No more taking out the battery and checking if it’s charged or not. Instead, the Avid Power ACD316 20V drill driver have a real-time level display right on the battery. Just push a button and the bars will light up indicating exactly how much charge is left in the battery. No guessing here.
You can check the battery charge without removing it from the pack.
Limitations and Safety Tips
Before it even starts, you know that this tool will have enough power.
To install the battery, simply slide the charged battery (20V) into its base. A click indicates it has locked into position.
The tool is light to hold. It is light enough for everyday household chore.
Twist the chuck clockwise as you insert a screw bit into the jaws. The jaws tightens on the shank of the bit. Then you can drive screws and the bit remains snugly positioned.
The torque control dial range from one to fifteen.
Torque control is a dial that can set between one and fifteen with a separate setting for drilling at the extreme end of the scale.
At the low end of the range, you have control over more delicate tasks. For example, you can drive a screw into an electronic device where the low torque won’t strip the threads out of the object. Removing screws is nice and easy as well. You need control for these task.
Change parts in a snap. Need a bit for drilling wood? Pull the chuck loose, take off the driver, slip on a wood boring bit and go.
Softwoods are no problem. It makes boring little holes easy work. It cuts clean through wood. Shavings drop out of the wood. It’s not struggle with the delicate stuff.
It doesn’t balk at doing light duty
The design goes to the limit when it comes to drilling concrete. To attempt this job, you replace the bit with a masonry tip.
There is no hammer function or adjustable speed; it runs at one speed only. That restriction show up when drilling hard stuff. Instead of punching through, the bit grinds away slowly.
Expect that outcome. Heat builds as friction occurs and the rate of progress slows down. Try not to force the drill since that could of be bad for the motor.
If you have masonry jobs in mind, get a real hammer drill. On the light side, this model is good for drilling into wood and driving screws. The Avid Power ACD316 does what it was designed to do.
The torque setting is accurate.
Battery indicator let you keep tabs on how much power is left.
But do keep in mind that it’s a lightweight driver and needs to be treated with care.
The thing isn’t made to build houses. Don’t stick it in concrete. There’s no hammer function and that’s non-negotiable.
It’s pretty basic, as designed, but it does what it says it will do. Know your limits before you get started.
