Power Wheels Vehicle 18 Volt Milwaukee Battery Upgrade!
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- Опубліковано 28 лип 2024
- Convert your Power Wheels Vehicle to Milwaukee Tool Red Lithium Battery Power!
Tired of your kid's Power Wheels battery crapping out after 20 minutes? Tired of charging that 10 pound brick overnight, only to have it die again halfway down the block the next day?
I was too, so I removed the stock battery, and installed a pair of Milwaukee 18 volt Red Lithium batteries in its place.
** UPDATE 1/2020 **
SAVE YOUR BATTERIES FROM OVER-DISCHARGE!
Please see Part II of this build, for RUN-TIME TEST RESULTS and BATTERY OVER DISCHARGE PROTECTION installation!
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Components used in this project:
* 3D Printed Milwaukee Battery Cradle: amzn.to/2xGK114
* DC Motor Speed Regulator: amzn.to/2JulRxx
* Milwaukee USB Adapter: amzn.to/2XI4Zw7
* In-line ATC Fuse Holder: amzn.to/31k3Lo8
* Molex Connectors and Pins: amzn.to/33fbOUL
* Milwaukee 18V Red Lithium Battery: amzn.to/31iANVB
Schematics and other docs for this project available from havocware.com:
havocware.com/power-wheels-mil...
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Why does this feel like the unholy offspring of AvE and This old Tony? Great video and design. We need more EngineNerds on here inspiring people to learn and do more.
I believe this maybe AvE....such a resemblement.
When I first heard this playing t thought it was AVE but it didn't end with the typical vise reference
@@hootenfish the original outro of keep your stick on the ice? Or the other one that rhymes with stick?? Lol
@@suicidemessiah89 the other one that rhyme with stick, wanted to keep the comments section clean 😃
OMG! I was totally thinking "This Old Tony" when I started watching this, I don't know if it was the hands or what...Ha
Biggest problem I had was retrofitting all of my drills to run off worn out power wheel batteries.
😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣
I pictured myself at work in the shop with a 10lb grey brick hanging off my 1/4" impact. Too funny
One of the rare moments a comment on UA-cam gets me laughing out loud. Thank you!
@@Clyemacks then that Would be been holding the equivalent of snap on 1/2 impact lol.
@@Guggu3d I just had that moment lol
Finally UA-cam recommended something worthwhile.
Brian Williams for real took them long enough i totally subscribed to this dude
Same here
Did this over two years ago
Tbh
Battery upgrade
I was raised with a dad like you, who never let child safety get in the way of science. Good on you.
"Their parents might not be as cavalier with their kid's safety as I am mine!" LOL
Want to give kudos to a Dad that has time, knowledge, etc to over-engineer his kid's toys and the experience of growing up. 👍
Keep TrF
Tbh you didn't do anything converting it from 12v too 18v now it just has less range but the same speed lol at least do 36v
This is by far the most in depth, thorough Power Wheels LS swap (18v) video I have seen. The kids will be grateful. Booyah.
This is what true craftsmanship is for , making the loved ones smile .
From one Dad to another, you rock sir! 👍
When above quality engineering meets above quality fatherhood.
Nicely done upgrade. I did a simple upgrade to my kid’s Jeep about 20 years ago with an additional 6v battery. Instead of 12v forward and 6v reverse, I made a wiring harness that made 18v forward and 12v reverse. Kids loved it!
I used to do similar things for my son. He had a power wheels jeep with a lift and metal frame. It was stock. I did a straight wire conversion (no speed controller) I studded the tires with 5/15 screws for traction. He stepped on it the first time on a paved drive and pulled a little wheelie. Looked at me and said "I'm telling mom"! So this little sign he made really made me laugh. Thumbs up!
The music when plugging in the batteries is hilarious
And that added sparkle lol
I literally just said "yup" and hit the thumbs up when that happened.
SecretSauceyjuice me too!
anyone else thought he was running his drill off the power wheel battery?
Yup
I did, that's why I clicked and now the video won't load.
i did at first and was really confused cause the Milwaukee 18V Red battery can take lug nuts/suspension parts/anything off all day and still not need to be charged when your hands are too tired to hold it anymore.
Yes lool so funny good video ahah
@@jed-henrywitkowski6470 i kno i had the hardest time tryin to load this
Yeah I have a feeling if havocware decided to do regular videos he would do extremely well on here. He is clear, concise and educational. Thanks man for the great video. I think you would be pleasantly surprised how many people have used your plans/video.
