I Figured Out What DeWALT's Huge $400 Battery is For😄(Kids Power Wheels)

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  • čas přidán 23. 04. 2022
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  • @TorqueTestChannel
    @TorqueTestChannel  Před 2 lety +101

    1.5 year Update: She's a bit older now and on setting 2 for ALL the fun, loves it. The car's been holding together just great, loosing traction is probably key.
    Obviously this isn't a cost savings mod unless you already have power tool batteries, they aint cheap. But if you do? Adapters for DeWalt: amzn.to/390Dm7Y M18: amzn.to/3uAiXBf Makita:amzn.to/3GlJXao Ryobi: amzn.to/3jNRIuD Ridgid amzn.to/36uSVE4
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    • @D3M3NT3Dstrang3r
      @D3M3NT3Dstrang3r Před 2 lety +9

      Be careful, most dewalt batteries do not have internal low voltage protection. Meaning you can over discharge them like this and the charger will refuse to recharge them seeing the lower than expected voltage as damage. There are tricks to getting them to recharge however a cheap low voltage dropout circuit needs to be added to protect the battery.

    • @TorqueTestChannel
      @TorqueTestChannel  Před 2 lety +7

      @@D3M3NT3Dstrang3r 6:14 agreed. The battery's display going down to one bar is enough to switch it over to the lead acid or another DeWalt for us. You usually have a decent 10-20 min window there too.

    • @elijahwatson8119
      @elijahwatson8119 Před 2 lety

      @@TorqueTestChannel I wonder if Ryobi wouldn't be an ideal option, as if I recall correctly the batteries all have low voltage protection built into it.

    • @D3M3NT3Dstrang3r
      @D3M3NT3Dstrang3r Před 2 lety +1

      @@TorqueTestChannel That works as long as people know that and keep en eye on it. I do these types of projects with tool batteries often and generally use my Ridgids as they have protection. Also there are some great cheap batteries on the market to do these projects with, unfortunately that is why they are cheap, all of the load balancing is in the charger and protection is in the tool and not the battery. Im sure you know this, it is more of a tidbit of info for the people who may now try it since watching this.

    • @D3M3NT3Dstrang3r
      @D3M3NT3Dstrang3r Před 2 lety +1

      @@elijahwatson8119 Just about any tool that is using a battery platform from the earliest lithium tools like Ryobi / Ridgid have the balancing and protection built in. You can usually search and see which ones do. But there are also a couple of ways to get a good idea by just looking at the battery and price at least when it is name brand vs namebrand. Cheap batteries like Kobalt for example are good batteries but significantly cheaper because the load balancing is in the charger and protection is in the tool. And secondly look at the number of pins the battery has. If it only has about 4 actual terminals the protection is probably in the battery. If it has multiple small connections then load balancing is definitely in the charger which is a good indication that the oc protection is likely in the tool. One exception all batteries should have over current protection in the form of a non replaceable fuse to prevent fire. Ones with built in protection have a fuse and an overcurrent cut off that protectes the battery and fuse. Consider a current limiting device if you are using a battery with it not built in as well.

  • @jonathansherwood5841
    @jonathansherwood5841 Před 2 lety +372

    Nothing is so wholesome as spending quality time with your kid(s)...and playing with their toys! Kids need their fathers in their lives, too!

    • @justinsgr8
      @justinsgr8 Před 2 lety +5

      They do need father's ! 💪🏼

    • @ccadama
      @ccadama Před 2 lety +7

      If she ain't a daddy's girl now, I really hope this mod really helped.

    • @ALAPINO
      @ALAPINO Před 2 lety +5

      "Awww, are you watching the daka-daka channel?"
      (Well, to elaborate, the little one lumps all the technical/tool/AvE channels I watch under "daka-daka", this channel would technically be "beans" or "Ugga-Duggas" in her system)
      Start them young, they won't need no stinkin' boyfriend to change their flats.

    • @1Himiko7Toga
      @1Himiko7Toga Před 2 lety +3

      😂 my dads always busy but i could see this being very fun if i was just liker her age lol

  • @lenjames
    @lenjames Před 2 lety +89

    As a father myself...hearing my own daughter's giggle makes every day a great one!

  • @IMPACT-NATION
    @IMPACT-NATION Před 2 lety +265

    Have the 10 amp hour dewalt on my sons 12v mustang. Major improvement. Huge fan of the channel man. Being a father myself I can tell just by the way you interact with your daughter your an awesome Dad. I love the family interaction content from the tool channels. I think it’s something we need to incorporate more often on our channels. 👊👊👊 keep up the awesome work my man

    • @stevenpurvis6195
      @stevenpurvis6195 Před 2 lety +2

      That battery was a helluva bit on EBay from part outs. $110 plus tax and free shipping.

