[cjhilinski]

You did check the brushes, right? DeWalt brushes only last about 100 hours on their handheld tools.

 

[cjhilinski]

Since it never reached speed, I'm still going with brushes. But if there's a cap on the motor, it could be that, too, I guess. I've had one of those go on a drill press. I had to spin the chuck by hand to get it going.