Easily convert Power Wheels to any drill batteries. Ryobi, Dewalt, Milwaukee 18V conversion.
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- Опубликовано: 14 апр 2023
- My kids really enjoy using their power wheels dune buggy, but they don't get much run time with the original battery, which is also really slow. Fortunately converting it to run on 18V Ryobi batteries is a really easy DIY project. And since I have multiple batteries and chargers, they can swap out the batteries while the others are charging for unlimited run time! Note: These adapters work for Power Wheels vehicles only and should not be used on different brands that have other built in electronics like lights and radios.
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Nice that you have a large yard area to drive one of these around. Your son looks like he is having a blast with the faster speed after the upgrade work.
Effing thank you so much!! I'm not an electrician. I'm not well with cutting and combining wires together. Once I've seen you do it, I grow my balls and started. Now my that I have Ryobi batteries everywhere. The Barbie Mustang pills out and drifts now.
Dude! Thank you! This video was perfect! I used the link and a 18 v Ryobi battery and it was super easy!
Great simple explanation. I didn’t know which side of the battery was which terminal.
Really clear, articulate and simple explanation. Thankyou. (Neck-snapping performance Luke. :-)
Man, thank you so much for this video definitely a game changer.
My kids have a Huffy Torex UTV 24 volt stock. 18 hour battery charge time for 10-15 minutes of driving time if I’m lucky enough. Ordered this product from Amazon (because I have an endless supply of Ryobi batteries) it came in late Friday night, hooked it up in the early hours on Saturday morning and the kids have been driving around all day.
They couldn’t be happier.
Proud Dad moment/day 😅 Thank you
Thinking about doing the same to the huffy torex. Did it make it faster? How many Ryobi batteries are you using and how long does it last?
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I highly recommend. I didn’t notice any difference in speed just drive time.
I have Ryobi 18 volt lithium batteries.
Battery life varies on where the kids are driving.
I’d say the average play time is 30-45 minutes per battery.
Definitely beats having to plug up the stock battery or remembering to charge it for 18 hours.
Thanks for sharing! Awesome idea!
Thank you!
be great to see a review with muitple batteries in parallel to refuce stress/heat on battery and ladt longer.. ryobi x3 4ah prehaps.
Videos like this that show ppl how to over-volt electric motors all seem to have a bunch of comments from ppl that tried it and broke/burned out there motors.
Sure if ur kids not heavy and ur not putting much load on the motors u might be able to do it, maybe even for a long time.
A fuse can certainly help but let’s keep in mind at 12v a 20amp fuses will pop at a little over 240w. At 18v a 20amp fuse will pop a little over 360w. That’s 50% more than 240w and it’s asking a lot out of the cheap little electric motors and plastic gears they put in these things.
Since you seem aware.... I have a 6v power wheel go cart that im thinking of using a 14.4 Makita lithium battery on, using a dc to dc converter to drop the voltage down to to 6v and has a 3-4 watt rating.... Do you think that would work?
@@neo307a It could work.
Yup, that's why you gotta upgrade to some beefy motors like the 775s and install some metal gears, if you can find some. I do believe they exist for this buggy style.
Awesome
I’m doing the same
Thanks for the useful video. I have a question or two. Which specific 18-volt battery did you use in terms of the amp hour rating Etc. And most important oh, how long did a fully charged 18 volt battery last on the Power Wheels toy? Thank you and best wishes
I normally use a 4ah battery, which lasts for about 20 minutes or so then swap them out.
@@Type5Reviews thank you for your quick response! I appreciate it. I have the basic Ryobi 1.2 amp hours batteries, so I am guessing I will get about 5 to 6 minutes 0f use for each battery.! May have to buy some with larger capacities.
I tried this and now it never stops running with the battery. Did I do something wrong?
Help the first time they ran great for at least 40 mins now everytime i charge the battery and put back in doesnt last 5 mins
How long does one of the 18V batteries run it for? Also, any concern with them getting over drained and then won't charge anymore? Have heard people mention that happening with other brand of batteries, but supposedly Ryobi has a built in feature to protect them from it, but who knows.
