SPEED CONTROL: There is a switch on it (OFF, STOP, RUN > use Run and you should see a red light on) I was confused about hooking up the Motor Speed control until studying it more. Why 4 wires? 2 from the 20V Battery side which is Input "P+" (RED from the Battery) and the Negative is Input "P-" (BLACK from the battery) This is from Left to right on the speed control. Next the wire from the Motor hooks into the M+ (Red) His red was black and M- (Black) his was white. DEWALT BATTERY POWER ADAPTER: The one I bought had an on/off switch. I finally realized this after a half an hour of trying to figure out why the car wouldn't power up. Hope this helps.
@hanaspicer92007 ай бұрын
@DudeDad I have been looking for a video or website that literally explains step-by-step how to do this, and I FINALLY found your video! It made me chuckle for a couple of reasons🤣 One being that I am laughing at myself now for not thinking of your KZbin page SOONER!🤦🏻♀️🤣 I have been a fan for a few years now, and I chuckled when I seen that this video was FIVE years old!! I just wanted to say CONGRATULATIONS on how far you & your wife Heidi have come with building not only your Dude Dad brand, but also building your family & adding 2 more into the mix! It had been such a joy watching the Dude Dad family & I've honestly learned so much from your videos! I hope you continue to have nothing but success for your business! Can't wait to see where the next 5 years takes you!
@jaybarber68 Жыл бұрын
You make me wish my boys were little again! I gotta invite the grandkids! ❤
@Stealydan103043 жыл бұрын
I did this with a 18v makita battery, thanks for rhe vid. One note too add though is although we added a 30amp fuse , the voltage controller came with a 15amp fuse inside, that poped pretty fast so i replaced it with a 30amp fuse. Just a tip for anyone looking to do the same
@brandont17143 жыл бұрын
Did you do your fuse before the regulator or after? I put mine after per the illustration on the website.
@Stealydan103043 жыл бұрын
@@brandont1714 i have it before, (30amp) but it was the smaller 15amp inside the speed controller that blew, I put a 30 in and it has been running great since kids love it. Plus I added a led spotlight with light switch too
@brandont17143 жыл бұрын
@@Stealydan10304 Do you think it truly matters if it’s before or after I put a 30 amp in line to use after with a 20 V 5mah battery pack in my kids been using it all afternoon
@Stealydan103043 жыл бұрын
@@brandont1714 it shouldn't matter if the regulator has its own 30amp fuse. It will protect it. If its anything smaller it will blow before the other 30amp fuse. Depending on draw of power ie: weight and speed, uphill etc. If it dosent have a fuse built in the regulator I would put it before and that will blow before the regulator.
@brandont17143 жыл бұрын
@@Stealydan10304 Awesome thanks for the advice I’m rewiring it now to clean everything up and I will put the in-line fuse before the regulator
@tamorajr37733 жыл бұрын
You grew up watching "tool time with Tim taylor" dintcha?🤩
@jcross525833 жыл бұрын
Grunts with a grin
@donrudy3 жыл бұрын
Powerrrr
@pacman531984 Жыл бұрын
Arrrggh arrrgggh arrrgh Arrrghhh
@ericcollins5534 Жыл бұрын
Huuuuuuuuuuuhhhh
@rhoonah584925 күн бұрын
I would consider wither putting a lock on the hood of the vehicle or putting the voltage controller inside some kind of lockable container where the kids can't just crank it up to the full 18v and hurt themselves. Other than that, what a great idea and video. I will be doing the same thing for grandchildren one day!
@davidddaniel3 жыл бұрын
As soon as we bought one for the kids this was my first thought. Our one already had variable speed so I just mounted the battery slot on the side and I take a couple of batteries with me when we take it to the park. Never needed the second yet thankfully. I was so worried I would ruin the thing but it’s easier than it seems.
@Xzacktly22 Жыл бұрын
Does your have a control box? The stock circuit board thing? Do I bypass that? Mine has high and low speed stock and don’t know if I’d lose that feature
@batyalarrivee479 Жыл бұрын
My son just got a ride on jeep for Christmas but it dies within 5 minutes of use so I’m so glad I found this video! Will definitely do this!
