Get Skil 18v lithium ion battery packs with 2887 05 cordless drill

When you decide to buy a Skil cordless power tool, you have to consider the performance of the Skil 18v battery pack that it comes with. Just like buying a new cell phone or a lap top, the battery life either makes it a good product or a bad product. If a new lap top is loaded with great components but has a lithium ion battery that doesn’t last longer than 20 minutes (like mine), then it defeats the purpose of the whole thing. I made this mistake when I purchased my first few Skil cordless power tools. I thought I was upgrading my tools from the old Black and Decker ones I had before, which – strictly from a quality perspective – it was, but I didn’t look at the whole package.

The first Skil 18 volt drill that I bought was the 2887 05, which comes with two SB18A Skil 18v NiCad battery packs. For under a hundred bucks I thought I couldn’t go wrong with this kit. The drill itself has very nice features and felt really good in my hand. The quality of the tool was a nice upgrade from what I was used to. The big mistake was that I never even considered whether that battery packs were any good. I thought that if the tool was good, the batteries would be good too. Unfortunately, I quickly learned that this is not always the case. After a few months of regular to heavy use, I noticed that I was not getting the same kind of performance from these Skil 18v batteries. Then, when I was going to take a one week vacation I decided to recharge them so they would be ready to use as soon as I got back. When I plugged them back into my Skil 2887 05 drill, they were pretty much dead.

I quickly realized that this good drill was totally useless with these Skil 18v battery packs installed. I thought about upgrading the brand once again to something like Dewalt or Makita with 18v lithium ion batteries, but they were just too expensive for my budget. I would have had to go for a less powerful tool with 12v or 14.4 volt batteries instead of 18v, which I was not willing to do. So I went back to my hardware store to check out my other Skil 18v options. I told the guy my problem with Drill, and he suggested I try out Skil’s new 18v lithium ion line up of tools. He even told be that the SB18B-LI battery pack was compatible with my existing 2887 05 cordless drill.

After using my “new” lithium ion cordless power tool, all I can say is that everyone should do this. These Skil 18v lithium ion battery packs are so much better than the NiCad ones. They continue to perform like they were brand new for a long time. I have yet to see any decrease in mine, and I’ve been using it for quite a few months. They can be left charged for as long as you want, and they will be ready to use whenever you need them. If you have no lithium ion Skil cordless power tools, make sure to check if it is compatible with one of the new Skil 18v lithium ion battery packs. The tools themselves are good, and you shouldn’t throw them out if you don’t need to.