kids ride on battery upgrade

[@shoplevelgreen]

Any advice for someone without the OEM battery connector?

[@igolfandimakestuff2629]

Any connector should work? As long as you attach them on there, you can just go online and look up waterproof wire connectors push connectors, something like that.

[@shoplevelgreen]

@igolfandimakestuff2629 thank you. Ordered a set of xt60 connections.

[@johnzimmermann5083]

Do you have a wiring diagram ?

[@igolfandimakestuff2629]

I do not. But it's just 2 12 volt battery wired in series to dbl the voltage. To make it 24 volts.

[@michaelbaker6068]

Thank you so much for showing us how to do this. I’ve already gone thru three 7ah batteries. I did the Shengle motor upgrade and gearbox change for my son’s UTV just like how you did it in your other video. Can you please put a link where you got the two 12 volt batteries from? I want to make sure I get the same exact ones so that they will fit. Thank you very much! Oh and I did hit that like button and subscribed for you.

[@igolfandimakestuff2629]

This is the one I use now (2 of them). It's 20 AH. ExpertPower 12 Volt 20 Ah EXP12200 Rechargeable SLA Battery [amazon]

[@igolfandimakestuff2629]

ExpertPower 12 Volt 20 Ah EXP12200 Rechargeable SLA Battery [amazon]

[@michaelbaker6068]

Man, thanks a lot. You’re a lifesaver.

[@michaelbaker6068]

I already have two of them in my shopping cart. I like the way they are absorbent glass-mat technology (AGM sealed) so that I can use them in any position.

[@codybinion8350]

​@igolfandimakestuff2629 how are these batteries holding up?

[@rmercer190]

Are your batteries still holding up? I followed your video and did the same set up and the batteries were good at the beginning of summer but now don’t seem to hold a charge. Truck died in about 10 min of use and the indicator light on the charger will turn green after about an hour.

[@igolfandimakestuff2629]

Yea the batteries have been hit or miss. I've had some work all summer and not work again the next year even though I bring them in and some work for 2 seasons. I might just bite the bullet and do lithium. Get more run time and batteries should last 10+years

[@PshhMatt]

If you double the batteries does that make it double the amps as well? So 40ah?

[@igolfandimakestuff2629]

I wired it in series. So stayed at 20 AH but got 24 volts. If you have a 12v kids' toy, you would wire it in parallel and get 40 AH but stay at 12 volt.

[@PshhMatt]

Cool, thanks! I'm going to try your setup. My kids battery died out. What gauge of wire did you use and terminals? Any links?

[@igolfandimakestuff2629]

@PshhMatt I just used basic parts from a hardware store. Spade conectors, And 12 -16 gauge wire from most hardware stores

[@igolfandimakestuff2629]

@PshhMatt TYUMEN 50FT 12/2 Gauge 2pin 2 Color Red Black Cable Hookup Electrical LED Strips 12V/24V DC 12AWG Flexible Wire Extension Cord for Ribbon Lamp Tape Lighting a.co/d/bcxNeJb Something like this will work for wire. Most hardware stores, even walmart, have some. Same with spade conectors TICONN 100 Pcs Nylon Spade Quick Disconnect Connectors Kit, Electrical Insulated Terminals, Male and Female Spade Wire Crimp Terminal Assortment Kit a.co/d/98mThAo

[@codybinion8350]

What do you use for a charger?

[@igolfandimakestuff2629]

I use the charger it came with. It just takes longer to charge as it's a bigger battery. Should probably think of something different

[@codybinion8350]

@@igolfandimakestuff2629 how are the 20amp batteries doing? I just bought them to put in my son's utv

[@igolfandimakestuff2629]

They are soing great. They last as long as my kid wants to ride.

[@codybinion8350]

Awesome. I just made mine. Hopefully, we'll get to try them this weekend

[@davemasek]

Why not hook up a DeWalt battery or two?😊

[@igolfandimakestuff2629]

That's what I did here to this 6 volt. kzbin.info6cAryJmzqzc?si=RTIjtrBU0HYsklZR Could do a 40v Dewalt battery in the big car lol

[@roadtoserfdom3020]

That's what I was going to do at first but my buddy said it destroyed his batteries pretty quickly. And they're not cheap

[@davemasek]

@@roadtoserfdom3020 I haven't had an issue with mine. After 3 years

[@shandeehicks6756]

Do you have links to the batteries used? We have never done anything like this but our battery died and the reviews for the replacement batties are TERRIBLE. So while digging further, i found this video

[@igolfandimakestuff2629]

ExpertPower 12 Volt 20 Ah EXP12200 Rechargeable SLA Battery a.co/d/4tIIUTz

[@AdamKiel]

This is awesome had my son out on our Toyota Helux electric ride on and got about 80 mins use. Def going to upgrade the amps to get more life out of it. Do you have any suggestions on making a portable charging station or just attach a trickle charger to the second set? Im thinking to run both for long adventures and swap them when they get low

[@chipmunk250]

First of all thank you for making this content. Its been difficult finding any DIY videos on this UTV 👍👍. How do you charge the batteries? Also, how long does the battery last for?

[@igolfandimakestuff2629]

Thank you. I charge the battery just like you charge the regular battery. It just takes a little longer as it's a larger battery. As far as how long it lasts, I don't even know. It has lasted so long that kids never use a full charge. I'd say around 3 hours of hard on and off use. Obviously, child weight/terrain has a huge impact on life.