    • @IMPACT-NATION
      @IMPACT-NATION Před 2 lety

      @@stevenpurvis6195 sure was

    • @jonathansherwood5841
      @jonathansherwood5841 Před 2 lety +2

      You and Torque are both awesome dads!

    • @IMPACT-NATION
      @IMPACT-NATION Před 2 lety

      @@jonathansherwood5841 appreciate that Jonathan. How’s things goin man?

    • @abudhabi371
      @abudhabi371 Před 2 lety +1

      you're*
      you are.

  • @realPinkfong
    @realPinkfong Před 2 lety +144

    She's having so much fun. I always wanted one of those when I was a kid, but we couldn't afford it. Now that I have kids, I got some for them, and it's so awesome seeing them drive around smiling.

    • @IMPACT-NATION
      @IMPACT-NATION Před 2 lety +3

      Same here brother 👊

    • @rileymannion5301
      @rileymannion5301 Před 2 lety +6

      First few years of my life was like 60% hamburger helper so I feel ya😂😂

    • @IMPACT-NATION
      @IMPACT-NATION Před 2 lety +1

      @@rileymannion5301 👊🤣

    • @ScottRipley
      @ScottRipley Před 2 lety +3

      @@rileymannion5301 Is that like Panburger Partner for rich people? 😉

    • @rileymannion5301
      @rileymannion5301 Před 2 lety +3

      @@ScottRipley nah it's boxed beef stroganoff like panburger partner, panburger is just the off brand version which in Canada when I was growing up we didn't get, only hamburger helper lol

  • @Hansengineering
    @Hansengineering Před 2 lety +553

    You replaced an $80 battery with a $400 battery. I love it.

    • @dieselhatz4247
      @dieselhatz4247 Před 2 lety +8

      My exact same thought, already had the battery I guess.

    • @dylantellez2496
      @dylantellez2496 Před 2 lety +17

      Mo powa babeh

    • @D3M3NT3Dstrang3r
      @D3M3NT3Dstrang3r Před 2 lety +17

      Although we all know a smaller ah can be picked up cheaper, I wonder how many times the lead acid would need to be replaced vs the Dewalt. My experience with the small lead acid batteries is that while they start with good current and decent runtime this fades off rater quick as they are constantly being deep cycled.

    • @D3M3NT3Dstrang3r
      @D3M3NT3Dstrang3r Před 2 lety +2

      @@TheCharleseye and most likely many many more recharge cycles as well.

    • @CL-nj3zs
      @CL-nj3zs Před 2 lety +1

      Those doing this mod are using batteries they already have so it's $0.

  • @christophermcdonald5578
    @christophermcdonald5578 Před 2 lety +23

    Brings back memories of doing the same almost 20yrs ago, although with nicad batteries. The surprise on their faces and all the laughter was priceless.

  • @bikrboy128
    @bikrboy128 Před 2 lety +54

    Gotta unlock that 2nd speed let her really feel the beans!

    • @TorqueTestChannel
      @TorqueTestChannel  Před 2 lety +45

      Dont tell her about speed 2 hahaha

    • @tjlovesrachel
      @tjlovesrachel Před 2 lety +6

      At her age if I had one of these… I would’ve already unlocked 2nd gear by myself…and I would’ve stolen my dads battery out of the lawn mower and hooked it up

    • @hohnjoe6605
      @hohnjoe6605 Před 2 lety

      @@tjlovesrachel sorry bad ass

  • @user-cs1ne8gx9u
    @user-cs1ne8gx9u Před 2 lety +81

    Probably wouldn't be too hard to add a simple low voltage cut off circuit to protect the battery. Thanks guys, looks like a fun time.

    • @winmancaboose
      @winmancaboose Před 2 lety +14

      DeWalt batteries have an internal BMS which will protect the cells from over charge and over discharge. I have run my batteries until they cut off by themselves with no adverse effects. The DeWalt battery is 15-21 volt battery while lead acid is usually 10-14.2 volts, which is why the Power Wheels moves faster

    • @carsandtools
      @carsandtools Před 2 lety +5

      @@winmancaboose For instance Milwaukee M18s packs won't protect themselves. When I run regular 5.0 to zero charge (i.e. to a point where any M18 tool wouldn't even start), and then when I put it on a noname 18V leaf blower that has 3D printed adaptor for M18s batteries, it would still run, which would leave me to believe the battery itself won't shut down past 15 V and it will provide power even past the critical point (

    • @luisinhoens90
      @luisinhoens90 Před 2 lety +4

      @@carsandtools Ryobi batteries won't protect themselves from running down past 14V. I've had a handful 1.5 and 2Ah batteries get "bricked" from non-use and won't take a charge. But I was able to jump start these by opening them up and using a fresh battery and wires to bring them up to the minimal voltage required to take a charge.
      I guess it would work the same on an M18 battery, though

    • @drewdoestrucks
      @drewdoestrucks Před 2 lety +3

      I hot rodded my sons car and he kept driving until it wouldn’t move and bricked the batteries. I jumped them and got one to take a charge. The other one it happened to never worked again.