@louielouie7806 Жыл бұрын
Amazon sells the adapter with the wires and 30 amp fuse ready to go, as well as 3 pre-drilled holes for mounting!
@DudeDad Жыл бұрын
One thing to note with this set up. Be sure to take your battery out when you aren't using it or else the battery will continue to drain while the car sits and it will kill your battery completely.
@chuckieDM007 Жыл бұрын
Did you find this out the hard way?
@worldwar208 Жыл бұрын
You can save it by using a good milwaukee battery most of the time
@markothevrba3 жыл бұрын
Man, I love watching these videos, you're all amazing dads. I hope I get to do this one day! ^_^
@joanbennett995411 ай бұрын
Yeah, thank you times a million! I just got a 1991 Suzuki quad off the side of the road and i need to rewire it to a different battery since the wires are toast. I ordered a conversion kit and was scared to put my 16 month old on a fast quad since almost every drill battery is 18v or 20v . Now that i know theres a such thing as a motor speed control it will be delivered on Saturday 😂 I cant wait to order the battery and see if it works! If not onto the next problem! But i cant complain since it was FREE, and its vintage!
@keltik91872 жыл бұрын
I wish I knew someone growing up who could teach me even 10% of the cool stuff you know.
@saifanwar5419Ай бұрын
This was very helpful. Thanks for putting this on. Going to be upgrading my son's power wheel like this.
@garrenbutcher71542 жыл бұрын
Just got my kids’ jeep hooked up using this tutorial. Thanks so much!
@dcrutch1311 ай бұрын
Youre kids are so lucky. They have the coolest dad.
@elie20112 жыл бұрын
I did thanks to you. Working about two months ago. Remember to do wheel rotations, because it's powerfull.
@smallmanoncampus3 жыл бұрын
Thanks Dude Dad! Finished my conversion tonight! Used all the same parts!!
@timothyfischer51603 жыл бұрын
You're going to want to add a low voltage cutoff, while the Milwaukee battery knows when it gets too low it sends that signal to the tool to cut power. The battery itself will not cut its power, and you'll over discharge and ruin the battery. Edit, I suppose it's possible the USB charger you have has a cutoff built in, but if so I would find it unlikely it's rated for 30 amps.
@nonie12813 жыл бұрын
upgraded my son's as well but after a while riding it the gear motors started getting to hot , so definitely have to upgrade the wheels motors at some point as well.
@gotchurebeacons-gaming90232 жыл бұрын
Great tips and the links in the description for the gear I’ll need was incredibly helpful! I’ll be using this concept to power the LED lighting for my beach cruiser bicycle lighting array.
@togo362410 ай бұрын
Thx for the motor speed controller tip. Exactly what i needed to know.
@schase10353 Жыл бұрын
Yes, but how long does it last? Does it last as long as the original battery?
@hawaiiantimes770211 ай бұрын
Of course not, that’s why we modify it. The extra power will wear out gears and everything else faster compared to OEM. Just the fact that you need to add an extra fuse should let you know that you might be strapping your kid up to a fire rocket… AWESOME!!! lol
@michaelchan66813 жыл бұрын
I wish you can post all the actually parts, where to buy them and cost?
@momma2thewilds883 жыл бұрын
Look in the description box, everything is there!
@eddie101912 жыл бұрын
Can't wait to see what you have done with a drone.
@GhostGazcoyn3 жыл бұрын
Won’t placing 18V thru a 12V rated motor burn the motor out?
