I bought a cheap HF 3/8 VSR back in May. I abused this poor piece of Chinesium un mercifully backing 10" screws out of landscaping timbers, attempting to start a 5hp mower.I let smoke out of it on several occasions. Finally,all the smoke was expelled in a shower of flame as the cord burned off where it exited the handle. Today, I opened it up expecting carnage. Nothing, all visible damage was to the cord. It was the flimsiest cord i've ever seen on a drill. I replaced with a 14 awg cord and voila. Fixed! Ready for more abuse!