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Kid's electric car

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  • 29-11-2018 5:37pm
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    Martynet
    Registered Users Posts: 152 ✭✭


    Hi, I bought an electric car for my son few years ago and something happened to it and it doesn't work anymore and I need to find someone who can fix it. I contacted few shops selling these ride-on toys but none of them would help me.
    Do you guys know any electrician or service company which would fix a kid's electric car?
    I live in south Dublin. thanks


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    ED E
    Registered Users Posts: 36,166 ✭✭✭✭ED E


    A quick thing is to pull the 12v pack and check if its critically low. A new pack would sort that. Anyone able to use a multimeter will be able to read that. They can be externally charged with a car charger too if required.


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    Martynet
    Registered Users Posts: 152 ✭✭Martynet


    ED E wrote: »
    A quick thing is to pull the 12v pack and check if its critically low. A new pack would sort that. Anyone able to use a multimeter will be able to read that. They can be externally charged with a car charger too if required.

    Hi thanks for advice but it's not a battery problem. The car runs fine, there is enough power but something happened to the control unit or whatever it's called. Basically too many kids jumped on the car when I wasn't looking and they tried to go up the hill... I could smell like something is burning for few seconds... I turned the car off immediately and left it off for few days. Then I charged the battery and it turned on, but when I pushed the gas pedal and car starts moving, it doesn't stop, when you take the foot/hand off the pedal and it just keeps moving. And the only way to stop it is to turn it off...


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    ED E
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    You could try some of the PC repair places as its close to their ballpark when its board repair.


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    Martynet
    Registered Users Posts: 152 ✭✭Martynet


    ED E wrote: »
    You could try some of the PC repair places as its close to their ballpark when its board repair.

    OK, thanks


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    whizbang
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    Theres a guy in Crumlin that repairs Electric mobility scooters/wheelchairs..
    Found him very good for stuff like this.

    Sorry i can't give you any more details.


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    Martynet
    Registered Users Posts: 152 ✭✭Martynet


    whizbang wrote: »
    Theres a guy in Crumlin that repairs Electric mobility scooters/wheelchairs..
    Found him very good for stuff like this.

    Sorry i can't give you any more details.

    I'll try to find him online. Thanks


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