Pry the best video I’ve seen on here. The narration is excellent, I’m in tears man! Never thought I’d see a Barbie Jeep on a dyno. Thx.
Next swap the motor for the brushless one from your drill
I have an electric longboard that has two 1.5kW brushless motors, swapping drill parts into a kids car is the best idea I have heard in a long time.
Neil Havell
eBay - 1800 watt brushless scooter motor and the appropriate gearing will get this Jeep up to 20-25mph no problem.
Nancies! All of you! Drive to the "u pull it" junkyard, get a truck starter, snatch the battery out of the Prius next to it, voila. No more kids. . . Was that the goal?
@@rob2257 a starter motor wouldnt last long term
better way would be to pull an alternator and rewire it to be a BLDC motor
Joe Gravelle LS it!!!!!!!
You make legitimately amazing videos. Usually I skip a bit but you never got long winded. You didn't worry about over explaining. Your pacing was perfect. I subbed, and I hope to see a lot more videos from you brother man.
Was going to do the exact same thing to my kids PW. Wasn’t sure how the motor would handle the extra volts. Glad to see someone did it already! Great video! I’m going with one 9ah battery in lue of 2 5’s since I have a few of those anyway :).
I've been thinking about doing this for ages, you've done a really nice clean install there! I ended up buying a small 12v electric fence backup battery. Takes a while to charge but it lasts for many hours so fair trade.
Looks like the reason the the 3D printed part wasn't flat is due to the part lifting from the print bed while printed, causing it to curve.
07cowboy07 Fuckk youu chad.
I don’t know too much about 3D printers but I imagine a heated bed/tray is the remedy to that? They have gotten so cheap now, I’m hoping I can scoop one up in the next year or so.
Came here to say this as well, yep that curve wasn't intentional by the person printing it.
@@lgzz4885 the heated bed is a nice feature for multiple types of filament. The issue is, and it looks like the part he used is PLA, is that PLA doesn't need a heated bed for printing. For me, higher temps on the print bed causes parts to lift. I usually keep the bed off if I'm printing PLA. My pet peeve is when people on Facebook recommend higher bed temps with this issue rather than going cooler.
Definitely get a printer with a large following. Highly recommend the Ender 3. My first and best printer. My 2nd is a Tronxy XY-3 and it's very...okay.
Agree. Part was designed flat but it warped during printing.
Definitely the coolest thing I've seen today, hell, his month.
Hell, ALL YEAR!!
I've been waiting for instructions on how to do this for years for my kids battery powered ATVS and Cars. Thanks so much! Great video.
I thought I was gonna watch a hillbilly tape some shit together. Little did I know, this guy is a genius and probably works for NASA. Great video
Should have just put "11" at the highest setting you can dial the controller to. Go full Spinal Tap.
@Adam Colley These go to 11.
Freakin' priceless comment and replies! I feel better knowing there are still people out there that instantly "get" this type of humor....and from whence it came.
Awesome video, congrats on how well it's doing, and thanks for the plug! You got one of the first units i sold back when i was on version 1. I'm currently on version 3 which makes the battery adapter about 3x stronger, and i changed the description to the correct bolts. I also started using a better brand of material to try to take care of the warping we'll see how that goes.
I got one this week and it's great 👍
Where do I get them?
I have a similar car for my son and I was wondering if I could make it a little faster for him. Then I found this video. Thank you from the bottom of my irresponsible heart. Great video!!!!
My little girl is turning two this month!
I can’t wait to buy her a Power Wheel so I can throw some 18V (9AH) Rigid Batteries in that thing!!!
You’re truly amazing for this video! 🙏
watch this video all the way to the end.....
that move is priceless.....something my daughter would do too..
I was originally watching this process on @dudedad channel but the dude didn't even explain anything but how to attach a volt control smh thanks for putting in the actual work. Got some projects in mind.
Same lmao. I actually wanted to see how long the battery lasts to make sure it's worth the swap
Michigan Lake Life you could always get some of those cheaper alternative batteries from Amazon.
Awesome! great build and I love the "Don't tell Mom" setting - Classic.
I love everything about this MOD, and the little skit at the end was hilarious!
