Hank Fletcher
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What'll happen if I connect a 12V PSU to a 18V, cordless drill? The PSU is from a desktop pc, and the drill just happens to be the cheapest new one I can find off the shelves where I live ($30CAN). Can I just connect the PSU lines to the battery contacts inside the drill handle (sorry, not the contacts on the battery, I mean the ones those connect to on the drill, so that the drill is running off the PSU instead of needing a battery)? Will the drill just run less than its othewise top speed/torque? Sorry if I'm coming off paranoid, I just feel guilty hacking a brand new drill even if it doesn't cost much. Sure wish I knew where I could find old junk where I live now! Anyhoo, chime in with your two cents. Thanks!
Hank.
Hank.