Patent ID: 8075155

Claim:
An electric power tool comprising: a motor that drives a tool and has a first motor terminal and a second motor terminal; a power source unit that applies voltage to the motor terminals; a main switching circuit that makes and breaks an electrical connection between the motor terminals and the power source unit; an illuminator that illuminates a work spot; a switching device that has a base terminal, wherein the switching device electrically connects the illuminator to the power source unit when voltage applied to the base terminal is higher than a threshold level; an OR circuit that is connected to the motor terminals and the base terminal, wherein the OR circuit electrically connects to the base terminal one of the motor terminals at which the voltage is higher; and a forward-reverse switching circuit, wherein the power source unit applies DC voltage to the motor terminals via the main switching circuit, and the forward-reverse switching circuit can switch the direction of the DC voltage that is applied from the power source unit to the motor terminals, wherein the OR circuit comprises: a first rectifying device that allows current flowing from the first motor terminal to the base terminal and forbids current flowing from the base terminal to the first motor terminal; and a second rectifying device that allows current flowing from the second motor terminal to the base terminal and forbids current flowing from the base terminal to the second motor terminal.