    • @winmancaboose
      @winmancaboose Před 2 lety +3

      @@luisinhoens90 Ryobi batteries are known for self discharge due to the BMS not being constructed properly, newer ones seem to not have this problem.

  • @martinskamla6789
    @martinskamla6789 Před 2 lety +35

    Put a low voltage cutoff module set to 16,2v inline with the battery….. you’re gonna kill it if you discharge it too low. There is no protection inside the dewalt battery. If you used a ryobi battery you wouldn’t need to worry about that as they have cutoff circuitry internally

    • @derfurz8618
      @derfurz8618 Před 2 lety +1

      @@TheCharleseye Having the protection circuits in the battery does not make it inherently better though as long as you stick with the intended usecase, where that protection circuitry is build into the tool. In theory building the circuits into the tool can(!) reduce production overhead and therefore cost, at no downside for the customer really. For the average customer this definitely is not a matter of better or worse, as it makes no difference as long as you dont tinker with it.

    • @martinskamla6789
      @martinskamla6789 Před 2 lety +2

      @@TheCharleseye having the LVC in the Battery is am incredibly inefficient design and as long as you use the dewalt battery in dewalt tools the LVC in the tool takes care of it….. ryobi does that so they can brag about backwards compatibility to their NI-CD tools

    • @martinskamla6789
      @martinskamla6789 Před 2 lety +1

      @@TheCharleseye well of course it can happen especially if the battery gets cold or there are multiple days between it getting drained and getting charged back up ….. not arguing anything

    • @carsandtools
      @carsandtools Před 2 lety +1

      @@TheCharleseye I had to do that a lot (jump starting the battery so that it would charge) with my Milwaukee 9.0 Ah HD. I was still using it almost daily (carpentry) for another almost year or two, when it finally got to the point it couldn't even be jump started anymore, so I took it apart and it finally dawned on me that all along one/some of the cells went bad. I manually balanced the five cells, and got another 6 months out of the battery; now it's finally dead and waiting for refurbishing. Still debating whether to tackle it myself (I would need to get a spot welder) or whether to send it off to someone who actually knows what are they doing.

    • @luisinhoens90
      @luisinhoens90 Před 2 lety

      @@TheCharleseye I've jump started a few Ryobi batteries, some of them were even brand new but DOA (mostly 1.5Ah and 2Ah batteries), but have never needed to do so on my DeWalt, Milwaukee nor Bosch batteries. And I've owned many from the cheapo 1.5Ah to 6Ah ones.
      Perhaps the 3Ah and bigger Ryobi batteries have such protection because I've never needed to jump start those ones, but the smaller ones definitely don't have such feature.
      Anyway it's a quick 15 minute fix I've mastered over the years.

  • @ALAPINO
    @ALAPINO Před 2 lety +19

    Been doing this since the 90s.
    Lately (last few years), Sloppy Mechanics had a good series of videos on Milwaukee powered kid's vehicles. Since, loads of parents out there have been posting good conversion videos here on CZcams.
    Usually shreds out the plastic gearboxes, eventually. Keeping the voltage close to OEM is unsatisfyingly slow but safer for longevity.
    Voltage cutoff boards are really inexpensive and help keep any under charge/over discharge situations from bricking those pricey battery packs.

  • @Happy357mag
    @Happy357mag Před 2 lety +14

    My buddy did this for his son. He also installed a voltage regulator so it's not too fast. The downside is It's easy to discharge the batteries too much then they won't charge. A low voltage disconnect would be a good idea.

  • @libertarian1637
    @libertarian1637 Před 2 lety +17

    The best part about mods like this is run time and recharge time. Running 2 batteries in parallel, with just 6 batteries you can keep the vehicle running near continuously. The lead acids are just a waste of time, weight, and energy, plus when they aren’t using it you still have use of the batteries. You can add a managed battery controller which can manage the max and min voltages. I have a ton of chargers and actually used 2 of them in parallel and with a few solid state relays actually allow charging the packs in place, though even at 4/5 the kids are smart enough to swop the batteries. I like modding the chargers as battery sockets as they have enough room for the extra items needed to make mist things dual voltage and allows you to make things like LED work lights a hell of a lot cheaper, and more functional than DeWalts own products.

