DEWALT 8V MAX Cordless Screwdriver, Gyroscopic, Rechargeable, Battery and Charger Included (DCF682N1)

I work full time in Telecom and I purchased my first in January of 2023. I’ve used my screwdriver 5 days a week for practically 2 years and I have never had an issue until recently, it just burnt out. The gyro stopped working. So. I went ahead and purchased another. I love this thing. I’m not too upset about it burning out, as Dewalt supplies you with a 3 year warranty. So I have contacted them about a replacement of my original. Great tool if you’re just a casual user, a handy man, or a blue collar man like myself or anyone really. It has great strength turning screws into wood, cement, plastic. Etc. great value for your money and it’s compact. The weight of it is sturdy, comfortable and easy to use, you don’t need to spin your wrist too much to get the thing in motion. I think it’s a no brainer. Get you one! Or another like myself lol.

So powerful it will rip whatever you are holding right out of your hand if you don't watch it. At first the controls took a bit to get used to. You press the button and the motor whirrs but nothing moves. Then you twist the entire drill a little to the left, and it starts turning - powerfully. Then twist it the other way and it turns the other way. In a few seconds you get the feel for it. Turn the drill a little, it turns the bit slowly. Twist it a little more, and the speed goes up. It is really ingenious and works great. It will be such a time saver. It is heavy, solid, the grip is perfect, and feels like it will last forever.

I like this driver, not get me wrong. But, I prefer the other model like this one that they discontinued for some reason. It has the swivel handle and torque rate settings. However, this is a good drill for what it was designed for. It's far better then some of the other competitors that I have tried.

Works like magic. You turn/rotate the screwdriver a little bit and and this bit turns in that direction. The more you turn it the faster it spins the bit. Really useful and makes electrical and light duty jobs go fast and easy

I like using this screw driver. It is fun to use. It is less fatigue to use and in particular if you have many screws to turn. I used it to build a PC case (the one that you need to practically build the entire PC) and this was a joy to use. I believe for those who are in any hobby that needs to build stuff (e.g., R/C helicopter or FPV drones), they might enjoy using this driver than other electric screw drivers. You do not need to move figures to press for turn or un-turn screws. You just need to twitch your wrist for the direction to turn screw in or out. However, it needs to get use to though but once you get a hang of it then the fun begins. You can also control how fast or slow turn is by the the amount of you twitch your wrist and again it is a habit that you need to get use to.You can use it the same way as regular non electric driver as well by not pressing on the button or lock it. This is useful when the torque of the driver isn't enough to turn or unturn screws or to get more precise at first.I've found that most of general house hold tasks in side of house, this screw drivers nearly meets all situations so far. I used it to put up window blinds, putting together baby crib, replaces concealed cabinet hinges etc. and this is great or sufficient except one case that I ran into so far. I will mention about it in the drawback point in a little later.Its construction is great - strong. Held well in my hand (not too big hand) still. I do not feel it is too heavy to give you tiresome to hold. The LED light at the front is handy. It purrs to let you know it is ready.Battery charging is quick.The reasons that a star is discounted are:1. It would be nice to have more torque. I just ran into a case where it could not turn a screws that held a cabinet door to the frame. This is one cabinet that had this issue as for some reason, the original screws were tighten quite tight. I had to turn them by hand using this driver without pressing the activation/power button. It worked fine in manual mode.2. There is a slider to lock the activation button from being activated or turned on the screw. It is just part of the activation button that extends further for you to slide in or out to lock or unlock the activation button. This is a good idea and convenient to find. It works great for what it is designed for. I just wish that it can be in a place or perhaps another button to stop activation while you hand hold (full grab) so that you can go into manual mode (no-electric) while turning tough screws without stopping to slide this button.3. The charger works fine and it charge quickly. However, the status light has one color - red. It signals stage of charging and battery conditions via blinking pattern. That is fine but I would preferred when battery is fully charged, the light should be green. It is a common to use green for indicating fully charged batteries. Look around for other devices that have battery charging light - Amazon Kindle, Apple Mac etc. ), they use green light to indicate fully charged batteries. It would be nice if the charger to do the same.Note:This is a good driver to have around house. However, I would get the version of this driver that has torque limit and two position handle than this one especially if you work for small items or do not want to over tighten or stripping screw heads.

Do you need one of these? Probably not. If you’re a gadget addict, it’s a must have! Powerful and functional, it locks to break a fastener loose and then quickly removes it. The 1/4” hex collar accepts multiple attachments. It really is quite functional as a low torque automatic driver. It takes a minute to get used to the sequence of holding the paddle switch and then rotating the barrel left or right. The more you turn, the faster it operates. It is really great if you have a lot of screws. Otherwise, it is for the gadget junkie who has everything. Well worth the money.UPDATE: I have to comment on DeWalt’s Customer Service. After several months, I had a problem with an accessory and contacted the company. Other than proof of purchase, they required nothing to address my issue. The representative did not hesitate to find a solution that made me extremely happy! I have been a DeWalt guy for many years and this level of service will keep me coming back. Just to be clear, the problem was MY FAULT, not the product.