Dewalt 1/4" Impact driver and battery teardown.
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This guide covers the complete tool and battery.
 
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Remove the 8 screws holding the two halves together.
 
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Battery Contacts
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Potted Circuit
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Brushless Motor
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Impact Gearbox
 
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With the Gearbox removed we are left with the motor on one side and the light ring on the other.
 
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Neutral: Trigger Locked
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Forward
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Reverse
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When selector is neutral this tab keeps the trigger from being depressed
 
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Gear box fits into housing as a press fit with two clips. Releasing the two clips allows the gear box to be freed from its housing.
 
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Planetary gear set: reduce motor speed and increase torque
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Splines to gear box case
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Internal teeth for planetary gear set
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Spring (hard to see) for impact function: base spins and strikes output drive labeled with blue arrow in last picture
 
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20V battery at full charge
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Nominally around 18.5V
 
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Remove four screws to open battery
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Spring for latch to lock battery into tool
 
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5 cells nominally 3.7V in series.
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0V (GND)
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12V (likely for LED light ring)
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3.7V (not connected to tool)
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18.5V
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18.5V (main output)
 
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