My nailer is about two years old,but does not seem to be firing,the battery is good because the gun loads up but dosnt fire .what could cause this problem
I have both the DC616 and 618 and have used them sucessfully for about three years. Two main things go wrong. There is a drive belt that breaks (drives the spool that give the energy to drive in the nails), second are two small rubber bands on either side of the drive head that break. The bands can be accessed by taking off the front silver cover, the drive belt is access by spliting the case. Make sure you are using the correct nails or the drive pin may become bent and will jamb repeatedly. Hope that helps!
I hope I answered your question. I assumed you checked to see if there was a nail jambed in the nose peice. If there was the motor won't run and the lights will just flash. If the motor does run and no fire then my answer should help.
I am having a little different problem, first it has not been used very much and I have not tryied until now to fix it. the unit is a Reconditioned one.
there appears to be no jamming or bent rod. I have the face off and the bands look good.
I pull the trigger and the light stays on for 10 sec. with no blinking
When I depress the nose the light blinks once and a gear moves ever so slightly, the one with the 2 bands.
No fan turns on just the blink light and tiny **** movement.
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Have you put any oil or wd40 into the gun. i did this just to clean the gun up a bit and ruined. went to get it fixed and they said these machines run on friction so any lubricant is a no no. do not rty and maintain these guns with any lubricants. cost was about $300 to fix so i just got another one.
Make sure the lock out\safety is not engaged
If your dc618 fires sometimes but other times fires weak or not at all then try replacing the spring. That controls the roller just under front cover.
If there is a nail jambed between the firing pin and nailers that would do it If you've already checked that try oiling it or the firing pin it'self could be broken. Also most (not all) of the battery operated nail guns require an air cartrige to force the firing pin down I don't know about the dewalts because paslode is my brand but it is very small and sometimes it is hard to find.
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I have the same problem but mine was imported brand new from America via a postal address i had to set up. The problem with mine is it fires but most ov the time doesnt fire a nail the pin misses the nail then stays out? Must be a fault with the lining up ov the nails? The touble is i can send it back now as Dewalt dont ship direct to uk.
so when you plug in the battery does the headlight come on and remain steady (no flashing) and the motor run but the tool wont actuate?
also, check the driver blade to see if it's down or up
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