@jacksonblack94082 жыл бұрын
That's what I'm thinking. These things have some tolerance in regards to voltage, but not 50% higher that rated. It would be different if the speed controller was a buck converter that actually dropped the voltage. But its not.. Its a pwm. The way it works is to turn the full voltage on (in this case 18v) for a fraction of a second, and then turn it completely off for the rest of the second, and repeat that. If the 18v is on for 2/3 of a second, and then its 0v for 1/3 a second, it averages out to 12v, which is why the multimeter reads it as 12v, but its not really 12v. I think this project is a case of "It works as long as it continues to work"
@derekyates432 ай бұрын
It works my grandson is running 20 volt
@TheJoeMoneyShow5 күн бұрын
Do you need a fuse can’t you just do direct connection
@teccadroid80882 күн бұрын
Yeah, but the fuse gives you safety, such as if a wire shorts out or the motor does burn up, it will blow the fuse long before it starts a fire under your kids seat. @@TheJoeMoneyShow
@TheJoeMoneyShow2 күн бұрын
@ yeah I bought one Amazon for $11 Black Friday sale
@donaldsandlin10513 жыл бұрын
Love your videos! I'd like to do the same to both of my kids' power wheels. As well as the 36v minimoto electric pocket bike I recently have acquired. But the bike is more for me until they get older. 😂 but I know NOTHING when it comes to electricity so I don't even know if it's possible to wire a couple 18v lithium ion batteries together. 🤷♂️ or fuse sizes to use.
@DudeDad Жыл бұрын
Sorry all! Just found that yt had turned the comments off on this! got them back on for you.
@RichardBaran9 ай бұрын
To fancy... Growing up my dad just ripped out the old battery and thew in a led acid car battery... Did I get burnes yes. But it was the 90s so that's how it goes.
@PTucker08643 жыл бұрын
Awesome! I'm about to get my grandson the John Deere Ground Force tractor. 👍
@ufsta Жыл бұрын
Doesn't the wheel motors max out at 12v? Wouldn't you have to upgrade the wheel motors?
@togo362410 ай бұрын
I upgraded my wheel motors to 24v. Replacement is on amazon
@ufsta10 ай бұрын
@@togo3624 I actually tried just adding a 12v battery. Went much faster but eventually burnt out the mainboard
@jasonlamendola14073 жыл бұрын
This is so awesome thank you so much I just installed this in my kids power wheel. I didn’t think that it was so easy.
@sabrinabeatty42052 жыл бұрын
So my husband and I are literally going to follow your video step by step next weekend can you tell me exact name of the USB adapter so I can order it on Amazon and exact name and place for the fuse??? Please
@dadgonetired23062 жыл бұрын
Out of curiosity, will the 12v motors eventually burn up?
@gadzuccs18672 ай бұрын
Hello. I have a Power Wheels Suzuki 94 model 86570 ATV. I purchased used at a garage sale and after contacting Mattel I found out that it has been discontinued. I purchased a 12 volt sealed battery and used some 10 gauge wire with quick disconnect spade connectors and was able to get it running. My grandkids were happy. I connected the two red wires from each motor together with the white positive wire and the two blue wires from each motor together with the black negative wire, but after a few minutes of use it blows the 30 amp fuse that I installed inline on the positive wire. Hopefully you can add some insite so this will work. Do I need to install a 30 amp fuse per motor? Thanks in advance
@ericgerwin3 жыл бұрын
Great Video. Looking to do this conversion. Question: How much drive time do you get out of the 18V Lithium battery?
@ericgerwin3 жыл бұрын
@oh no the fives So you have gotten close to 4 hours of usage on 1 - 18 V Lithium drill batteries with the Power Wheels? That would be amazing!
@chunkybones6683 жыл бұрын
Ours is a 3 Ah 18v and only lasts about 30 mins. Idk if this is due to something that needs to be fixed or just due to the battery itself.
@StarFox313 жыл бұрын
@@chunkybones668 That sounds normal. There is no way the other guy is getting 4 hours out of 1 battery. You can’t even run a drill for 4 hours straight, let alone a power wheel weighed down with a kid or two.
@hartsnag2 жыл бұрын
@@StarFox31 mmm im a roof plummber i use 6amp drill milwauuke lasts atleast 6 hours of constant screwing in screws.so im sure a 10amp or even 9 amp would last easy 4 hours
@nathanjohnson2744 Жыл бұрын
We use a m18 8.0 hd battery and we get about 50 minutes steadily driving full speed with both kids in it. That is at the full 18 volts. I got a voltage regulator that I’m going to add so the motors don’t burn up from over working. That should also extend the drive time significantly
@TheFarm0013 жыл бұрын
I really like this idea!
