Powering cordless drill

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So getting to the point. Ive got makita brushed cordless drill with dead batteries as those arent really cheap ive decided to try to power it through a microwave transformer. According to the switch it draws 12A at 12V. So after rectifying(kbpc2510) the 14V AC to around 12.2V DC i though this would run perfectly. But it didn't. The drill didn't work if i didn't press the switch fully and after I applied a load to the motor the bridge rectifier fried. So im asking what i should do to power this with a cable from microwave transformer?

Best Answer

The internal PWM control on the cordless drill consumes current in trapezoidal pulses most of the time. The low impedance NiCad battery is no longer there to soak things up. What I did was place low ESR caps inside the drill along with some status LEDs. I then used a bridge made from Schottkys and huge 20000 \$ \mu \$F total electrolytic caps. I used a 12V transformer that was thermally protected with a self resetting fuse. I know that not all cordless drills are equal but what worked for me should work for you.

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