TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE
MANY COMMON PROBLEMS CAN BE SOLVED EASILY BY UTILIZING THE CHART BELOW. FOR MORE SERIOUS OR PERSISTENT PROBLEMS,
CONTACT A DEWALT SERVICE CENTER OR CALL
WARNING: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF SERIOUS PERSONAL INJURY, ALWAYS DISCONNECT BATTERY PACK FROM TOOL BEFORE ALL REPAIRS
SYMPTOM | CAUSE | FIX |
Motor does not run with trigger depressed | Trigger lock in locked position | Unlock trigger lock. |
| Tool is stalled, locking the motor from rotating | Rotate the stall release lever on the tool and the mechanism will release If driver |
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| blade does not return, remove battery and manually push driver blade back to |
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| home position. |
| Tool is in the sequential actuation mode | Depress contact trip fi rst before fi ring or switch to bump mode. |
| Tool internal electronics need to be reset | Remove battery, wait 3 seconds and reinsert. |
| Motor stops running after 5 seconds | Normal operation, release trigger and redepress. |
| Terminals are dirty or damaged | See authorized service center. |
| Damaged internal electronics | See authorized service center. |
| Damaged Trigger | See authorized service center. |
Motor does not run with contact trip depressed | Trigger lock in locked position | Unlock trigger lock. |
| Dryfi re lock out engaged, blocking contact trip from traveling fully | Load more nails into magazine. |
| Tool is stalled, locking the motor from rotating | Rotate the stall release lever on the tool and the mechanism will release If driver |
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| blade does not return, remove battery and manually push driver blade back to |
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| home position. |
| Bent contact trip | See authorized service center. |
| Motor stops running after 5 seconds | Normal operation, release contact trip and redepress. |
| Terminals are dirty or damaged | See authorized service center. |
| Damaged internal electronics | See authorized service center. |
| Damaged Trigger | See authorized service center. |
Tool does not actuate (motor runs but will not fi re) | Dryfi re lock out engaged, blocking contact trip from traveling fully | Load nails into magazine. |
| Low battery charge or damaged battery | Check charge level if pack shows |
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| if necessary. |
| Jammed nail/drive blade not returned to home position | Remove battery, clear jammed nail, cycle stall release lever, (push driver blade up |
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| manually if necessary) reinsert battery pack. |
| Damaged driver/return assembly | Replace driver/return assembly See authorized service center. |
| Jammed internal mechanism | See authorized service center. |
| Damaged internal electronics | See authorized service center. |
Motor starts up but generates a lot of noise | Jammed nail and driver blade is stuck in down position | Use stall release lever, clear and jammed nails, and return driver blade manually if |
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| necessary. |
| Damaged driver/return assembly | Replace driver/return assembly See authorized service center. |
Drive blade continues to get stuck in down position | Jammed nail and driver blade is stuck in down position | Use stall release lever, clear any jammed nails, and return driver blade manually if |
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| necessary. |
| Damaged driver/return assembly | Replace driver/return assembly See authorized service center. |
| Debris in nosepiece | Clean nose area and watch closely for small pieces of broken nails stuck in the |
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| track. |
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