@brendanm7336 Жыл бұрын
Thanks for this. Have you noticed any issues with the motor since doing this? Wondering if the extra voltage Will burn the motor out faster this way.
@jamil4207 ай бұрын
Will it mess up any electronics or motor or mainboard with this increased power....
@chrisbamberger4438 Жыл бұрын
Followed your video and it work out great on my sons jurassic park power wheels jeep. How did you put in the lights in the front of it?
@larshaselton899018 күн бұрын
@dudedad, I know it's an old video, but a couple of the amazon items have left the link. Could you relink them??
@masterblaster2733 Жыл бұрын
Gonna do this for mine when he turns 3. Already got a helmet.
@tugainbristolgaming3 жыл бұрын
Nice video and thank you for the advice! I just got a really nice ride for my daughter and I'm going to order these parts.. just have a question. How do you charge the battery? Do you charge it directly in the car or do you just take it home? What is the most appropriate way of charging one of these? Being a 18v battery, should it be how many amps? 4A is enough?
@drummerdoingstuff50202 жыл бұрын
The drill battery you will ultimately be using has a charger or should, you can purchase one and they are made to slide right on and charge up Quick. You aren’t altering the battery at all just the USB adapter
@drummerdoingstuff50202 жыл бұрын
@@kirbywebb267 what’s up? Im not sure I know what that is supposed to mean. Could you elaborate
@cevatalagoz25252 жыл бұрын
Do you have a link for that connection you made I like to buy and do it as well very helpful video
@brycering9358 Жыл бұрын
My only question is Doesn’t it overvolt the lights and media etc if your cranking the volts up
@chrislewis101 Жыл бұрын
Did you get an answer to this? Want to know before I convert mine
@ConorOKeefe998 ай бұрын
If I have a 24v power wheel how would you go about connecting two 18v Makita batteries together to make it work?
@corysaunders30103 жыл бұрын
We have a sky5506. It has head lights and an fm radio. Will this upgrade effect anything with those considered?
@brycering9358 Жыл бұрын
I recon yes cause your overvolting the lights and media etc
@gamrdud-hv6nz Жыл бұрын
Such a good dad 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
@SaporeDue2 жыл бұрын
Hi. Thanks for the great video .I’m trying to update my boy’s car. Do I need to keep the old controller or I just leave the new speed controller? Thank you
@georgeibanez469216 күн бұрын
is the motor able to handle 18 or 24 v without burning up?
@Christian-tb1dc3 жыл бұрын
Quick question, can the motor control go any lower than 12 V? I’m trying to swap this into a device that doesn’t need to move fast. Basically walking pace but I have no experience with electronics.
@jacobgregory40822 жыл бұрын
On your amazon buy list a few items are no longer listed can you tell me what exactly I need for the battery adapter?
@schroderrealestategroupllc20537 ай бұрын
Great conversion!
@gtdodgeviper3 жыл бұрын
1:18 the boy is like I im going to slide too
@daycallmechuck3 жыл бұрын
I blew the 12v RX11 control board on my sons car. It’s a regular 12v weelye. Should I replace it with the same thing or go for a 24v panel? I only blew it because I didn’t have to control Module and fuse in (ordered them both!) thanks for the advice!
@brittanyjenkyns7820 Жыл бұрын
@daycallmechuck hello, I am running into the same issue, wondering if the 24 control board worked for you?
@daycallmechuck Жыл бұрын
Yeah never got it to work again. Ended up buying him a rosso sport ATV. It’s a 36volt and he loves it.
@pharris10153 жыл бұрын
I did the same thing with a 20v dewalt but caught the wires on fire for the motor. No I have to rewire everything for the power, forward, natural, and im going to upgrade the motors.
