How a cordless drill works

In this 3D animated video, we'll see how to use a cordless drill and look at the mechanism inside to see how it works. Cordless drills are one of the most common and versatile power tools available, they convert electrical energy into torque and are mainly used for drilling holes and driving screws.
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[@SmashCrunch]

Great video. Since you already have the 3D models created, you could make additional videos on common failure points and repairs for the tools you talk about. Like calibration for the torque wrench. You could make a video about replacement of brushes for a brushed drill, or how dirt and grime can get in the way of the brushes even without them being worn down. For a brushless drill you can show how a capacitor is needed for that boost of energy to get the drill starting spinning. If the brushless drill isn't spinning, or it's overloaded you can show what part inside is the first to start heating up and smoking. I think you can increase the value of the 3D models you create into much more than just an explanation of how it works. There's value in knowing how something works, and also knowing how to fix it. You have such detailed models that I think you can do both in a beautiful way.

[@dirtbiketrailrides]

Really great electro-mechanical details. Didn't know it used planetary gears, or that the speed setting affected torque! Extremely practical info as a mechanical design engr.

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You're a mech engineering and didn't know that a gear with more output speed outputs less torque?

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⁠@@nathan1609he may be a bit dull but I guess he didn’t know that it was a mechanical system and not an electrical system that makes the motor spin faster? Some of us engineer are stupid man

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@@nathan1609yea I thought that too, and btw what I don’t understand also: in the video he says first „the drill icon has the most torque, which is used for drilling holes“ and then he says like t“he second gear has less torque and that’s why it’s more likely to be used for drilling holes“

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You should cover the circuitry of the PCBs. It would be great to see how they work.

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[@StandardTacticalKnight]

Amazing overview of these drills, though individual brands may have some small differences i appreciate how you made this broadly applicable to pretty much all of them!

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[@VictorQuesada-bl1xk]

Thanks for this, I learned a lot. The first half felt kind of like what you would need to show a grown person who never used one how it works, but the second half really broke it down. My old machine is starting to smell and burn up, and now I know that the brushes (or probably the motor itself) would need to be replaced, but as long as it's still working I'll keep on keeping on.

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I always thought the forward reverse button was purely mechanical 😂

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[@StaticVapour590]

On some cheap junk drills those gears in gearbox are made out of plastic, the outer ring is some pot metal. Doesn't take much to break it

[@victorfranca85]

im a simple man. I hear planetary gears. I press like

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This video is so cool and I can understand everything

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That’s great thank you

[@skylerbowerbank5847]

Idk why, but this video felt like a let down I think it's either because the colors didn't feel right, or because it took so long to get to something about the drill i didn't already know Either way, still leaving that thumbs up and the comment to help the algorithm

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[@Frank-mn4hx]

I didn't know a machine as simple as an cordless drill has such complex system inside. I use two 18 Volt cordless drills every day building cabinets and other furniture. The batterys I use all have a capacity of 5 amps. They can last up to 3 day of intense use before that run out of power. And I didn't know the cluth worked this way. One of my collegeas thinks that the ratcheting sound breaks the cordless drill. Thanks to you I can explain it doesn't break the cordless drill. It's a safety mechanism.

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Awesome stuff! Can you do a pressure regulator next? Many welders will thank you

[@zerozeronine5461]

I mistakenly look it as brushless drill instead of cordless drill. Anyway, it is a good understanding of each parts and how they work.

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[@jernejloknar8011]

good description, but it shows a slightly older design, new designs have excentric self locking chuck collar that makes tying the chuck easier, and chucks are also shorter & simplier due to this.

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[@StaticVapour590]

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[@emmettturner9452]

2:30 I’d say 12-24 volts. There are enough mainstream 24v lines to include them even if some are stacked lithium (LiPo).

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now i know how a cordless drill works. sweet

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Awesome animation! Now I wonder how ratchet screwdriver work

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[@shpago29]

Can you make a similar video about an angle grinder?

[@youtubehandlesux]

> buy cordless drill > look inside > full of cords

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How do you make these? do you just buy the things you want to show and disassemble them?

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@@Deconstructed_Animations Did you use a cad software, then blender?

[@rowan1able]

Cordless drills are a wrist~breaker! Use with Caution ~

[@nonamecieso9506]

Why don't the company build this design on bigger electric drill.

[@lucienpetersen9010]

I thougt the switch on top was to change to hammer action

[@Geosbudy]

10-15 yes ago, owning a set of drill and drivers. But thanks to China, we can own a couple of these with spares readily available

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[@charlesneal4603]

Can someone explain to me why it seems modern drills have a “braking “ mechanism that stops the rotation of the chuck when the trigger is released? Old drills would just slowly stop rotating. Does anyone know what I’m talking about?

[@willjackson6407]

I think this is called ‘e breaking’. I’ve seen it on other modern power tools like angle grinders. I assume this is done for safety. If you need the tool to stop moving for any reason and especially in an emergancy, it’s better for that to happen immediately, rather than waiting for the rotating mass to come to a slow stop. I’m sure there are some circumstances this isn’t useful, there are always edge cases.

[@apfvm9145]

How does braking work?

[@Lemme_eatyosnatch]

Think of a disc between your ass cheeks. The harder you squeeze the faster it stop

[@Play4Vida]

Amps don't dictate the run-time. Amps are the amount of electrons flowing through the resistance, in this case, the drill. Volts or voltage is the force that sends the electrons/amps through the resistance. Example. The drill needs a certain amount of Amps to operate and a certain amount of Amps EVERY SECOND *the speed of the current* pushed by the volts. A small car engine needs 0.17 of fuel per hour (Amps), but the fuel ejector (volts) determines how fast the engine (drill) receives the fuel (Amps) in order to operate properly. In short, what determines the drill run time is the size of the parallel batteries in the pack. You want your car to run longer? get a bigger gas tank and the drill? add more parallel batteries Now, we can talk about the quality of gas and the quality of batteries...BECAUSE the compositing of the battery like zinc etc.. adds more life to the battery < and that's what you're talking about. But marketing won't tell you about that because it's not in their interest. They don't want to tell you the cheap materials in their product, because people will figure out why the batteries don't last. Just like the fuel quality matters.

[@AutodidactEngineer]

How a "cheap" brushed cordless drill works*

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