Step 3: Secure the battery into the truck so that it will not fall out if the truck falls over, or secure the hood so that only an adult can access the battery compartment. Cover both terminals completely with electrical tape. Step 2: Wire the black wire of the female battery harness to the negative terminal of your new battery and wire the white wire to the positive battery terminal (Crimping ring connectors to the end of the wires would be preferred). (This step is technically not mandatory, but makes the installation, easier, safer, and compatible with the old charger.) Wiring Diagram to help you visualize! Save as much of the wire as possible, do not open the sealed battery acid compartments. Step 1: Harvest the female battery adapter from the old battery. This would also require heavily modifying the frame to accomodate such a large battery, Don’t forget about safety and check the measurements before you go for a beast like this! $160 $36ġ2V 100Ah SOLAR WIND AGM SLA DEEP CYCLE VRLA BATTERY 12V 24V 48Vġ00 Amp Hours – Couldn’t help myself, this would last weeks without charging. Here is a table of the ones I was looking at: Power Wheels 12-Volt Rechargeable BatteryĮxpertPower 12v 33ah Rechargeable Deep Cycle Battery ģ3 Amp Hours – The one I picked – Easily outlasts both children (lasts a few days between charges with a few hours of use daily) & fit under the hood without modification (had to remove factory battery restraint and make my own) $61ĮxpertPower EXP12200 12 Volt 20 Ah Rechargeable Battery With Threaded TerminalsĢ0 Amp Hours – Twice the capacity for $20 less!, Not confirmed, but this should drop right into place with the factory battery restraint. Step 0: Purchase a new Sealed Lead Acid Battery.
#Power wheels 12v battery how to#
How to Make your Power Wheels Battery Last Longer Loose wires should be covered with electrical tape and preferably inaccessible to children.The new battery must be secured in the battery compartment (My children have flipped the power wheels before and made the battery come flying out towards them).You must be sure the following issues are address BEFORE a child drives the modified power wheels!
Safety issues when upgrading a power wheels battery to make it last longer! Soon after discovering this fact, I found that wheelchair batteries came in many different capacities and at much lower prices than the standard power wheels batteries. The standard power wheels battery prevents this because it is a sealed lead acid deep cycle battery, just like a wheelchair batteries happen to be. After 3 years and a handful of Lawn and tractor batteries we got a bad battery that started spewing battery acid and overheating, EEEK!
#Power wheels 12v battery upgrade#
Why would you want to upgrade your power wheels battery? Dead power wheels battery? Learn how to replace it with a high capaicty deep cycle sealed lead acid wheelchair battery less than the cost of a new power wheels battery.įor quite some time, I just used a lawn and tractor battery and at $25 each lasting 6 months, the solution didn’t seem that bad, but these types of batteries are not designed for the full discharge type use that a power wheels battery is put through. The most awesome part of this deal, you can quadruple the capacity (and run time) of the battery for the same price as the power wheels battery.
While this guide will not make your child’s power wheels run any faster, it will make it run much longer, all while utilizing the same charger.
Power wheels battery dying or just not lasting long enough? Upgrading a power wheels battery is a great way for kids to get a lot more enjoyment out of their toy.
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