@BUELL-vf6jo3 жыл бұрын
What are you upgrading the motors to? My son has a 4 wheeler I did this upgrade and it Fried the motor pretty fast
@pharris10153 жыл бұрын
@@BUELL-vf6jo m.l.toys
@kc64422 жыл бұрын
Now you really have to try to use the AA for sure lol 👀
@ronaldo234253 жыл бұрын
Thanks. Great video. My Porter cable 18v drill has a nickel cadmium battery. Will it still work even though it’s not lithium ion battery?
@timrushing813 жыл бұрын
It should still work if you can find a battery holder like this guy had with his Milwaukee battery. The only difference is that the Li Ion batteries will typically have longer battery life/better depth of battery discharge. But they'll still operate the same as they're both 18V batteries.
@kellyrw98653 жыл бұрын
Love it you're a great dad. I'm going to convert my sons
@TheJoeMoneyShow5 күн бұрын
You don’t need a fuse just do direct connection to the battery
@raharodriguezOBJ Жыл бұрын
i modified my nieces' power wheels. and i'm now driving it HAHAHAHA thanks
@Pearl-hs4zh11 ай бұрын
Bro is it any toy car I upgrade to 18v shud be OK right? Won't fry the motor or chip?😊
@AlisonKirschnerMuzzy Жыл бұрын
I read on some of the Amazon reviews/questions this doesn’t allow reverse to be used any more- is that true ?
@mikem84753 жыл бұрын
I wonder if you can add two 18 volt lithium batteries??
@outkasttttt693 ай бұрын
I did this with DeWalt battery. It runs, seems a little faster but doesn't have anywhere near the power yours has, just a minor change. Wonder what i need to do different
@tonyaponte85525 ай бұрын
Dont cut it. Get a old charger phone plug. Cut of the prongs, or what ever its called the metal that goes into the wall. And Soder them on to the battery wires. And they will fit tight and perfect into the powerwheel battery plug. Or even drill into the slots with a small screw and leave them half way in. It will be so tight they will not budge. And for a little added Security just rap a little electric tape. So that the wires dont move around and cause the car to sputter!
@jonon1989 Жыл бұрын
When you open that usb adapter is there and obvious positive and negative lead. Where to soder the new leads?
@85nscarola5 ай бұрын
How did the 12v motors last against the 18v? I just did this but used a voltage regulator and turned it down to 12 volts. Burned up my regulator immediately. Now I just wanna throw 18v right at it
@strikenryken2 ай бұрын
How many amps was the regulator?
@lbmsy23 Жыл бұрын
Hi I can't find the adapter in your link. Can you possibly please send again?
@domgrat17612 жыл бұрын
What type of wires did you use to solder, does that make a difference
@diyopedia47093 жыл бұрын
I used a 60v dewalt flex volt it goes like 25 mph with no one on it
@jeguim1233 жыл бұрын
Do you have a video of it ?
@diyopedia47093 жыл бұрын
@@jeguim123 sadly no the file got corrupted
@maumuse2211 Жыл бұрын
Soo I swapped mine out but my 30 amp fuse keeps blowing within just a few seconds should injust put in a higher rating like 40 50?
@adorabellaaguirre3717 Жыл бұрын
So would the battery die fairly fast or no ?
@JasonAlex19843 жыл бұрын
Picking up my son’s first power wheel today and was curious how long does the charge last on these going the 12v?
@pharris10153 жыл бұрын
They don't haha
@TennisMan93 Жыл бұрын
Wonder how long it lasted??
@lilfidgets40283 жыл бұрын
I love this idea!
@e.vasquez99462 жыл бұрын
I bought the controller and had mo luck with the controller...not sure if its defective or what
@mlmedia20233 жыл бұрын
How will the engine in it handle the 18 v instead of the 12, is the motor ok with that ?
@timothyfischer51603 жыл бұрын
She will handle more than that, my understanding is the motor can handle up to around 30 volts before you begin to see problems. I'm sure you could argue there's some shortened lifespan.
@mlmedia20233 жыл бұрын
@@timothyfischer5160 ah ok, cool. thanks.