  • @jonjon_az
    @jonjon_az Před 2 lety +26

    Been doing this for years. Ebay sells kits to connect batteries like to to many things.
    And let her go to 2nd gear. She'll learn how to drift.

  • @winstonwright3613
    @winstonwright3613 Před 2 lety +12

    WHEELSPIN!!! IT burns out now! That's awesome. My older kids have one of the electric quads that Razor makes. It didn't take me long to replace the lead acid with a lithium ion creation of my own that weighs less, lasts longer, and goes faster. Oh ya... and it's smaller so I was able (later on) to build and install a smaller pack with its own leads as a reserve so it can always make it back under power if they run it too low.

  • @BrianFullerton
    @BrianFullerton Před 2 lety +41

    used a discharge controller with a programmable low voltage cut off when I did something similar. works great to avoid trashing the battery.

    • @Inalienablerights15
      @Inalienablerights15 Před rokem

      What is a discharge controller?

    • @crisnmaryfam7344
      @crisnmaryfam7344 Před 7 měsíci

      @@Inalienablerights15 Shut the device off/cuts power when it hits a certain low point He mentioned this at 6:20 ish. Running a battery completely dead like that is bad for it and ill kill it fast. Some controllers help to prevent damage to expensive batteries and/or components that need specific values.

  • @BlackenedEclipse
    @BlackenedEclipse Před 2 lety +2

    So happy to see your daughters laughter as the mod (Dewalt 15ah) def brought dem extra beans 👍🏼 tx for sharing

  • @rjsprojects
    @rjsprojects Před 2 lety +10

    I have the same Peg Porego for my daughter. I swapped in a 5ah Makita battery and this thing burns through motors. The driver side motor always goes first so I recommend upgrading the pair to one that is rated for 24v when you inevitably burn it out. Make sure to keep extra fuses in the car with the battery because you’ll pop those too when transitioning from pavement to grass. A 5 ah battery lasts about 30 minutes comfortably. I always bring two just in case and In 30 min of runtime, the battery doesn’t even get warm.

  • @thomasives7560
    @thomasives7560 Před 2 lety +15

    Now upgrade the motor to brushless! If you're worried about the battery voltage, Amazon (et.al.) sell low-voltage battery disconnect 'circuits', which are just a board with a relay and a setting for cutout voltage. When the input voltage drops below the setting, the battery is disconnected. Most of them have a 20A relay, which might be good enough for your ride-on toy, but you could use that relay to drive a larger external relay, delivering whatever current you need. Great channel, cheers!

    • @Fpsnut
      @Fpsnut Před 2 lety +3

      This is a great idea. I'm not sure exactly how this 15 ah dw battery is made, but from my understanding, all previous dw batteries have no battery protection and instead rely on battery protection in the tool, where's other brands like Milwaukee have battery protection built in the battery. That's why I'm a bit hesitant about using my DW batteries with adapters in other brand tools. Would be a shame to kill a $400 battery by discharging it too much.

    • @cedricpomerleau5586
      @cedricpomerleau5586 Před 2 lety

      @@Fpsnut Same thing for over temperature, it’s up to the tool to read the battery probe.

    • @PF-gi9vv
      @PF-gi9vv Před rokem

      Its actually very difficult to do but not impossible. Brushless motors are shaped differently which makes them difficult to attach. Also the shaft and the number of teeth on the cog that come with the motor has to be the correct amount of teeth and correct size cog, if not it will destroy the cars grearing.

  • @mtamotors
    @mtamotors Před 2 lety +4

    That was awesome! Good to see you guys having fun with your family too and not always at the shop! Take care

  • @myslash09
    @myslash09 Před 2 lety

    I did the same thing 20 yrs ago to my sons electric Silverado. I could believe how fast it went. He could do burn outs . Bought many sets of back tires that summer. Awesome video

  • @clone1137
    @clone1137 Před 2 lety +4

    Huge smile on my face from start to finish. Love the Chanel, loved this video. Who doesn’t love a family man? Keep up the PHENOMENAL content my dude

  • @zacharymorris9917
    @zacharymorris9917 Před 2 lety +12

    Weize makes a direct replacement LiFePo4 battery that I use in my kids electric cars. The connector off the original lead acid battery will connect directly to it. The size is identical. Excellent performance as well.

  • @TripleRRRs4eva
    @TripleRRRs4eva Před rokem

    You made her day super excited I love kids for that reason and im envious over how kids and animals can get so much excitement and satisfaction from the littlest things I wish I had those kinds of emotions still. Hopefully she enjoys her new hot rod for years to come.

