What problems might I encounter by running a 14.6 volt drill on 18 volt batteries.
18 volts on a 14 volt drill
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Very little actually. I have a 9.6 volt drill that I run on 12v - works fine. I think high loads a long trigger time u may find over heating.
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Wile E Coyote
Out in the streets, they call it murder!
Assuming you can get the battery connected properly to the drill, df hit on the main problem. The battery would be pushing higher-than-rated voltage through the motor during any high demand times. I think it would be easy to kill the motor if'n you didn't pay extra special attention. That's just me bench racing, though. I've never done it. I have however, seen how quickly headlights fry during unregulated alternator output. (hint: in about the time it took to read that sentence)