@JonathonRaclaw3 жыл бұрын
As part of an R/C conversion, the R/C circuit needed 12V, but I was using leftover 40v batteries from an old lawn mower. I found a "Golf CART Voltage Reducer Automatic Buck Boost Converter DC 8V-40V to 12V 6A 72W Step Down Up Regulator Waterproof Module Transformer" which worked like a charm. When my 2yrold ages up I will remove the R/C function and put in the Module DudeDad uses here. But this is a good alternative to use Big Batteries while not causing too much harm now.
@momma2thewilds883 жыл бұрын
We have 9 different power wheels types of ride on vehicles and all have been perfect. Even with me riding my 1 year old. These are fun and now a days, not much else to do.... the worst thing we have found is when kids push not moving power wheels and kill the gears. THAT is something all kids do and is worse. So you are good to go!
@A_Malo7 ай бұрын
My motor control keeps burning out. I changed the Circuit but keeps happening. Any suggestions?
@TuanTran-th7xo3 жыл бұрын
Can you charge it with the wheel or you have to take out the battery to charge separately?
@anythingoutdoors44822 жыл бұрын
Could you use a 48v and do the same thing?
@leahrodriquez13492 жыл бұрын
I did this on my kids dune racer, and just like it was doing with the origybattery it's doing with this mod too, it will go for barely one minute and stop and not work for a month or maybe it will in a minute. I don't know what to do to fix it.
@kwez2119 ай бұрын
How long do the batteries last va the originals?
@danzkyvlog60742 жыл бұрын
hey man what did you connect to the +p and -p of your volume speed control? is it from the board?
@KindaKevin Жыл бұрын
Where’d you get that usb dock for battery
@n8errific Жыл бұрын
They make adapters for this now. You don’t need to get the USB adapter and modify it.
@CezarJozay903 жыл бұрын
What is the run life on a full battery?
@momma2thewilds883 жыл бұрын
We personally get an hour when riding non-stop fastest possible haha. We just keep changing and charging.
@NEWYORKBOZ3 жыл бұрын
Mine keeps blowing the 30A fuse constantly. Using M18 6amp hour battery. Any suggestions?
@jorgel16862 жыл бұрын
Where to buy the parts ? The housing for the battery. I followed link in description but only one item is what you used the others are not useful 😭
@joshhudgens15202 жыл бұрын
I got my kid a jeep with a remote control because he is only 1. The battery burned out so I did everything like the video says but can’t get any control through the controller? Help!
@Serge0329 Жыл бұрын
Hi, please update the amazon links
@brianvalen60832 жыл бұрын
Where can I get that battery adapter it’s not in your links
@johnmeyers2286 Жыл бұрын
Hooked mine up the same way and light on the speed controller is on so it has power but the power wheel will not move. Any ideas?
@ourstardestiny49604 ай бұрын
Is it possible to over drain the battery where it wont charge anymore?
@strikenryken2 ай бұрын
Yes. Many drill batteries claim to have over discharge protection however I understand that the tool itself in most cases regulates this and not the battery. I try to periodically check the voltage to avoid over discharging and usually when the car slows down from a full charge that is a pretty good indication to charge it. I wouldn’t recommend running it totally dead if possible. There may be a way to get a speed controller with a low voltage cut off I haven’t really researched that far.
@joshboreman46393 жыл бұрын
You have a link to parts list on Amazon?
@parkernish50953 жыл бұрын
Hey running 18v to one 12v motor or 2 single 6v to make 12v still would burn out the 12v or 6v motors would have to change the motor or motors to meet the voltage would you not ?????
@davidcallaway1319 Жыл бұрын
I'm trying to hook one up to my RC car can you show me how to do it please
@brandont17143 жыл бұрын
So I just bought the same kit. Why did your put your fuse before the regulator. I did mine after as it says on instructions of the link. Will it matter?
@ernestocano25823 жыл бұрын
Did it work fine like you did or it have to put it like in the video?
@brandont17143 жыл бұрын
@@ernestocano2582 I did change mine around to be after the battery b4 the regulator
@chunkybones6683 жыл бұрын
My 30 amp fuse still blew after a couple uses. Any suggestions?