Depends on amp hour rating on battery and yes it can over discharge the battery. It does have shut of feature but onlu works when connected to a tool. If you over discharge you can fix it.. look up videos on how too
I have a Batman car And my dad made it go faster by using a Panasonic screwdriver so I recommend you do that to make it go a little bit faster also your son is having a blast with The new upgrade I hope he likes it :-)
Did this to my kids car/4wheeler but cuts out anywhere from 30 seconds to 5 minutes not sure why any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you sir, your vid showed me exactly what to do and my 5 year old couldn’t be happier 🫡
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How fast did the box say that thung originally when? Im gonna do it to a much smaller car that sais it runs 5mph out of the box.
Originally 5mph out of the box but closer to 7mph with the 18v.
Can you tell me the exact converter you purchased for ryobi? And should I get a pack of fuses?
The link for the ryobi converter I used in is the video description. It comes with a few fuses, but you could buy some more if you run out. Mine doesn’t blow fuses unless I have more than one large kid in it going up hill.
So if i get the 24V Kobalt kit , will that make it faster than the 18V? Maybe a stupid question but just a mom trying to figure this out.
Yes 24v would be even faster, but it would be even more likely to burn out the motor. I’ve been successful with 18v, but just want to warn you about the possibility of having too much power.
I did this conversion today, works great! Although I have to get bigger ryobi batteries.
Has anyone found a good way to mount this? Could I do like a Velcro strip on the bottom of the battery? They don’t seem to get hot so maybe that would work?
Get a version of battery converter that has mounting plates- screw it in
@@erikrose7041 I just don’t see any of the Ryobi ones online that have mounts. They all seem to look the same.
@@12hutch12 you could screw in a mount around it door it to set
Did you have any issues drawing the batteries dead? Did you install a low voltage shutoff?
I didn’t install a low voltage shutoff. I’ve generally just let the kids run it until the battery dies and swap it out for a fresh one. The batteries can get a bit hot if drained quickly, so the worst I’ve dealt with is the charger waiting for the battery to cool down before it starts charging it. Hope this helps.
I did the dewalt converted powerwheels and but the powerwheels radio works but wheels aren't moving
Unfortunately these types of converters tend to not be compatible with cars that have different electronic options like radios and lights etc. My dune racer is PowerWheels specific brand and only has the motor and no extra options. That’s unfortunate if it won’t work out for you.
Do you have any issues with the fuse popping? I’ve seen reviews on this adapter (minus the fuse) and no issues. I have also seen reviews of this adapter with the fuse and apparently people have issues with the fuse popping.
The fuse is supposed to pop if there is too much load on the motor. Under normal use with 1 kid in it the fuse won’t pop. But if you have two kids in it and they are going up hill it may put enough load on the battery that the fuse will pop. But I’d rather have the fuse pop and replace that then have my battery die, so I would recommend one with a fuse.
@@Type5Reviews thank you for your response. That makes sense 👍🏼
I have exactly the same setup as you and it works but then stops in short bursts - any idea why? I took the wire connector off and even connected the wires directly but still doing the same thing
Did you ever solve the problem?! Iv replaced gear shifter switches the pedal switch new battery. Before I started trying to use drill battery the dune racer started doing that going sometimes till kids were done then next time go 2 mins cut off wait 5 mins sometimes have to wait more but then it would go. I assumed that was the original battery starting to go bad, that's why checked about new one and saw the power tool conversion mods. Well first time after switching over and replaced gear switches it went for not even a minute barely cut off bit later went another minute a few times and then now the longest time It won't do nothing!!
It could be a thermal cutout. I've seen other kits that are more thorough that bypass any type of thermal cutoff.
The powerwheels is trying to protect the motor. Probably best to upgrade to R/C titan motors while doing this.
@@meangreenhatch1 I'm not very savvy with anything like this. I mean I understand but I'm scared to just do anything like choosing motors and gears. I know ml toys has their easy connect sets but for those prices if I had it to spend id just buy a new one or some type ride on. It's stressing me out now I don't have any help and my lil girl is little bigger now and wants to get to drive it. Are there many motors even brushless kind that will just fit back on the dune racer and gears?
Will i be able to use a DeWalt 20 v adapter and do the same thing without burning motor?
Potentially. You can install a power limiter inline. Or, upgrade the motors to the 775 brushless.
I’m using an aftermarket Ryobi battery and it didn’t snap into place. Did doesn’t seem any different than stock in terms of release location. Maybe a defective harness?
