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A method for assembling tool having a housing into which a motor assembly and a battery assembly are inserted. A circuit board can be employed to electrically connecting the battery assembly to the motor assembly even if the battery assembly and the motor assembly are not disposed in an in-line conf

A method for assembling tool having a housing into which a motor assembly and a battery assembly are inserted. A circuit board can be employed to electrically connecting the battery assembly to the motor assembly even if the battery assembly and the motor assembly are not disposed in an in-line configuration. The circuit board can include a switch that can be employed to selectively operate the tool.

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What is claimed is: 1. A method comprising: providing a housing assembly with a housing and a circuit board, the housing including a first cavity and second cavity, the first cavity extending through a first end of the housing and having a first longitudinal axis, the second cavity extending throug

What is claimed is: 1. A method comprising: providing a housing assembly with a housing and a circuit board, the housing including a first cavity and second cavity, the first cavity extending through a first end of the housing and having a first longitudinal axis, the second cavity extending through a second end of the housing opposite the first end and having a second longitudinal axis that is not coincident with the first axis and which intersects or is skewed to the first axis so as to form an included angle therebetween that is less than 180 degrees in magnitude, the circuit board being received in the housing and having a switch, a plurality of first terminals and a plurality of second terminals, wherein providing the housing assembly includes forming a pair of housing half shells, assembling the circuit board to a first one of the housing half shells, and coupling the housing half shells to one another; providing a motor assembly having a motor with a pair of motor terminals; sliding the motor assembly into the first cavity to engage the motor terminals to the first terminals; and sliding a battery assembly into the second cavity to engage a plurality of battery terminals to the second terminals to thereby electrically couple the battery assembly to the motor and the switch. 2. The method of claim 1, wherein the motor assembly includes a case member and wherein coupling the housing half shells to one another includes fixedly coupling the case member to the housing half shells. 3. The method of claim 2, wherein a pair of pins are disposed through the case member, each of the pins being engaged to an associated one of the housing half shells. 4. The method of claim 2, wherein the motor assembly further includes a transmission disposed between the motor and the case member. 5. The method of claim 4, wherein the transmission is received in a body having a cylindrical aperture and wherein the motor is press-fit into the body. 6. The method of claim 1, wherein the battery assembly includes a battery carrier and a plurality of batteries, the battery terminals being mounted on the battery carrier, the batteries being mounted on the battery carrier and engaged by the battery terminals. 7. The method of claim 6, wherein the battery carrier includes a first keying feature and the housing includes a second keying feature that matingly engages the first keying feature. 8. The method of claim 7, wherein one of the first and second keying features includes a longitudinally extending rib and wherein the other one of the first and second keying features includes a longitudinally extending slot. 9. A method comprising: providing a housing with a first cavity and second cavity, the first cavity extending through a first end of the housing and having a first longitudinal axis, the second cavity extending through a second end of the housing opposite the first end and having a second longitudinal axis that is not coincident with the first axis and which intersects or is skewed to the first axis so as to form an included angle therebetween that is less than 180 degrees in magnitude; installing a motor assembly into the first cavity, the motor assembly including a plurality of motor terminals that extend rearwardly toward the second cavity; providing a circuit board having a switch, a plurality of first terminals and a plurality of second terminals; inserting the circuit board into the housing through the second cavity such that the first terminals engage the motor terminals; and sliding a battery assembly into the second cavity to engage a plurality of battery terminals to the second terminals to thereby electrically couple the battery assembly to the motor and the switch. 10. The method of claim 9, wherein the housing is formed of a pair of half shells. 11. The method of claim 10, wherein the motor assembly includes a case member that is fixedly coupled to the housing half shells. 12. The method of claim 11, wherein a pair of pins are disposed through the case member, each of the pins being engaged to an associated one of the housing half shells. 13. The method of claim 11, wherein the motor assembly further includes a transmission disposed between the motor and the case member. 14. The method of claim 13, wherein the transmission is received in a body having a cylindrical aperture and wherein the motor is press-fit into the body. 15. The method of claim 9, wherein the battery assembly includes a battery carrier and a plurality of batteries, the battery terminals being mounted on the battery carrier, the batteries being mounted on the battery carrier and engaged by the battery terminals. 16. The method of claim 15, wherein the battery carrier includes a first keying feature and the housing includes a second keying feature that matingly engages the first keying feature. 17. The method of claim 16, wherein one of the first and second keying features includes a longitudinally extending rib and wherein the other one of the first and second keying features includes a longitudinally extending slot. 18. The method of claim 9, wherein the motor assembly further includes a pair of ribs, each of the ribs being non-parallel to an associated on of the motor terminals and wherein each of the first terminals includes a first portion, which is generally parallel to a longitudinal axis of the second cavity, and a second portion that contacts a corresponding one of the ribs to bias the first portion into engagement with a corresponding one of the motor terminals. 19. The method of claim 18, wherein the first terminals are generally V-shaped.