By Dan MacMillan - Wed May 25, 2016 12:24 pm
- Wed May 25, 2016 12:24 pm
#139990
Hi everyone,
I recently acquired two Hedstrom Probe VIs, both is relatively nice shape, and need some help getting them going for my boys. Any assistance would be much appreciated.
1. In the battery compartment is a wiring harness with the plug pictured in my two pictures below. This plug originally then connected to a Y-cable, which then connected to two 6V batteries. This is depicted in the scan from the manual, which is also below. I do not have this Y-cable for either toy. Given that they are relatively rare, I'd rather not cut off the plugs, but instead make an adapter to connect a modern battery or batteries.
Does anyone know where I can obtain a male version of this plug? I've searched the web without success for a 4 connector plug like this, with the "D" pins oriented as they are in the picture.
This toy originally had two 6V batteries connected, and has a slow/fast button. I would like to connect a single 12V battery if possible, but am wondering if this switch worked by disabling one of the batteries in the slow mode. Regarding batteries, we have another vehicle which uses the grey Fisher Price 12V batteries, and we have a few of those and a charger, so I'd like to configure the Probe VI for use with one of those if that makes sense.
2. These toys were apparently catching on fire, and were recalled : http://recalls.justia.com/infants-and-c ... /img/5568/
My units are in the recalled range. They fix was apparently to add a fuse to the wiring harness, and a kit was being distributed by Hedstrom at one time. I don't have any more detail than that, however. I know that they grey Fisher Price batteries have a fuse in the battery housing. Will that satisfy the need, or should I also add one to the Probe VI harness itself? Obviously, I want to do this safely, so any thoughts appreciated.
Thank you very much!
-Dan
I recently acquired two Hedstrom Probe VIs, both is relatively nice shape, and need some help getting them going for my boys. Any assistance would be much appreciated.
1. In the battery compartment is a wiring harness with the plug pictured in my two pictures below. This plug originally then connected to a Y-cable, which then connected to two 6V batteries. This is depicted in the scan from the manual, which is also below. I do not have this Y-cable for either toy. Given that they are relatively rare, I'd rather not cut off the plugs, but instead make an adapter to connect a modern battery or batteries.
Does anyone know where I can obtain a male version of this plug? I've searched the web without success for a 4 connector plug like this, with the "D" pins oriented as they are in the picture.
This toy originally had two 6V batteries connected, and has a slow/fast button. I would like to connect a single 12V battery if possible, but am wondering if this switch worked by disabling one of the batteries in the slow mode. Regarding batteries, we have another vehicle which uses the grey Fisher Price 12V batteries, and we have a few of those and a charger, so I'd like to configure the Probe VI for use with one of those if that makes sense.
2. These toys were apparently catching on fire, and were recalled : http://recalls.justia.com/infants-and-c ... /img/5568/
My units are in the recalled range. They fix was apparently to add a fuse to the wiring harness, and a kit was being distributed by Hedstrom at one time. I don't have any more detail than that, however. I know that they grey Fisher Price batteries have a fuse in the battery housing. Will that satisfy the need, or should I also add one to the Probe VI harness itself? Obviously, I want to do this safely, so any thoughts appreciated.
Thank you very much!
-Dan