Hey Community , i really don't do enough fun projects. As you may notice many of my projects have a utility function. Squeegee mops, jarvis vacuums, smart marine fish tank is... well smart lol. So this is just for fun and I hope others enjoy it. I have already contemplated using it as a demonstration tool to get kids interested in technology. . Dang it! This is just for fun , ok I'll try not to get to serious with this. My friend Marty was talking about being able to drive the power wheels around while his kid was in it around the neighborhood. Or if his kid was driving and got to far he's just a button click away from stopping it. We found a free power wheels that had seen some rough years and we gave it a complete makeover. It looks better than new, new Gel cells from power sonic , smart charging and more. I gave it a cool high grass stripe camo.pattern and gave it to his son for his birthday. I'll post a couple pics. He's on the fence about doing the further mods so i searched craigslist.org for another power wheels that had been loved a little too hard. Searching for something with space and power I wanted I set my heart on a f150 , Toyota 4x or jeep 4x4. I didn't find a 4x4 model but f150 was the next best as it had dual gearboxes with rs585 motors. Also a good gel battery and charger was included. Here come some pics...
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I won a auction for a Acer W3 tablet for this project. I need to find a good "long rang" game pad controller. Maybe wifi or a Microsoft 2.4 ghz game pad? I think there are 2.4 ghz spectrum receivers for Windows pc as well.
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Hey Josh,
I've used wireless xbox 360 controllers at 75+ Feet with the official wireless dongle for windows. They are 2.4GHz.
Ah ha ! That's what I will grab then. 75 foot range is plenty for this project. I will try to find a good deal on a Xbox 360 controller , rechargeable pack and the windows wireless receiver. Does anyone know if ARC can use the Xbox 360 headset as a mic for voice control? That would be awesome.
Lol Yep I tested it and it works!
Here's a forum post about it.
Sweet! I will pick one up soon as I get a chance. Thanks for the tip!
I think that this guy has a upgrade gearbox and aluminum first gears for heavy duty use. Apparently they are for racing.
http://kidcarsandparts.com/power-wheels-327/
I emailed the guy to see if I can get a set of orange gears and aluminum first gear. The orange gears are a thicker nylon with metal bearings so they are not as likely to strip or break.