  • @Black_noir_mw3
    @Black_noir_mw3 Před 2 lety

    Easily one of the best videos I've seen on CZcams, love when CZcamsrs have there kids help out in videos

  • @1TUFZ71
    @1TUFZ71 Před 2 lety +1

    Great content as always- I love the family touch too, you did awesome man. Kudos 👍

  • @Davedubya69
    @Davedubya69 Před 2 lety +10

    You'll have to keep us updated how well the motor handles it. Been looking to convert my son's over but most said you should use a buck converter to bring the voltage down. Either way, great job dad!!

    • @TorqueTestChannel
      @TorqueTestChannel  Před 2 lety +8

      Will do. Around 5hrs worth so far no issues

    • @Davedubya69
      @Davedubya69 Před 2 lety +2

      @b gg Not sure if TTC deleted my comment or YT did. There's kits on amazon around $20-30 that include a buck converter and a DeWalt battery adapter. Sure, you might not gain any beans but my intent is just to have easily swappable batteries compared to the lead acid.

  • @johntarbell5252
    @johntarbell5252 Před 2 lety +14

    I would use it for driving screws with an impact... It's perfectly sized

    • @genius3258
      @genius3258 Před 2 lety +3

      Yep 15Ah is also perfect for the new dewalt 20V ratchet

    • @casemodder89
      @casemodder89 Před 2 lety

      @@genius3258 not even bulky or anything 😅

  • @spencerjohnson1884
    @spencerjohnson1884 Před 2 lety +3

    Cool video! You can screw bike tire tread to the wheels for extra grip.

  • @brianschumes4249
    @brianschumes4249 Před 2 lety

    When it was first turned on her laughing was adorable, she loved it, very wholesome, gosh she was so so excited, so cute

  • @zackcraig9471
    @zackcraig9471 Před 2 lety

    Easily the best video on the channel. This brings back memories from when my dad did this for me when i was little. 🥺

  • @jessewilkerson4440
    @jessewilkerson4440 Před 2 lety +2

    Both of your reactions were so wholesome! Both super happy! Awesome!

  • @MikeKeeth
    @MikeKeeth Před 2 lety +1

    Ryobi packs are ideal for this sort of thing since they have the protection in the battery rather than the tool. If you have any of their cheap chargers that are just a dc adapter wired to a nubbin that goes over the battery stalk end, they are just asking to be turned into battery adapters, just make sure you use some decent gauge wire rather than the tiny stuff those chargers use. Have to usually solder directly to the output terminals on the little board since it usually has some diodes that will prevent pulling power out the input terminals (plus the output terminals are probably the only place that can actually tolerate the current you'd want to pull with it.) Made one for supplementing my power station (put the 18V out of the adapter into to the power stations 12-24V charging input, can double my runtime with a few 6 or 9ah packs.)

  • @Tsuter1978
    @Tsuter1978 Před 2 lety

    I’ve got my M18 batteries running my kids power wheels. It’s much more fun for them now. Started out with a voltage adjusting reostat so I could keep it turned down for the kids, but they quickly figured out how to crank it up. So that went away on the redo of the battery mod.

  • @czdejv21
    @czdejv21 Před 2 lety +1

    great vid... i moded my sons raptor with a dewalt batt. and rubber wheels 2 years ago and its still running great.. looking into a better motors now...and good ide to put low voltage cut-off in line on the batt. so you don't have to worry about killing it....

  • @Griffinwoodworks
    @Griffinwoodworks Před 2 lety +4

    Good job dad! It’s good to see real world results from y’all’s research. 😂😜

  • @jonathanyoung2588
    @jonathanyoung2588 Před 2 lety

    I cracked up when she cruised past you and said bye!
    Cute kid, and nice work as always

  • @elijahwatson8119
    @elijahwatson8119 Před 2 lety +5

    Lame. You should have pulled the full 60 volts. The motor might have burnt out in four seconds, but what a glorious four seconds that would be! 😅

  • @SloppyMechanics
    @SloppyMechanics Před 6 měsíci

    i did m12's for my sons 6volt power wheels when he was small and then when we got the 12v power wheels bois i put m18 sockets on them, also wired boat lights, police flashers and more, only issues ive seen is you can knock the stock self reset breakers with the amp draw climbing hills and whatnot so i have had to remove them at times and put in 30 amp breaker, they dont trigger that and its been an outside cat and only abused for years, before i bought it for him it lived its life as a display model at toys R us and i bought it when they closed.
    so anyway it has been living with the abuse really well

  • @greenwings1195
    @greenwings1195 Před 2 lety +2

    I’ve been wanting to do this on my sons for a long time but because the LVC on the dewalt stuff is in the tool itself have shied away. A great follow up to this video would be a stand alone low voltage cut out circuit!!

  • @toyotatundra0455
    @toyotatundra0455 Před 2 lety

    Using your skills to improve you kiddo"s toy, satisfying and awesome. I'll keep watching.

