Page 1 of Batteries for mattell power wheels ride-ons, US vs. UK

Not really a special offer or anything, just an on-going US/UK price difference, so sorry if it`s a bit OT, but...... I had to get new 6V batteries for a childs ride-on Jeep. Called mattell here, they were very helpful in offering to take 76 quid off me for a pair of these. I got put in touch with an electronics place in the states, mouser.com, and they sent me 2 for USD 16.67 each, including one-week postage! at todays FX, thats about £9.10 each! good old rip-off britain..... mouser even sent them separately so there was no risk of hitting customs limits. very good helpful service from them, mainly by web, but i called on the phone a couple of times for technical details and they were excellent. just in the hope it may of use to any other parents reading this board....

For future reference, you can also get these from cpc or maplins.

Had a customers UPS fail the other week, APC wanted £120+vat to collect, replace batteries, and return. About the same cost as a new UPS.

Bought 2 new batteries from Maplin around £5 each, fitted within 10 minutes and they are a higher capacity than the old ones so should run for longer.

All the best

Ger.

yeh i work for a electrical retail outlet and i order these batteries almost weekly for customers from cpc.co.uk excellent prices just for future ref

Can also recommend CPC, been using them for over 15 years and never had a problem I`ve not been able to sort out. Excellent service.

Hi,

I`m looking for 2 6V NiCd for a power wheels bike. Do you have the product ID on Maplin or CPC as I can`t find them.

Does anyone know what the recall fault was they had a while ago?

ta

most battery packed are sealed lead acid rather than nicad jelly type there are loads on cpc website choose what ampere and voltage you require and it even gives you the dimensions of the battery itself 8)

Hi, OP back, the recall fault was apparently to do with the fuses which in the old ones were moulded into the battery tops, loads of american kids reportedly just replaced then with tinfoil when they blew, which then overheated, burnt, etc etc, perhaps the vehicles have to work a little harder pulling american kids around! anyway i tried it on getting the free replacement batteries, no luck, the UK power wheels people said the recall was only for the states (is it that kids are more expendable here, or that the lawyers in the states are more assiduous?...) and from the US it seems the replacement was more of a modification anyway. Plenty more info on google search. cheers