How to Use ANY 12 Volt Battery on Your Power Wheels and SAVE MONEY!
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- Опубліковано 5 жов 2024
- Products used in this video (I may receive a small commission on sales via this link):
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Replacement Harness (an all-in-one solution - no wiring!): amzn.to/3MpKprm
Butt Connector Multi-Pack: amzn.to/3T93v8D
Slide Connectors (verify size on the battery you buy): amzn.to/3ABvkA4
30 Amp Inline Fuse: amzn.to/3Xk9fiy
I'm going to show you how you can create an adapter using your old, dead, Power Wheels battery and use any generic 12 volt SLA battery. Don't spend $60+ on a new battery! You can purchase one from Amazon for about $25 that will give you more run time. Then, using your old battery and about $7 worth of stuff from any hardware store you'll be up and running in about 10 minutes!
What you'll need:
A 12 volt battery (I purchased a 12 volt, 12 amp battery from Amazon)
Your old Power Wheels battery
Butt connectors
Female slide connectors
30 amp inline fuse
Forgive my sloppy wiring in the video, I went back and did a better job before using it
As an instrumentation and electrical guy there are some things wrong. Crimping tool is marked on the end with yellow, blue, and red dots these correspond to the color of the insulated connector being crimped in this case blue connectors this the curved area with the blue dot. The crimper portion he uses in the video is for uninsulated terminals. Now for terminal selection he is using blue insulated terminals which is for 14-16 gauge wire which he struggled and had to twist on the wire. Based on the video it was a struggle which indicates the incorrect size wire terminals should probably be yellow which is for 10-12 gauge wire terminals. I don't know about the 30 amp fuse selection likely a bit too large for the application. Female insulated spade terminals can be purchased with a plastic protective cover to prevent possible shorts. Just do your research and think things thru this does involve children's safety and last thing you want to do is melt down a power wheel with your loved one in it.
Good advice
My son's power wheel now works because of you! Best 19.99 battery plus that kit I can buy!
Needed more info on the inline fuse part, please.
I went to try this same sort of project and couldn’t manage getting past step 1 lol the damn connector inside the battery was completely glued in solid. I tried heating up the glue and slowly prying it out but it kept snapping and wouldn’t budge. The power wheels manufacturer must have caught on to how simple this was for a battery swap and started gluing them in…
Wouldn’t surprise me. Corporate America always trying to stick it to the little guys!
Just did this today..worked great..thanks for the video
The video would've been perfect if it also included the actual fuse part in items required.
Now I gotta go back to the hardware store
Any chance you can post a video for the 6v batteries?
Thank you for the great video! Did this today, really helped!
Something I would like to add is sometimes spraying electric contact cleaner on the leads will fix the battery problem. It's a special spray you get in the automotive department that's safe to use on the connectors
Thanks for sharing the video. It is really helpful!!
what is the name/brand used to cut the wires (Pliers)?
how does this work for 6 volt battery? what size of fuse do you need for 6 volt?
Definitely good stuff here! Love the narration. Useful tips!
Awesome video.. my only question is.. will the wall charger that comes with the power wheel still charge this kind of battery?
@@randomstuff25 Battery won't explode?
What are those buttons? I accidently depressed one and some air escaped
Thanks for the video. Quick question: it looks like there’s not actually a fuse in the socket. Do I need a fuse in it? If so, should it be a 30 amp fuse? I’m not experienced with this stuff so would appreciate any insights you can offer. Thanks, again!
Yes you need a fuse to continue the circuit
Can you charge it using the original powerwheels charger
Yes it works fine. I use a trickle charger so I don’t always have to remember to take the battery off the charger though.
How long does it take to charge? I have 12v mighty max battery that I just bought
How to I connect a 12V 20amp battery to a power wheels that has screws instead of the positive/negative connectors?
The inline fuse is my question. Will any inline fuse holder work and the fuse can just be inserted or does it need to be a fixed fuse?
Our cat uses two 6 volt batteries. Is the process the same? Do I need the inline fuse?
So I bought a lawnmower battery to replace the junk battery and I charged it up and it will not do anything...do I need an inline fuse?