  • @BangBangBang.
    @BangBangBang. Před 2 lety

    My friend did this with a Power Wheels 4 wheeler with a foot pedal safety for his daughter. She'd do circles around the boys in the culdesac and would do a 360 pulling back into the garage. He'd use old drill packs. This was back before Amazon selling the conversion kits

  • @casadeboro
    @casadeboro Před 2 lety

    Great job dude! It is not about the cost. It is about hearing your child's excitement over something you have done for them.

  • @stevenlatham4397
    @stevenlatham4397 Před 2 lety +2

    That was a cool video, a nice change that still relates to the channel.

  • @PlasmaJunkie
    @PlasmaJunkie Před 2 lety

    What a sweet kid. My daughter is about the same age with a power wheels like this. Definitely going to give it a shot with a Ridgid battery.

  • @mikemuzzell5167
    @mikemuzzell5167 Před 2 lety

    Way to go dad. Lol. Thanks for sharing I too have reached this cross roads.

  • @Kyle-xt8ip
    @Kyle-xt8ip Před 2 lety

    I'm definitely doing this for my daughter! Thanks for the upload.

  • @bigfun4212
    @bigfun4212 Před 2 lety

    So cool!!! Off to try something new. Thanks for the video.

  • @kraftzion
    @kraftzion Před 2 lety

    I picked up four or five of these power wheel vehicles off the side of the road for my niece and nephew when they were growing up. All with dead batterys. I just used 1 four or five ah 18v battery at a time. They actually enjoyed the "pit stop" to swap out batteries.

  • @I.no.ah.guy57
    @I.no.ah.guy57 Před 6 měsíci

    Ayy nice i saw that wheelspin goin on haha id have loved one of those things growing up, but im definitely gonna get one for my kids in the future

  • @bluebirdhomestead
    @bluebirdhomestead Před rokem

    Great job! Currently planning to take my kids car to the DeWALT battery level! Great video!

  • @andrewt9204
    @andrewt9204 Před 2 lety +1

    This was fun! I think if I was going to do something like this, I would get a 50Ah LiFePo4 battery and charger. Both can be had for under $300 and would last forever! Both in runtime and lifespan.
    They're going to be about the same voltage as a peak SLA charge, but stay there longer until the BMS cuts off at about 11v.
    I wouldn't have to risk over discharging my tool batteries without adding some kind of low voltage cutoff, or just wearing down expensive tool batteries.
    If a 50Ah doesn't fit, you can get like 20-30Ah too, but far less selection there.

  • @Handyman247llc
    @Handyman247llc Před 2 lety

    Ahhh... Just what I needed to see to retro fit for my 1990 Hot Wheels Lamborghini Power wheels.. what Power wheels mods are you going to tell us about? lol
    Keep up the testing, Your channel is awesome!

  • @DangerRanger89
    @DangerRanger89 Před rokem

    My daughter LOVES her matching RZR! They are the best
    I ram mine on some M12’s and it destroyed the batteries, all 6.0’s too.
    Problem is there’s no low voltage cutoff and you can over discharge them easy…
    Best improvement I have done is a box of self tappers screwed around the back tires for aided traction lmao

  • @alfredbernal8603
    @alfredbernal8603 Před 2 lety +1

    Awesome! Thank you for sharing!

  • @gtpwhite
    @gtpwhite Před 2 lety +6

    My little ones car needs this done as well, that battery is starting to show its age. Might try one of my older dewalt batteries I have around for kicks.

    • @pflaffik
      @pflaffik Před 2 lety

      You could get a better vehicle for him you know? The 5 year old neighbor kid had a 2-stroke ATV since he was 4 and now also a 50cc dirtbike. These electric toys seem a bit overprotective, time to step up.

  • @landothegreatest666
    @landothegreatest666 Před 2 lety +1

    The satisfaction in your laugh at your daughters reaction is 👌👌

  • @robertsteel3563
    @robertsteel3563 Před 2 lety

    2:33 I know it's not to look like that but the main heating part of the gun looks like a smiley face!

  • @briangardner6190
    @briangardner6190 Před 2 lety +1

    When are the new Rigid impact motors being installed? Gonna need rubber tire mod for that as well most likely.

  • @tensazero
    @tensazero Před 2 lety

    It's time to repaint the jeep yellow. The adapter may be able to use m18 if it has the side tab slots. This adapter works good for everything else that uses 18v or 19.2

  • @slayerspam
    @slayerspam Před 2 lety

    That was so friggan cool! Nice job 👏 👍 👌. Watching that made me so happy

  • @jeremymiller7359
    @jeremymiller7359 Před 2 lety

    I did the same with my kids jeep one. I had a problem of the one wheel just spinning, so I found another jeep and pulled the rear motor off of it and mounted in on the other back wheel.