It reminds me of my youngest daughters first snowmobile. I had to tape a shim under the throttle so she couldnt go full speed. It has a two stroke single cylinder engine that really wasn't that fast but when I noticed she was flying through a wooded part of a trail and the brake lights never went on, I knew sooner or later she would end up ramming into a tree. I also knew her mother would kill me if something didnt change. So I made a simple throttle limiter. She always was my fearless one.
awesome mod man, looks really sweet too with them 2 batteries mounted in there like that! like a v-twin or something. "Don't tell mom", love it. the ending... too cute.
My man! First off I will say you def get the "best dad on the block award" and the knowledge you hold in that head of yours is something UA-cam needs to compensate you for!!! Amazing video and you have another subscriber.
Excellent job. I remember 35 years ago shoehorning a car battery into my power wheels bigfoot when it's stock battery gave out. Lasted all day. Makes you wonder why you can buy an lithium ion drill for 50 bucks but a 500 dollar kid's toy come with such an antiquated battery.
"Their parent might not be so cavalier with their kids safety as I am with mine" - instant like haha
Dang! Sweet video, and solid work upgrading!
It's so funny this video happened across my recommended. We got a hand-me-down from my sister and their kids with a crap battery. I charged a used car battery from work. Wired it in. Kids drove a ton this weekend haven't charged it yet
Really enjoyed all aspects of your video. Very informative, simple yet thorough instructions, clear before and after test results, and great camera work and editing. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks Bill! Cheers!
@@havocware Brother,maybe you can give me an answer,I got my son a ride on car,mercedes AMG style,the thing is it has 4x motors and 2x 12v7 Ah batteries,took out 2 motors for some riding time but I want to upgrade it,what I'm supposed to do as I don't know what's with the 2nd battery?
PS:forgot to mention that it's not a power wheels model,I can't find who manufactured it so I have no idea about the voltage tolerances or if it would fry anything as it has lights, touch screen music player and stuff.
When I was a kid, we had a John deer gator power wheel. My dad put a car battery in it.
Ha, that’s what I did for my sons!
I bet it got more than 20 minutes of run time.
I put a lawn mower battery in my kid's jeep. It had a different hold down that this one does though. Wish I had been able to fit 2 and get it up to 24v though.
@@drcdrdoct9864 48v for the kids! they'll be cresting at 'A Buck Sixty' through the neighborhood in a plastic jeep.
@@gibbsm this cracked me up 😂😂
9:54 just hilarious sir!!!! I’ve been wanting to do that with my kid’s John Deere power wheels tractor....now I know it’s doable!!! 😂😂🤣😂😂🤣😂
Hey man, excellent. I deal with mobility scooter s and power chairs, facing the same issues you had here and Im glad to see Im not the only one that’s thought of this.
Man you do this stuff all fancy.
Thank you for the links, bought most of the stuff for a free escalade i picked up off the street! i have so many milwaukee batteries this will be perfect
Plans are being made... Grand kid is 9 months old now. Time is of the essence.
Tried this mod and I highly recommend a low-voltage shut off in the circuit. Lost a good battery from over-discharge. FYI, the battery protection is in the tool end of these Milwaukees, not in the battery
Sorry to hear hun
Jonathon Zelaya creep
@@traviscooke148 white knight beta.
Joe Blow and what does it make you? Standing up for the creep
@@traviscooke148 And why is the guy a creep? He expressed sympathy? And you think she needs your help? So yeah you're a orbiting beta hoping to say the right thing to get any female attention.
I did something similar. I put a lawnmower battery in then added some old alternator belts for more traction on the tires. She was pretty happy with the upgrade.
i've swapped the original battery for a better, longer lasting 12v battery but I have been wanting to do this exactly. I have a ton of extra drill batteries that I could use for this so thanks for the encouragement! My boys will love it
This guy is a bad ass dad good job man thanks for the video
Should have wired it in series, and then did a DIY wheelie bar video too.
My son has a 24v set up and it will pop a wheelie
@@TNcountrylife that's the plan for my daughter's power wheels. I already replaced the PW proprietary battery with a cheap "Mighty Max" 12v from Amazon. When she gets a bit older I'm going to add another in series. VROOM! :)
36v would shear those plastic gears off in about ten seconds
@@MartinFinn I'm planning on doing it to my sons. Bit his is remote controlled so I'll be making sure hes safe. Also they sell aftermarket gears and motors
I had a customer come to my shop and asked me to cast some metal gears for a power wheels project. We made some from aluminum and he absolutely loved them. Ended up breaking them so we remade them out of 316 stainless and he came back about 2 months later going on and on about how they worked so perfectly. His son now wins every power wheel race they have in the neighborhood. Of course we had to solve the low traction tires issue. Nothing a lawn mower tire cut to a sleeve and secured to the plastic couldn't fix. Then had to add a wheelie bar and some front end weights. Lesson to take away from my story, if it has a motor and wheels, it can be modified.
