You can recharge a scooter battery when your scooter refuses to start. On average, most batteries do not need to be recharged for at least five years. And this, if you take good care of your scooter. Frequent recharging is a sign that your scooter battery is either poor quality or that you are not taking care of it the way you should. In this article we are just going to focus on how to charge your scooter battery?
Use the correct charger to recharge your scooter battery
Car chargers are not suitable because they have too much power. Also, do not connect the stuck battery to another battery to start the vehicle. You can irreparably repair the equipment. Use a suitable charger that provides the current needed to lightly charge your scooter battery, preferably one tenth of the battery capacity.
What you will need:
Remove the battery from your scooter
Disconnect the battery from the scooter, disconnect the terminal (-) and (); If the battery is a lead acid battery, remove the cap to evaporate the gas and prevent excessive pressure. If the battery is in the lead, remove the caps from the gas campaign; Connect the charger connector (usually red) to the battery terminal of your scooter, then connect the charger connector (usually black) to the battery connector;
Convert the (+) terminal of the charger, usually red, to the (+) terminal of the battery, then even with the (-) terminals of the charger, usually black, into the (-) terminal of the battery.
What you will need:
Adjust the charging current
If the charger has a power setting, set it to one tenth of the battery capacity (for a 60 AH battery, for example, set it to 6 amps). If the charger does not have one, a check is necessary to adjust the charging time according to the following calculation: Battery capacity (for example 60 AH) / Charging current (6 amps) = charging time (10h). Keep in mind that automatic chargers can be a valuable investment because they automatically reduce the load when the maximum battery voltage is reached and do not need to be monitored.
Charge your scooter battery as much as you need.
Connect the charger and let the battery charge the necessary time, determine according to the previous calculation; Once the battery is charged, unplug the charger and remove the clamps in the following order: Terminal (-) first, terminal (+) in seconds; then remove the battery terminal from remove the battery terminal. Remove the clamps in the following order: Terminal (-) first, terminal (+) in seconds. Install your scooter battery and try to start.Remember to unplug the charger before removing the clamps to avoid current sparks which can cause an explosion.
Learn more about your scooters:
Here is an article that serves as a guide and helps you choose your scooter better before purchasing. For this, we give you the details on the characteristics and the different types of scooter.
