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11.23.09

Extra-Power Tool

A redesigned motor gives this drill a serious boost in juice
By Mike Haney Posted 11.06.2008 at 12:28 pm 1 Comment

For guys on a job site drilling hundreds of holes a day, power matters—it lets them work faster and blow through knots, nails and other obstructions. That’s why corded tools, with their bigger, stronger motors, still reign for contractors, and why DeWalt challenged its engineers to deliver even more oomph. Their answer: a motor that squeezes in extra copper to deliver 40 percent more power.

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