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Post by mike932 on Apr 4, 2016 19:24:21 GMT -6
I heard that you should trickle charge your battery once a month even if you ride your scooter often. Is this true?
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Post by Alleyoop on Apr 4, 2016 19:43:12 GMT -6
That is False UNLESS of course your scooter charging system is not working right. If your scooter charging system is working it will charge your battery when your riding it. A good 30 minute rides will usually charge yp your battery. If your putting it away for the winter all you need to do is Start it up once a week no accessories on or once every two weeks and let it idle for 15-20 minutes and it will charge up your battery. If your going to be away for more than two weeks then get a TENDER charger which will moniter the charge and charge it when it drops to a certain level and you can keep it on for months.
I do not ride in cold weather so my Trike is always in the garage but I start it once every week or once every two weeks and let it charge up the battery idling for 15-20 minutes. The only time I put my JUNIOR TENDER charger on is when we go to Florida for 1 or 2 months at a time.
Alleyoop
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Post by mike932 on Apr 4, 2016 20:02:10 GMT -6
Alley, when you get a new battery, do you trickle charge it until it reads 12.6 volts?
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Post by Alleyoop on Apr 4, 2016 20:11:37 GMT -6
Whenever you get a new battery ALWAYS charge it before slapping it in. I usually let them charge overnight on trickle charge. You can give them a quick charge for a couple of hours but then I recommend charging them fully.
Alleyoop
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