How Many Amps Does A DeWalt Drill Use?

DeWalt is a brand leader in cordless power tools. You will find DeWalt brand products on most professional and home construction sites.

DeWalt drills pull from 5 to 41 amps depending on the model. Most 12-volt models use around 25 amps, and most 20-volt models use around 15 amps.

Knowing the current draw of your power tools can help you determine how long one of your batteries will last while using that tool. Knowing the amp hours of your battery also helps.

How Many Amps Does a DeWalt Drill Use?

DeWalt drill motors come in a variety of models and sizes. Most of the models they manufacture use either 12V or 20V cordless batteries. There are specialty drills as well.

The model of the drill motor you use will determine how long the battery will last on a full charge. The more amp hours a battery has, the larger the capacity of the battery is.

Current Draw on 12 Volt DeWalt Drill Motors

Current draw, or amps, can be determined by the wattage and voltage of the power tool being used.

Watts divided by voltage will give you an approximate current draw for your device.

Model Number	Voltage	Wattage (Power)	Amperage (current)
DCD460	12V	300 Watts	25 Amps
DCD470	12V	300 Watts	25 Amps
DCD701	12V	300 Watts	25 Amps
DCD710	12V	300 Watts	25 Amps
DCD740	12V	300 Watts	25 Amps
DCD910	12V	285 Watts	23.75 Amps

These aren’t all of the models of DeWalt drill motors available in 12 volts, but they are the most popular brands being sold today.

Current Draw on 20 Volt DeWalt Drill Motors

The 20V arena for DeWalt drill motors sees an increase in the wattage and overall output power of many models of 20V drills.

Model Number	Voltage	Wattage (Power)	Amperage (current)
DCD708	20V	340 Watts	17 Amps
DCD771	20V	300 Watts	15 Amps
DCD777	20V	300 Watts	15 Amps
DCD780	20V	350 Watts	17.5 Amps
DCD790	20V	300 Watts	15 Amps
DCD791	20V	300 Watts	15 Amps
DCD792	20V	300 Watts	15 Amps
DCD800	20V	300 Watts	15 Amps
DCD980	20V	535 Watts	26.75 Amps
DCD991	20V	820 Watts	41 Amps
DCK278	20V	300 Watts	15 Amps

These aren’t all of the models of DeWalt drill motors available in 20 volts, but they are the most popular brands being sold today.

Current Draw on Specialty DeWalt Drill Motors

These two drills are only a fraction of the specialty drill motors DeWalt offers, but they don’t have many 18V models anymore, and the right-angle drill motor is definitely niche.

Model Number	Voltage	Wattage (Power)	Amperage (current)
DCD720	18V	410 Watts	22.7 Amps
DCD460	60V	300 Watts	5 Amps

These aren’t all models of DeWalt drill motors available in specialty varieties, but they are the most popular brands being sold today.

Top 5 Best-Selling DeWalt Drill Motors

There are so many different models of DeWalt power tools to choose from; how would you ever know which one to choose? Well, here are the five top-selling drill motors on Amazon.

Name	Model Number	Voltage	Watts	Current Draw
DeWalt 20V Max Cordless Drill Kit	DCD771	20V	300 Watts	15 Amps
DeWalt 20V MAX Cordless Drill and Impact Driver, Power Tool Combo Kit with 2 Batteries	DCD791	20V	300 Watts	15 Amps
DeWalt Atomic 20V Max Cordless Drill	DCD708	20V	340 Watts	17 Amps
DeWalt 20V Max XR	DCD991	20V	820 Watts	41 Amps
DeWalt 20V Max XR Brushless	DCD792	20V	300 Watts	15 Amps

These are just the top five selling DeWalt drill motors on Amazon at the time of this writing.

DeWalt Battery Capacity

A cordless NiCd battery’s capacity is measured in amp hours. That shows how many amps the battery can provide for one hour. DeWalt batteries vary in capacity.

Most DeWalt batteries in the 12-volt range use 1.5 to 2.0 amp hour capacity batteries.

The 20-volt DeWalt batteries range from 2.0 to 5.0 amp hours, depending on the battery model number.

So, it is best practice to have more than one battery available while working so one can always be on the charger while using the other. Two batteries, at least, are ideal.

You can also leave your DeWalt batteries on the charger all the time without damaging the batteries due to a maintenance feature in DeWalt brand chargers that monitors the batteries.