Brushless motor for a power tool

A power tool comprising:

• a housing having a motor housing portion, a handle portion, and a battery pack interface, wherein the battery pack interface is configured to removably receive and support a battery pack;
• a brushless direct current (DC) motor located within the motor housing portion and having a rotor and a stator, wherein the rotor is coupled to a motor shaft arranged to produce an output outside of the housing;
• a non-conductive terminal mount located on an outer peripheral surface of the stator;
• and
• a plurality of terminals mounted on the non-conductive terminal mount;
• wherein a first end of each of the terminals includes a primary tang configured to be folded over a stator coil wire;
• wherein a second end of each of the terminals that is opposite the first end is electrically connected to a power source configured to provide power to the stator coil wire;
• and
• wherein each of the terminals includes a tension tang located between the first end and the second end, wherein the stator coil wire is wrapped around the tension tang and wherein the stator coil wire passes through an area of the terminal that the primary tang is configured to be folded over.

A power tool comprising:

• a housing having a motor housing portion, a handle portion, and a battery pack interface, wherein the battery pack interface is configured to removably receive and support a battery pack;
• a brushless direct current (DC) motor located within the motor housing portion and having a rotor and a stator,
• wherein the rotor is coupled to a motor shaft arranged to produce an output outside of the housing,
• wherein the stator includes a lamination stack and a stator molding that supports the lamination stack to form a molded stator body,
• wherein the stator molding includes a first axial end portion and a second axial end portion opposite the first axial end portion;
• and
• a plurality of terminals located on an outer peripheral surface of the stator, each of the terminals including a surface facing away from the brushless DC motor, the surface including a plurality of slots at a first end;
• wherein each of the plurality of slots is configured to receive a stator coil wire, the stator coil wire being electrically and physically coupled to the terminal within its respective slots;
• wherein a second end of each of the terminals that is opposite the first end is electrically connected to a power source configured to provide power to the stator coil wire;
• wherein each of the terminals is angled in a first direction about a first respective axis through each of the terminals, the first respective axis being perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the brushless DC motor;
• and
• wherein each of the terminals is angled in a second direction different than the first direction.