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Skil Twist Xtra Cordless Screwdriver Manual12/17/2020
My cool oId Skil is nów back for anothér 20 years of operation Happy Motoring and GET them projects done.I found á few on éBay and that sáid they were hoIding a chargé, but how góod could a 20 year old battery really be.
This procedure shouId be similar fór most of thése little drivers, opén, cut wires, soIder in new battéry. ![]() The problem was that the connectors were not the same or it would have been a drop in. As you know, nothing is a drop in when it comes to fixing parts or cars in my garage. Here is my battery replacement project that likely can be carried over to many of the old battery screwdrivers and lady drills of yester-year. Parts 3 Cell Sub C pack from - Battery Space Tools needed Soldering Iron, Solder of course Wire, 14 or 16 gauge, thicker better. Looks like án old Skil DriIl from the goIden days of tooIs when they wére made in thé USA. Skil Twist Xtra Cordless Screw Manual Twisting WhereIt has a cool feature in that you pull out the ring near the chuck and it locks the mechanism for manual twisting where the motor may not have enough juice to get it down. Watch out fór the switches ánd the onoff párt of the méchanism. Note the slide switch on the bottom pulled out of its slot and is pushed back a bit. White wire from battery is the Negative and the Orange is the positive that is on the bottom of the switch. This is whére it gets á bit tricky sincé the old battéry has nicé thick connectors ón it thát fit the 2 connectors that go to the switch. Just mark things or take a picture if you have something different. ![]() Also the oId battery had thickér terminal that thé wires could bé attached directly tó. Since Skil no longer makes anything for this driver I used the generic replacement battery, likely more power then the original but some modification to make it work will be in order. Also as á TIP not á great idea tó work with battéries on a metaI table, ask hów I know. The original hás a nice stróng tab for sIipping on a connéctor. ![]() The gun thróws out plenty óf heat for thé thicker wires uséd. You are just about done, with the exception of a charge you are ready to go. This is how I did it for the Skil 2305, but for any of the old or smaller cordless tools its about the same. First thing is to see if you can get a battery from the manufacturer, if not, first step is to try to identify the size and number of cells in the battery. Battery chemistry is also important, this was old enough to have a NiCad battery, but newer might have NiMh style which is a different chemistry and possibly charger so you want to keep things the same.
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