Your modifications are definitely cool by all means using todays batteries available. Nice!!
For traction - wrap the wheels in Flex Tape. I bought the 4” wide tape and it works great. 1 complete wrap right in the center of the wheel is all it takes.
Did this with a Ryobi battery 15 years ago. Damn car did wheelies
Did it with a 12 motorcycle battery... Neediness to say the motor really didn't last long.
18 volt batteries work great
I wish there was a way to like this more
Awesome video and great idea. I just bought my daughter a power wheel and this is in the near future for her jeep.We tryed this when I was a kid in the 90s with a car battery and lasted a whole 2 mins before the wires set fire lol but man I was moving hahaha.Thanks for sharing this
This is such an awesome project!! I cannot wait to do something similar for my little girl when we need to replace the battery in her Porsche inspired Hotwheels style car!!
With the batteries in parallel one will always take the brunt of the load due to their differences in internal resistance and fail sooner. Run them in series and crank down the PWM. You may get longer run time and not kill one of the packs prematurely.
Beat me to it Andy...or just unplug one battery or add some diodes.
@Sean Patrick I'm sure it's fine. I'm over thinking it. Great video!
It'll be fine, there's protection circuitry built in to the packs. These batteries can supply 60+ amps from a single pack (cordless grinders draw huge currents)...
Besides, Milwaukee have got a 5 year warranty
Brilliant...
Ps. Is it weird that after 25 years of having out grown even be able to use one of these I'm still horribly jealous of anyone that has one?
I’m 38 and I remember the original Big Foot my family couldn’t afford. I feel ya
nope. always wanted that bigfoot powerwheel when i was a kid. like chris, my parents couldn't afford it. i made sure my son wouldn't go without one
Ride my kids old one periodically... I can make it do some pretty decent wheelies since I have to sit on the back of the seat. It's an Escalade with mountain bike tire tread for extra grip. It wheels thru the rocks like a beast lol
Super easy to follow along. I will definitely be upgrading here soon thanks man.
Just did this today for my son's power wheels. Worked like a charm. Thanks for the idea.
Thanks Adrian. Check Part II for run-time tests and battery over-discharge protection. ua-cam.com/video/8n_NJ2uIDU8/v-deo.html
Thought I'd mention, when my kids were young some 20+ years ago lithium baths weren't really around yet and we had bought my kids a power wheels jeep as well. Ad you mention even back then the stock batteries stunk so I took a normal size car battery and build a bracket with a caster wheel on the bottom and bolted everything to the back of that jeep. Boy did that jeep fly and would run for hours. Just reflecting back at modifications made then compared to now! Ironic!!!
This would be a perfect idea for the DeWalt flex battery!
yeah running a 12v circuit on 60v would be great.... for 10 seconds
@@AtheHD1 It would be running at 20V, just with a capacity of 6,9 or 12 AH.
Gold... Pure gold right here. Don't tell mom setting, love it.
Awesome just awesome! Ferb I know what we are doing today:) this project won't be complete until my kid can powerslide like that. Thanks for the great idea.
Now you need to wire in a "fuel gauge" so your kid knows when it's going low so you do t have to drag it back to the garage when they run it dead around the block.
That's the beauty of the Milwaukee batteries, just keep a couple extras charged up. Walk them over, swap out the batteries and she good to go
You can get a little voltage display just mount it to the dash lol
Did you also take out the screw on the forward and reverse level so it can go into high gear?
I remember a guy did this in the 90's for his son. He did a battery and motor swap and that thing would haul ass🤣🤣🤣 great job
I got a mustang power wheels for the kids so many years ago just sitting, this would bring it back with a bang
Oh boy. I have a 1 1/2 year old granddaughter. I’ll have to wait awhile. She will have the fastest car on the block
New title for video:
“Drifting in a Power Wheel”
I enjoyed watching the increase-hack-power process. Well equipped with all the right tools and good ideas to result in a clean end product. Even if there's ideas to improve upon motors, or the batteries, this is a decent McGyver solution working with what you got. It's got my like for ingenuity.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Great video! I had to cut up a ryobi still to do mib a few years ago. These 3D printed adapters are cool and will have many uses!!!
