Mostly I trust products that are known - at least if they originate directly from a developed country. I bought a battery drill which can serve as a screw driver too some more than two years ago with a two year warranty. Now that the latter expired my drill went broke: it began to spark stronger, to smoke and smell awfully. One of my aquaintances told me it was because of a production failure - bad windings of the engine that burned down. There was a unique smell just from the start. When I would have known it...

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If it lasted longer than two years I wouldn't worry about it. Everything breaks sooner or later. I don't think it was a production failure if it lasted as long as it did unless you rarely used it during those two plus years. I feel sorry for you that it broke right after the warranty ended.

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I'm not brain washed by brand names or product reputation--I purchase what I believe is the best value for my money.

Although Black & Decker is a reputable company, I would not go with their cordless drill (is how we say in the majority of United States) because they are not well known for durability, dependability and/or darn strength.

When it comes to cordless drills, my first choice would have been DeWalt. But this comes with a heavy price tag. At the time of my purchase what got me the most was Ryobi. They are not the toughest product out there but for the price it was the product for my situation. And in fact it was not too much from Black & Decker at a similar class.

Black & Decker was the furthest thing from my mind that day. I felt Black & Decker threw the feeling of "everyday, easy but repetitive house chores kind of stuff" where Ryobi threw "I got me some 18volts of cordless power and I'm going to drill anything in sight." Ha ha ha.

All kiddings aside, this would be one of few times I would prefer higher brand name for long lasting service.

 

 

 

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Thank you guys for your reply, correction and advice. It was respectful for me.
To tell you the truth a mechanic friend suggested to buy a same Black & Decker cordless drill. He said though it's a weaker machine it's worth its price, and it's only for rare home use. In the meantime I've bought it. The new one doesn't smell like the one before - I can reuse accumulator and charger, occationally other parts. I hope it'll last longer as well.
Ryobi seems to be simpathetic for me.

I had just wanted to share my experience if a machine smells specially, it can be a sign of the engine burning down slowly.

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