  • @kris-english
    @kris-english Před 2 lety

    She'll be doing doughnuts around you by next week!
    Wholesome video, my guy. Much appreciated.

  • @h8GW
    @h8GW Před 2 lety

    I'd LOVE to see(like seriously _way_ too much for someone who's never had Power Wheels nor kids) the results of a LiFePO4 chemistry 12v drop-in replacement.
    I'd imagine not really much more in top-speed there, but oodles of *torque* for when it would normally get bogged down on softer terrain.

  • @DoresoomReviews
    @DoresoomReviews Před 2 lety

    Last week I just bought everything I need for upgrading my 4 year old daughter's 12V Jeep with M18 batteries! Gonna try to get it done this weekend.

  • @ryang5441
    @ryang5441 Před 2 lety

    I would love to see you guys test hex shank socket adapters project farm style! I’m never happy with the ones I end up with.

  • @z0mb13k1ll2012
    @z0mb13k1ll2012 Před rokem

    Just be sure to add in a low vontage cutoff and it will keep your pack from getting drained below the set threshold. My neighbor has his kids gator ride-on with some dewalt batteries and they drive it a LOT. typically he said he goes through about 1 motor per year

  • @aaronjuarbe
    @aaronjuarbe Před 2 lety

    I bet that battery Is a must have with the new DeWalt chop saw (miter saw) and I bet it's nice to have for the saws all (reciprocating saw)

  • @diegoterron2696
    @diegoterron2696 Před 5 měsíci +1

    I bought my daughter the exact same one and I was having problems with the tires slipping since they're hard plastic. I went to Walmart and bought the widest bike tires I could find and drilled them to the rear tires and now her Rzr grips like crazy !

    • @TorqueTestChannel
      @TorqueTestChannel  Před 5 měsíci

      Careful with that! Lost grip means long lift. More grip is asking a lot of those plastic gears

  • @Bigelite094
    @Bigelite094 Před 2 lety +1

    Dude, you're awesome. My oldest daughter's the same age and I had the exact same idea, only I'm an idiot when it comes to working on electronics. I can now follow your instructions.

  • @SuicidaI_Tendencies
    @SuicidaI_Tendencies Před 2 lety

    I use Dewalt's 20v 9Ah battery to power my Stand Up Paddle Board's Fin motors, two to be exact. It does 7mph in the water with both motors on. When I have a strap from my water jacket to my friend's kayak, I can tow him and still go 3mph. Beats paddling :) Cordless batteries are super nice!!

  • @TheTemplarnight
    @TheTemplarnight Před 2 lety

    I bought one of these batterys for my cordless tablesaw, it's great for that, gives me quite a bit more cutting over my 9.0

  • @sweetpigfarm3645
    @sweetpigfarm3645 Před 6 měsíci

    We do ryobi batts with cheap HF rubber tires. We have to use 2 x18v or they will shut down too much load/volt drop.

  • @thomasmcdonnell1957
    @thomasmcdonnell1957 Před 2 lety

    just noticed the TTC in the handle of drill in your channel logo. very clever.

  • @bladeshadow000
    @bladeshadow000 Před 2 lety

    I riged a boat battery to mine when I was a kid.i liked to find out how thanks work.it worked great but pop was mad when he found his battery gone.i still have it and it still runs .

  • @1kontrabida
    @1kontrabida Před 2 lety

    Best $400 well spent! thats awesome and taking breaks from time to time!

  • @nhendrix1291
    @nhendrix1291 Před 2 lety +1

    Need a buck converter in line to bring the voltage down so you don't burn the motors up. I use the adapter plate with a 13.6v buck converter to power 12v stuff all over the farm. Test box for trailer lights, meter and solenoid for fertilizer pump, etc.

    • @glennda5id
      @glennda5id Před 2 lety

      Stock powerwheels can run pretty reliably on 18V nominal, ie ~16 - 20 volts. Above 20V, the motors can fail, and the gearbox life drops a good amount as well due to the increased torque.

  • @LuisGonzalez-zz1bn
    @LuisGonzalez-zz1bn Před 3 měsíci

    Thanks for the information and this was a great video.

  • @edgarsanabia6874
    @edgarsanabia6874 Před 2 lety

    My son had gravedigger Truck he's had for a while now and I vseen these conversions before but I was afraid of buying up the motor or decrying the little plastic gears they have but looks to be working fine on yours might have to give it a try👍

  • @ChrisHirner
    @ChrisHirner Před 2 lety

    Ive had a BCP pink jeep that ive powered from RC lipo batteries. 2 4 cell lipos in parellel. they are 6500 mah a piece and it runs for about 4 hours. The trick to saving your batteries in my case was a lipo cell checker that whistles when a cell gets below 3.4 volts. runs about 7 mph as well.