The speed control link is out of stock on amazon. Do you have a recommendation on a substitute?
This is just “Tim Allen” part of my brain thinking, but what would the output be if you connected the batteries in series and ran an output of 36 volts?
Brilliant! That dial is precisely the labeling I would label the dial lol
Nicely done!
Dude !! This video was awesome.: after watching guys ramping voltage to 18 v I performed a similar upgrade using a 12 v batteries and a smaller 6v. Never thought to use my 18v drill batteries. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks for a great video how long will the new batteries last though ??
Thanks! Stay tuned - follow up video in the works to answer that very question!
“Don’t tell mom”
Goes to highest setting the
“Alright mom knows the difference”
Yeah I've been using my snap on 18v batteries for about 3 yrs in my son's power wheels. It's a beast!!
One of the best "how to" videos on UA-cam, and you are quite the craftsman. Well done, but not overdone, and the Milwaukee batteries is just great. My thought is to use the speed controller as a throttle, the powerwheels on/off "throttle" has always bothered me, bending the kids necks. Thank you.
Would have been worth putting in an modulation peddle
“Barbie off-road Jeep gets turbo upgrade and DYNO test 🏎💨”
:) there actually is a guy on UA-cam who put a turbo on a Barbie mustang
That’d be badass to have a dad who knew how to do all this 💪🏽 type of stuff I wanna learn for my kids
Good job on putting the video together, very clear and precise.
Had a buddy tell me his childhood power wheel was fitted with a car battery. He said the plastic wheels wore through from doing burnouts
It is 12 volts....
Okay but that's just the battery, the motor would still have to be upgraded to get any real power.
Diesel Douche
The stock motors are pretty powerful. My kid had a Bigfoot Power Wheel truck and it would spin both tires in high speed, and would reverse immediately when the reverse button was pushed, giving some serious ability to spin out while cornering at speed.
@@dieseldouche7735 a car battery supplies a lot more amps than any stock power wheels battery even though they're both 12volt.
@@davidmcguire6043 it's still possible
What's the run time with the milwaukee batteries compared to the factory one
I'll keep scrolling for an answer but haven't seen one yet.
I want to know the same thing!
This was a great video. Loved the entire thing. Love projects like this. A little extra, but that is what makes it satisfying to you as the creator. Liked and subbed!
Nice job. Currently looking at purchasing a 24v unit for my son. Handy feature like that might be something I'll consider in the future.
Has anyone asked how much the two battery set up increased overall run time? Most hot wheel batteries last 45 min
Isaac Ocasio I was just looking through comments trying to find this out.
Probably about the same or just a bit more depending on power level.
Probably a bit longer, but the beauty is, if he moves the controller to a different spot, you might be able to fit the 12.0 batteries in there. Im sure the 9.0 would fit at least. It would last all day haha
@@michaelg589 wait until the new compact 9 and 12ah batteries come out..
The original battery was 12 volts 9.5 ah. So tue milwaukee is only 10 ah combine. 18 volts.
6:35 "two thumbs up"
That’s funny i see new wheel and tires needed soon. I have a dead Jeep battery in one also. Thanks for sharing
This is a great video. The sparkle effect when both batteries are mounted under the hood so flawlessly…. Hilarious😂. Good work my man
Whats the playtime with 2 Milwaukee batteries? Cheers
Was wondering this myself
Theoretically it should be around 60% more play time as the stock 12v @ 9.4Ah is aprox .1128 kWh & the 18v @ 5Ah (in parallel) being 10Ah with .18 kWh
I did that with my 28 volt Milwaukee battery my daughter Burned the plastic Wheels right off
You all right I like that I wish more people will use their brains and ingenuity to solve problems you are one of those people bless you
4:10 love the creative sound effects!
The zone passed dont tell mom should be
“Ludicrous speed”
She's gone to plaid...... LMAO
Knighthawk's Mowers lol
Super Silly Speed
Plad
@@jeffnarum1373 it can be spelled either way bonehead.
At 3:15, were you using a powerwheels battery to make the holes 🤣😂
OMG! Had to go back and look!
Great video. Good narration, good description, no fluff
You, sir, are a mensch. This and the discharge monitor video were *exactly* what I was looking for. 10/10, no notes.