This is the second part to the Modified Scooter video. This video covers all the parts you will need in order to make this work. Hope you guys find this one a little bit more interesting. 
Modified Scooter part 2
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@cannon8800 Charge times for the 18 volt drill batteries that I used in this video are less than one hour. They are heavy duty NICD. for the lead acid batteries it takes me about four to six hours to charge at 1.6 amps, and charging voltage at 42.6 volts. So in the end I think its actually a hard decision because you have to wait about 4 to six hours to play for only 30 to 40 mins on the scooter, or wait 30 to 40 mins to play for about twenty to twenty five mins.
@LouDog27 When charging SLA’s you may hear boiling sounds inside the battery because one battery might have been charged a little more than the other so it has to even the system out. (no matter how many batteries there are, as long as it’s more than one) They are heavy built. I never had leaking problems and i did have high speed accidents and the batteries fell out and struck the ground, causing deep scratches but no leaking. I get about 30 to 40 mins of ride time believe it or not.
@LouDog27 Drill batteries are a lot better than SLA’s but they are super expensive. There are these dewalt batteries called A123 that can get up to 500 degrees Fahrenheit without bursting into flames. They too are expensive. I’ve see tons of vids in youtube of people overvolting their esc’s but in the end they burn up. Ive seen people buying higher voltage esc’s and keeping the stock motor. It works longer but there’s a lot of strain on the entire system. Possibly breaking everything. Yes 50A sw
So the downside to SLA’s heavy, and you have to buy a new charger and controller bringing the total to $150 like you said. You also have the risk of overheating and leaking charging at 36v.
With the drill batteries you’re out probably $150 with the charger, but you faster recharge times right? What about ride times? I’ve been told that less amps = less ride time. You could always add an extra battery parallel to fix this. Of course taking the deck off everytime you need to charge is annoying
Right. I bought an e300 off ebay this spring and it already needs new batts. My daughter has a vespa lookin razor with the same batt and motor but it is slower. I think the 300 sat around and there went my sla’s your drill batteries are $80/pair w/out charger, 3 SLA’s @7amp are $60. I’ve been told you can still use the 24v speed controller AND 24v charger with a 36v SLA setup. I would trust the motor being overvolted, but that’s it. So you ditched the drill controller for a 50amp switch right?
@LouDog27 You sure did your research man. Good job
I dont use my scooter anymore but if i wanted to it would still work. The only problem is the longevity of the lead acid batteries. They should last about 48 months if taken real good care. And make sure that you have a good switch. I bought a 50 amp switch a long time ago and it lasted forever. Just buy thick gage wires so it wont heat up too much and possibly melt the wires.
So from what I can find the drill batteries are 2.2amps or less. The sla’s are 7amp stock. Your low amps but increased voltage should give you a decent run time. The fact the batteries are unmodified and can charge quickly is a big plus. You need 4batts, 2 in parallel and a speedometer. I won’t include the possible chain upgrade. I don’t know much about these things, I just want to make mine fast for cheap.
@theboss123ism Thanks dude, the two batteries that I used were 18 volts each.
Nice! Goooood vid! you are the only one who modified his scooter and SHOWED us how to! Ummm i have a simple question. Why did you say it’s gonna be 36 volts if in the beginning, you took two 10 volts batteries from the drill? please reply back
p-s: You’re other vids are cool
@cannon8800 np lol my bad i thought the first one didnt get through
@digtydog32 Thanks again man
@digtydog32 Thanks dude
awesome job my man dont even worry bout talkin so long i like the way u explain
good job man that was awesome dont worry bout length it was worth it thumbs up!!
it looks like hes just peeled the insulation off each end of the wire and wrapped it around the battery terminals
Also im sorry for all these comments but I keep forgeting things uhm where did you get those batteries and where can i get them?
I just mean I need help on how to wire the two batteries together. Where would I get a wire like that, and how did you connect them. Did you use tape or glue or…. i dont know what im doing really thas why i sound stupid. Can you help me?
dude your so awsome
i have a question
ive got the exact same scooter as you and I want to make it go faster.
how can I do that?
do i do what you do in your videos?
thanks dude
great job!
ooo well cool then
yeah I know haha. But I dont use those tiny cordless drill batteries. I use three 12 volt 8 amp hour batteries that last me about 45 to 50 minutes of ride time. It’s very nice.
it would be awsome but ure battery would decharge itself pretty fast, anyways have a good time and hope u get them ligth neons
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hey it works fine i did it on my razor mini chopper
lol I dont know about that.