CONTROLLING BULK CAPACITANCE CHARGE IN A POWER TOOL DEVICE

A power tool device including a housing, first and second battery pack terminals, at least one bulk capacitor, a pre-charge circuit, and a discharge circuit. The pre-charge circuit includes at least one resistance connected in series with the at least one bulk capacitor, and a pre-charge switch connected in series with the at least one resistance. The pre-charge switch is configured to selectively provide a conductive path to charge the at least one bulk capacitor. The discharge circuit includes a first switch and a second switch connected in series with the at least one bulk capacitor. The first switch and the second switch are configured to be turned on after the at least one bulk capacitor is charged to a DC bus voltage.