Power Wheels 12-Volt Rechargeable Battery

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1. 228 of 233 people found the following review helpful

   
   Batteries work fine, April 20, 2009

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   DadOf3 (NY) –

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   This review is from: Power Wheels 12-Volt Rechargeable Battery (Toy)

   The battery will work fine for 2-3 seasons provided you keep it charged.
   My kids have enjoyed these for years, A new battery will last most of the day, and I do have hills. By the third season the charge won’t hold very long.

   The quickest way to ruin lead-acid batteries is to discharge them deeply and leave them stand “dead” for an extended period of time. When they discharge, there is a chemical change in the positive plates of the battery. They change from lead oxide when charged to lead sulfate when discharged. If they remain in the lead sulfate state for a few days, some part of the plate does not return to lead oxide when the battery is recharged. If the battery remains discharged longer, a greater amount of the positive plate will remain lead sulfate. The parts of the plates that become “sulfated” no longer store energy. Batteries that are deeply discharged, and then charged partially on a regular basis can fail in less than one year.

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2. 75 of 87 people found the following review helpful

   
   I should have listened to the feedback and not bought it, September 22, 2009

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   J. Clarke (Virginia) –
   
     

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   THIS WAS A BUST. I purchased this to replace the original battery that came with my daughter’s Barbie Jeep. The original battery lasted about 3 years and worked very well before running out of juice. I read several reviews that concerned me saying that the replacement battery went dead very very quickly. Well, that’s exactly what happened to me . . . I read and followed the instructions closely, in terms of how long to charge initially, and then subsequent charging as well. We got about 3 charges out of it, and that’s it. I ended up throwing away the Jeep, and I’m taking this battery and the original battery to the dump, where they have a station to recycle old batteries. Amazon cannot take this product back . . since it is a hazardous material (acid), but, kudos to them, they credited me the purchase right away. I don’t know what to tell you on this one . . . it could be the batteries they have are old shelf batteries; it could be something wrong with our Jeep itself. . . BUT . . . if it can happen to me (and others that I read about), then it can happen to you. We’re going to purchase an upgraded vehicle from here and not fool around with replacement batteries anymore. GOod luck.

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3. 14 of 16 people found the following review helpful

   
   Great Price!, April 27, 2010

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   New Mommy (Central, NY) –

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   This is a great price for this replacement battery. We left our jeep in a freezing cold shed all winter because we didn’t read the directions. The battery needs to be stored in a warm place when not in use…oops!

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