Shoprider 858WM manual Batteries & Battery Charging

Batteries & Battery Charging

Batteries

The Shoprider 6Runner Powerchairs are designed to operate on two 12 volt/36Ah or 75Ah sealed lead acid aka SLA (AGM or gel-cell type) maintenance free batteries. The life of the batteries may be affected by temperature, terrain, weight of user, driving methods, and care of batteries. The active user will need to charge the batteries after using approximately 30% of battery capacity. As an inactive user, only using from once a week to every other day, the recharge point would be at 50% of discharge (Refer to Figure 8). For extended battery life, it is highly recommended that these guidelines be followed. You cannot over charge the batteries.

•Active users: Charge daily

•Occasional users: Charge your battery before any outing and always after active use.

*Keeping the batteries charged extends the life of the batteries* SLA batteries should be kept fully charged at all times. They must not be left in a discharged state if the unit is not being used for some time or the batteries will be permanently damaged and will no longer hold a charge. The SLA batteries should be checked once a month and kept charged as needed. Typically SLA batteries have up to about 400 charging cycles.

Red Bottom		Amber Middle		Green Top
3 Bars		4 Bars		3 Bars
Flashing. Danger, you must		From 30%	- 50%	Full battery charge.
stop and recharge	the
		discharge.	Batteries

batteries. Failure to do so		will
may result in damage of
		need charging.
batteries.
	NEVER DISCHARGE BATTERIES TO RED BARS OF INDICATOR!

Figure 7

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