Nevermind, I had to be more forceful and it clicked in place
What fuse can I use. I'm using a 20 amp fuse but the fuse keep blowing
The only time my 20 amp fuse blows is when there is too much weight in the car. Either that or if the car is going up too steep of an incline. If you were to switch it with a higher rated fuse you could risk damaging the battery.
My nephew has the same power wheels. I cut the tread off of some small quad tires and wrapped them only on the front for better traction and has helped alot.
I plan on doing that to the rear as well.
Will adding extra grip give it to much grip and ill destroy the gears in the motor if I do this battery upgrade? He's a small 3yr old kid doesn't weigh much
Do you think I'm better off not doing anything to the rear tires so it puts less stress on the gears?
There’s always some risk that upping the voltage can stress the motors, but I think you’ll probably be good with a 3 year old. That’s definitely not much weight and the tires on these things do wear fast. But hopefully it doesn’t scare him when he’s thrown back in his seat from the extra speed. 😂 Good luck.
@Type5Reviews thanks man I'm going to order the adapter for the Dewalt conversion today. Nephew has his break from school because of Thanksgiving hopefully it gets here soon so he can enjoy it before going back to school. Appreciate you for taking the time to reply! I hope you and your family have a nice Thanksgiving holiday wish ya'll the best!
You could also use a spray on rubber, on the tires. Just have to reapply periodically. Can also upgrade the motors to 775 and get better gears.
Is ride time as long as original batt?
I’ve never timed either but I get probably at least 10-15 minutes of ride time on the 4ah batteries.
What AMP-hour 18 volt battery do you recommend I have both 4AH and 6AH batteries?
I have both and have used both. The 6ah batteries will last longer than the 4ah ones, but I like keeping my 6ah ones for my tools and let the kids use the 4ah and cycle through those on the chargers.
We followed the video instructions and converted to the ryobi battery. The dune racer worked for a few times with the 18v and now doesn’t work at all. The fuse looks fine. Any suggestions?
I would double check your wire connections to the battery adapter. Sometimes from pulling that assembly in and out you can end up pulling the wires out of the clips. That would be my guess assuming the fuse is fine.
Probably burnt out the 12v motor or melted the wires.
@@neo307a The 18V battery voltage higher than your car needed, It is very likely burns the electronic board. most of power wheels only needs 6V or 12V, you have to buy a voltage converter when you use 18V batteries.
Did you ever figure it out? My kids dune racer started randomly cutting off would work again in a few a sometimes go fine or run a few mins cut out again. So I assumed it was the battery going bad, so started looking online for alternative brand batteries because Fisher price battery prices!!! And saw all about the power tool battery mods so I got drill battery. And it wouldn't work a friend put on new shifter gear switches still thought nothing but went to move it one day and one of us leaned on pedal and it worked. Took outside a few days later for lil one to ride and it went a min cut off sometime later tried it worked for another min or two. Then days nothing so replaced pedal switch but still have not been able to get to cut on again. I bought a breaker for friend to put on when he done the drill battery. Its been months and I can't figure out what it could be. And no longer have the help from my older son's father to help anymore as he passed away.
Any issues with it overheating? I did my with a dewalt and it over heats for some reason.
most of power wheels only needs 6V or 12V, you have to buy a voltage converter when you use 18V batteries.
Elaborate pls
Can you do this on a 24v ride on?
Going from 24v down to 18v would probably not be ideal even though it would be convenient for the drill battery use. The other thing to consider is on those 24v cars there are often other voltage regulators and accessories like lights or a radio where changing to a drill battery would not work or could even cause some damage. So I’d only recommend this for the 12v power wheel systems without the extra electronic options.
Run two of em in series and go a full 36!
Kidding, not kidding, let me know if you do it.
@@josephfriedrich9792 Turns out, it is 12V batt to each back wheel motor. Not true 24V. But i think now i can just 18V upgrade each side and run 18V to each back wheel motor
Is this still going strong? Any issues with motor 6 months later?
Still works great 6 months later. This is actually the 2nd one of these dune racers I did this to. The kids wore out the wheels on the first and I had to get another. 😂
@@Type5Reviews haha sweet thank you!
Stupid question my sons powerwheel have red and brown wire connecting to the battery does anybody know which one goes to which?
Well if you hook them up backwards then it would just make the controls reversed. Forwards would be reverse, etc. So try it one way and if it’s wrong flip the wires around.