  • @SpencerRyllSmith
    @SpencerRyllSmith Před 2 lety

    Besides a low voltage cutoff, you can add a motor controller to cut the dewalt to lead acid power levels.

  • @cmldavies
    @cmldavies Před 2 lety

    Modding electric ride-on toys is a very slippery slope... We have a Peg Perego running 20v, bicycle tires screwed to the hard plastic wheels, and a motor controller with soft start. The pedal on these things are an on/off switch as you well know. Starting from a stop in speed two on 20v with rubber tires will kill the gear boxes. A $20 DC motor controller with soft start from amazon fixed this problem completely. Enjoy the journey and thank you for the great content!

  • @raddpuppy70
    @raddpuppy70 Před 2 lety

    Lol! My step kids got one. Rigged it up similar, its too fast for the 3 year old to drive now, thing literally drifts on concrete and practically wheelies in grass when we let him try it. Much smaller battery on ours. They get maybe 10ish minutes so we just keep a few on rotation.

  • @laernulienlaernulienlaernu8953

    That battery looks hilarious on the tiny little impact. 😂

  • @evana1112
    @evana1112 Před 2 lety

    I used to use the old Dewalt 18v batteries on my lilsisters Barbie jeep and that thing was awesome, could do donuts and burn outs but the little motors would get hot but they never failed

  • @onebackzach
    @onebackzach Před 2 lety +1

    I've seen people upgrade the tires by taking old bike tires, cutting off the sidewalls, and then screwing the tread to the existing power-wheels wheels/tires for more grip. You run the risk of burning up the motor since they may not be able to handle the additional torque though.

  • @TroBudden
    @TroBudden Před 2 lety +1

    I run a 5500 mah 3s lipo from my rc buggies. Doubled the power of the powerwheels ! And my daughter loves it. But youve gotta be the one to stop the fun because the battery will drain all the way down due to no cutoff

  • @justinlabarge8178
    @justinlabarge8178 Před 2 lety

    When I was a kid, my dad would hook up a 2nd 12v battery in series to make ours faster. It did great on pavement, he taught us how to slide it around. On grass at 24 volts, it burned up motors. If he used 18 volts we would get pretty good life out of it, but he kept spare motors

  • @williamlaprarie3007
    @williamlaprarie3007 Před rokem

    I purchased a 2 seater 120lb max large jeep and replaced the 24volt system with a 40volt 12ah and a step-down regulator so I could regulate the speed. Also put some small go cart wheels with a 5/8 hub adapter. Just had to drill holes in the rear go cart wheels for the gear to wheel adapter. It has a ton of torque for going through grass and dirt hills, also lasts all day. Next upgrade will be metal gear boxes.

  • @mathuetax
    @mathuetax Před 2 lety +2

    Gotta love her giggling when they tried out the next battery!

  • @basshunter428
    @basshunter428 Před 2 lety

    Hilarious! Best Torque Test video ever! 😄👍

  • @jamesu
    @jamesu Před 2 lety

    My kids and grandkids both love our hopped up Power Wheels

  • @Airsoftforall
    @Airsoftforall Před 2 lety

    I put a riding lawnmower battery with a hazard fart trickle charger in one. My exgf son would drive it around for about 3 hours or so and then we plugged it in to charge. When the battery bit the dust (nearly 2 years later) a new one was $30 at Wal-Mart.

  • @s3sebastian
    @s3sebastian Před 2 lety +2

    DOHC (as it says on the sticker) seems to profit a lot from 18V, maybe I should replace the battery in my Volvo 850 too.

  • @ksauce3056
    @ksauce3056 Před 2 lety +1

    Great dad moment. 👍🏼

  • @AdamOpheim
    @AdamOpheim Před 6 měsíci

    LIPO RC bats are less than half the cost and work well too. Be a good test for your power tools as well. They can pump out ALOT more amps.

  • @nickdawson6832
    @nickdawson6832 Před rokem

    That's awesome I wish they had that about 7 years ago I would have gotten that done.

  • @bondovwvw
    @bondovwvw Před 4 měsíci +1

    Harbor freight 12v solar battery works well. I have also been using the craftsman 20v batteries with great luck

  • @0rangevale
    @0rangevale Před 2 lety

    3:57 Dad asks "Do you wanna go faster" and before daughter answers the upgrade is installed. Not sure how long this toy will last with the voltage spike but definitely twice the fun..

  • @gbraadnl
    @gbraadnl Před 2 lety

    The same satisfying giggles my son gave after supercharging his Merc with 4S lipo