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WHY WAS THE SPEED SELECTOR CHANGED FROM FRONT/BACK TO A SIDE-TO-SIDE OPERATION?

April 26, 2017changed operation Selector side-to-side speed

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WHY WAS THE SPEED SELECTOR CHANGED FROM FRONT/BACK TO A SIDE-TO-SIDE OPERATION?

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Under heavy loads the previous front/back style shifter could occasionally shift out of a speed position. The new side-to-side speed selector has a cam-operated locking mechanism which keeps the drill in the desired speed position under all types of drilling conditions.