Can I rescucitate my old not very good drill?

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I have an old not very good Draper drill at some point it started to struggle. It was no longer possible to start the drill slowly but only at maximum speed and now it tends to just struggle and barely move and only sometimes spins properly. Does this sound like a common fault? Can it possibly be made to work properly again?
 
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mains or battery ??
if its mains does the commutator spark a lot ??
 
If you can access the rheostat ( speed regulator) inside the drill it will be possible to bypass it and try the drill again....I wouldn't spend too much time on it, personally.
John :)
 
It's mains powered and I didn't notice sparking but I wasn't looking for it. I'll try to access the rheostat. Even if I can't fix it I might learn something.
 
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To be honest, drills now are so much better than 10 years ago......
 
I always though that Draper made doorstops - oh, hang on a mo......
 

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