John Jorquez make sure your connections are tight. Yes you need a fuse.
Do you really need to add a fuse? What is the fuse for? I've done about 10 harness modifications like this one. I did two last night but forgot to add the fuse smh
I won’t pretend to be an electrical engineer or anything, but my understanding is that the fuse is there for safety. It will cut the power from the battery if need be, possibly avoiding melting of components or an electrical fire. Maybe someone with more knowledge on the subject can chime in?
Can i change the 6v battery to 12v??
Is that 12 or 14 gauge wire?
Donna Saunders I’m honestly not sure, but I’d probably go with 12 gauge since it’s a little thicker. Can’t hurt.
Hi, I just got my kids the Peg Perego rzr 900 12v. I want to add an additional 6v in series. Would I do the same as your vid? Cut the connector off, take a lead and attach positive post from one battery to negative post on other battery. Take connector and wire as you demonstrate to each of the batteries?
Why would u do that?
The connector is my problem, I do not have a battery in the peg perego Polaris 700 I have 3 of those generic batteries with metal prongs on top. Is there a way I can straight wire it? From prongs into the connector hook up in the car
I did exactly what you did but for some reason it’s not working. The battery is charged
Aaron Glover I would go back through and make sure that your connections are good and that you didn’t blow the fuse.
I realized I needed another part: the 30a fuse. It works now
I have a 24v princess carriage and the battery will hardly stay charged for long, would this 12 volt one work with it and stay charged?
ok thank you , I guess i am out of luck then I already was wondering how i could get even a 12 volt battery in the place made for the battery much less 2 of them... Thanks
So you need a 30a fuse holder - do you also need the 30amp fuse to go inside the fuse holder?
Yes you need a fuse. It will most likely come with the holder.
what is the model that you are using, please i need the answer by tomorrow thank you
mattbruno1 thank you a bunch for delivering the answer when I needed it. buying today thank you for your time
Can you still charge it with the standard charger
Yes! It works perfectly since you’re recycling the connector from the original battery.
@@randomstuff25 thank you I wasn't sure if the battery types are the same. How much run time do you get off of that battery compared to the original Power Wheel battery
It probably depends on vehicle and weight of the rider, but I think I got at least an hours use out of it in a Barbie Jeep with one small child in it. I don’t have much comparison to the original battery because it was pretty much dead when I got it. The battery I bought has a higher mAh than the original too.
@@randomstuff25 well thank you for the reply
Do.you.connect positive with fuse?
Double yes
Do you charge it every time you use it or wait till its dead. I converted it to 12volt but not sure how much and when to charge?
@@randomstuff25 trickle charger or float charger? I heard a float wont charge a dead battery, but a trickle charger doesnt stop charging and can damage it...
@@randomstuff25 I bought a $4 float charger from Harbor Freight yesterday just to try it out. A real battery charger costs $50. I figured it would at least be worth a shot at 1/10 the price. I left it on for 3h and charged the battery. Idk whats going on, but it works. Thanks for the video 👍
Can I use this adapter to charge my 6v battery I know it wont work on my power wheels but can I use it as a universal charger ?
Thanks. What do you use to charge the battery?
mattbruno1 Is the trickle charger 12v 1amp? Is 1.2amp to much for a 12v 12amp battery?
Did this make it faster? Lol
No, but it did make it run longer because this battery had more amp hours.
Thanks for such a useful video. Can you please tell me why you chose a 30 amp fuse ? I have no electrical background but as I understand, this fuse will blow up when current reaches to 30 amps in overload condition. But can a 12 ah ( that you have used give out 30 amps ?)
Yes, the 12ah battery can put out over 30 amps.
The amp-hour rating on a battery tells you the overall capacity. A 12ah battery might put out one amp for 12 hours, or 12 amps for 1 hour, or 120 amps for 6 minutes. The problem with the last situation is that 120 amps is a lot of current, and will heat up the system, possibly even causing the battery to explode!
Hope this helps.
@@AdamHawkesDeveloper thank you
How many amp fuse??