#Dewalt 18v battery adapter mod#
#Dewalt 18v battery adapter mods#

Use the largest capacity (ah) batteries you can spare. Anything 18v and Lithium will be a substantial upgrade. But Ryobi, DeWalt, Rigid, etc will also work. Most standard packs are 2-4ah, so you'll have to swap batteries more often.īecause I use them heavily every day, I like Milwaukee M18 tools. This 9ah battery will run the KFX for about 40-50minutes of throttle time. You'll also need an under-used 18v lithium tool battery or three. A sacrificial power tool that fits your brand of batteries( in my case, a broken milwaukee flashlight, but an old charger base would have worked as well). Kids love the turbo feature, which works by running the motors in series for normal speed, parallel for turbo.Īlso pictured are the donor bits you need. 12v pedal with a twist grip turbo throttle. Mitigate this by keeping total rider weight as low as possible (don't sit three kids on this thing), do not rapidly shift directions while in motion, allow cooling periods between battery changes, just take it easy and it'll last longer. Expect to wear out gearboxes and motors more quickly when you apply extra voltage. Secondary Warning: Overvolting is hard on stock drivetrain components. If you are unsure of any of this, DON'T DO IT. Milwaukee 18V to Dyson V6 Battery Adapter. Stock batteries have internal thermal fuses in them, so changing batteries necessitates adding an inline fuse holder. Milwaukee 18V to DeWalt 20V Battery Adapter (Polypropylene) Milwaukee 18V to DeWalt 20V Battery Adapter (Polypropylene) Regular price 74.99 USD Sale price 74.99 USD Regular price. Any time you add an aftermarket battery to a BPRO, you NEED a fuse.

#Dewalt 18v battery adapter mods#

SUPER IMPORTANT: No matter what battery mods you do to a kids ride-on, you need an inline fuse. the 18v li-ion (the older style with a column that pushed into the tool) batts actually cost more, and will likely be phased out. Soldering Iron, Mini screwdriver set, Wire Strippers, Crimpers, Mini Pliers, magnetic parts dish, Multimeterįuse Holder (absolutely vital), 30A ATC Fuses, 10ga wire, Heat Sinks (optional, but help keep motors cooler for longer life), 18v Batteries (although you ideally have extras of these laying around if you're doing this mod), and either a broken tool or extra battery charger to salvage the battery socket from. I believe there is money to be made fabricating a dewalt 20v to 18v adapter (less so the other way around) the 20 v battery is 20v 'max', but (i believe) is basically a juicier battery. I don't always use all of them, but some of the handiest stuff is: Here's an overview of the tool set you'll need to complete a project like this.

#Dewalt 18v battery adapter mod#

This is a relatively simple mod that will add about 50% more speed to your kid's BPRO. Today I'll be converting a Power Wheels battery-powered ride-on toy from 12v sealed lead power to 18v lithium ion power.