The moment my cordless drill battery died mid-hanger in a crawl space

I was under a house in Charlotte, drilling a pilot hole for a new pipe strap, when my main Makita 18V just quit. I had to crawl all the way back to the truck to grab the spare, which wasted about twenty minutes. What's your go-to backup plan when a tool fails on you like that?

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the_jessica2d ago

Honestly, that's just part of the job. You should always have your spare on your belt from the start.

martinez.paul2d ago

My buddy got stuck on a roof when his impact driver died. Now he tapes a spare battery to his tool belt.

anna_price692d ago

Honestly, that's why my tool bag sounds like a maraca with all the extra batteries rolling around. Taping one to your belt seems smart until you need to actually move. Guess we all learn the hard way.