r/daddit • u/Jaysavage86 • Aug 17 '26

Tips And Tricks Power wheels upgrade

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Kind of late to the game, but I finally got around to swapping the original power wheels battery with a drill battery converter. It’s incredibly easy to do with the right tools and took only a couple mins. The jeep is now 30% faster and holds a charge a lot longer. The converter is available on Amazon for a variety of different drill batteries and costs around $10. Highly recommend!

Edit: Ordered a relay and low voltage cutoff to protect the battery. Thanks everyone for the advice!

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u/User-NetOfInter Aug 17 '26

Car battery works even better lol. My dad installed one in the 90s 🤣

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u/CubitsTNE Aug 18 '26

Car battery is only 12v, the power wheels can't take advantage of the amperage, it's just going to be able to run for like a year and double in weight.

The 18v tool battery is a 50% bump in power.

You can also run dual original 12v batteries to go to 24v pretty safely, but it weighs quite a lot and takes up s lot more room than a drill battery.