Specification
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #3407 in Home Improvement
- Color: N/A
- Brand: DEWALT
- Model: DCK280C2
- Released on: 2011-08-25
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 5.00" h x
11.00" w x
17.00" l,
10.15 pounds
Features
- 20V MAX 1/2-inch drill/driver features two speed transmission (0-600/0-2,000)
- Compact, lightweight design fits into tight areas
- Impact Driver has a compact (5.55-inch front to back), lightweight (2.8-pounds) design fits into tight areas
- Three LED lights with 20 second delay after trigger release provide visibility without shadows
- Powered by an Energy Star qualified charger for a better environment
Customer Reviews
Most helpful customer reviews
114 of 115 people found the following review helpful.
By Nick Marley
I purchased this combo kit from Amazon over a month ago after reading all of the reviews and doing as much research as I could. This is the third Dewalt cordless drill I've owned. The last one I purchased approx. 5 years ago was a DC980KA which also has a 1/2 inch chuck. I had issues with run out (wobble) on that drill right out of the box. So it was disappointing to me that Dewalt didn't fix this problem in all this time and with a new model drill. This made me look at other manufacturer's drills to see if I would find a better product. What I found was that Dewalt wasn't alone with the run out issue. Pretty much any drill that uses a 1/2 inch Jacobs spindle lock chuck was affected. So what to do? For me the important factors in choosing a drill were: 1) 1/2" chuck (with out run out issues) 2) Li-Ion batteries 3) compact size 4) LED light available to use same batteries.The above factors ruled out the cheaper drills and my suspicion that the run out was caused by the chuck and not the drill led me back to Dewalt. Since I couldn't live with the run out I had to come up with a solution. What I noticed when reading reviews was that no one had any problems with the higher end Dewalt hammer drills and that they had a different chuck on them. I also found a post on a message board that said that Dewalt didn't use the Jacobs chuck on the hammer drills because they had too many problems. They used a slightly more expensive Rohm chuck instead. This lead me to look at the Rohm chuck. They are easily identified by looking at the tip of the chuck. The Rohm chuck has a "hexagon" (nut) on the front of the chuck for installing and removing the chuck. The specifications for the chuck are as follows: 1) 1.5-13mm capacity 2) 1/2 X 20 thread (for installing on drill) 3) single sleeve for drills with spindle lock 4) metal construction 5) with through hole for locking screw.The part number for this chuck is difficult to pin down since I think it has more than one number for the same chuck and the picture on Rohm's web page shows 2 chucks, one with a single sleeve (one handed) and one with a double sleeve (two handed). On ROHM's web page it looks like it is 893352. I've also seen it listed as Dewalt-Rohm 330075-74,330075-59,330075-91,586200-10. New they sell for approx $70. A used chuck lists for about half that price which is what I ended up buying.When I got the drill I tried installing a new drill bit to see how good or bad the Jacobs chuck was. It had noticeable wobble. I then removed the Jacobs chuck and installed the Rohm chuck. After installing the same drill bit in the Rohm chuck there was no noticeable wobble. I've since used this drill/ chuck combination daily without any problems or issues. I find the new compact size and lighter weight to be a huge advantage to this drill over my older ones. The clutch on the drill also seems to be improved over my last drill. As for the impact driver. I find that it is excellent for dis-assembly but has limited use for assembly due to not having the clutch.For those of you interested in doing this same thing Dewalt has instructions on their web page that tell you how to change the chuck. It is important to note that the set screw which can be seen in the bottom of the chuck opening has left handed threads. You will also need an appropriate size torx driver to remove it before you can remove the chuck.I would have given this kit a solid 5 star rating if it came with the Rohm chuck. It is disappointing that Dewalt is more interested in saving a few dollars than putting out a better quality product. I'm also very disappointed with Jacobs. I always thought they put out quality products and was surprised to find the root of this problem to be their chuck.
56 of 63 people found the following review helpful.
By Kevin Talbot
I was waiting for this to come out. The drill and driver are super strong and I like the high speed of the drill. One big issue though.The chuck on the drill wobbles about 1mm off center. If I chuck a long drill bit in it it's even more pronounced. I thought OK maybe bad unit, just return right? Thought I better check one out at the local Home Depot first. Same issue... The odds of both units having the same defect without it being from a glitch in the build process are pretty high to say the least. Might want to hold off until this is sorted out. I'll re-post what I find out.Re-post - Checked one at another Depot - same thing. Looks like a defect at this point. Returning.
35 of 38 people found the following review helpful.
By Rick
After researching several brands and features I purchased this combo kit as it would fit my needs quite well. While the capability of variable speed drilling is a top priority for me, the one trait I absolutely insist on is accuracy. Unfortunately, the example I purchased has the previously reported chuck wobble. The rotation is simply not true. As others have written, the longer the drill bit the more pronounced the wobble...not good....and obvious.To be fair I compared to my old Dewalt 14.4 drill and found it to be dead on. My thought was that perhaps I never noticed this shortcoming on my other drills. This was not the case.I called Dewalt and spoke to a very nice customer rep who stated this problem had been reported by many customers for quite some time. She also mentioned that it was her belief that this particular model was being redesigned.I was told the course of action for such inquiries has been to send/bring your drill to a service center where you'll most likely be told the unit is operating as it should. So, while they pretty much acknowledge the issue they aren't backing it with a recall or fix kit. The only sure fire remedy is to look at other model drills. Unfortunately they don't have the same feature set.So, I may go to a local store to see if I can find a unit with acceptable tolerances but it appears to be a design flaw. Additionally, if I do find a truer chuck will it retain it's accuracy?Too bad, this kit has pretty much everything else going for it.If your drill is nuts on regarding true chuck rotation please feel free to chime in.
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