The original Power Wheels 12 volt battery listed its capacity as 9.5 Ah (Amp Hours). The capacity however, was indeed different! The batteries are still being manufactured by Leoch for Fisher Price. The nominal voltage obviously remained at twelve volts. Remember, they seemed heavier, so the information I sought was going to prove two things: I’m not getting as weak as I allowed myself to believe and there was a material difference between the new arrivals and what was available all throughout 2017 and earlier.Ĭomparing the information side-by-side I confirmed the model number remained the same: 00801-1869. I began scanning for the battery specification label. There was no other distracting information around the logo. The new Power Wheels logo with the lightning bolt prominently displays by itself on one side of the battery. I initially wrote that off as me getting older and weaker.Īs the team started packing the individual orders, I immediately homed in on a visible alteration-the stickers had changed! The all gray colored battery with red silk screening and red font stickers now had blue colored stickers. The cartons, each containing six 12-volt batteries, seemed to be heavier. It is what they DIDN’T tell us about the 12V Power Wheels battery that came as a shock! Power Wheels 12 Volt Battery DiscoveryĪs we received our latest Power Wheels battery shipment I thought I noticed something different. But ultimately, the price increase was not the big shocker. As battery specialists this price increase was not unexpected lead prices rose steadily over the previous 18 months. What changed with the Power Wheels 12 Volt battery? Back in the fall of 2017 we were grumbling over the enormous price increase instituted by Fisher Price for their Power Wheels batteries.
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