12 volt battery reads 6 volts

[somerandomguy1]

good morning,

Like the title says how can i improve voltage

Cheers

Jorge

 

[Lubener]

Forget it, It's scrap.

 

[64bawagon]

If you had a good charger you might try rehabilitating it but most likely you will need to take it to the store and exchange it for another similar one to get the voltage you need.

 

[atikovi]

good morning,

Like the title says how can i improve voltage

Cheers

Jorge

Some details?

How old is it?
How long has it been discharged?

 

[somerandomguy1]

It had 12 volts like a week ago. Sometimes it wouldnt power the electric power wheels, so i woul stimulate it with a 110 v direct wire. I added distilled water as it was empty. The chargeris a 1 amp charger and it doesnt charge it.

 

[atikovi]

Did you leave a light on? A battery doesn't go from 12 to 6 volts in a week for no reason.

 

[somerandomguy1]

It looks a bit expanded. Nopei use it on power wheel cars.

 

[wwillson]

The battery is junk, you'll need to replace it.

 

[mk378]

The water going away means overcharging -- either the charger is bad or you're using a manual charger improperly-- and as stated the battery is toast. You need a new battery. You'll have better results with a small automatic charger instead of the simple manual one that comes with a Power Wheels toy.

 

[atikovi]

Nopei use it on power wheel cars.

Not like they are expensive. $32 for a new one. https://www.ebay.com/itm/202691137954?epid=4031745188&hash=item2f315551a2:g:QAQAAOSwM6VcreZD

 

[somerandomguy1]

I see youtube videos on how to revive batteries

 

[JC1]

How often has this vehicle been used and how old is the battery? I've been running a charger on my batteries once every 10-14 days to keep them topped up.

 

[mk378]

i woul stimulate it with a 110 v direct wire.

That isn't likely to do anything but make acid blow up in your face. Don't believe everything you see on youtube. Don't believe most of the things you see on youtube.

 

[atikovi]

i woul stimulate it with a 110 v direct wire.

Please have a camera rolling if you do.

 

[kc8adu]

hold my beer and watch this!

 

[bonjo]

how about buying another faulty 6v battery and connecting it in series

Being serious, sounds like some of the cell plates have died or cracked (in case of flooded battery). Personnaly, I would buy a new battery.

 

[meep]

I see youtube videos on how to revive batteries

Just because it’s on YouTube doesn’t make it true. It’s a goner.