Originally Posted by
Mort Stevens
What happens if you route into the power cord? Or plunge into a wall cavity and hit a live wire? There are probably several ways to get hurt on the uninsulated handles, but I would agree that the chances are minimal.
Most of the tools like this are double insulated and that's why they can use a 2-prong plug. If the tool is double insulated, I suspect the safety recall is for cases where you would route into a wire. The current would flow through the bit, into the base, and into you. If there was a risk of the motor shorting to the housing, the recall would be different - they'd recall the motor.
Mike
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