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Can't charge battery

How does one charge batteries?

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  • Anonymous May 11, 2010

    Did you just get this chair? Have you ever charged the batteries on it before? Do you see the plug on the bottom of the joystick? That is where your battery charger plugs in. Do you not have the charger?

  • Anonymous May 11, 2010

    Give me the modle number and full model name. Mike

  • Anonymous May 11, 2010

    Do you not have a battery charger? The plug for the charger is in the front bottom of the joy stick.

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At a minimum your batteries need to be charged for 12 hrs a day for the first month if not they will not build the capacity and will dwindle and die for example it is at only 25% capacity it says it fully charged but will die quickly this happens because it is charged to its full capacity but that is only 25% of the batteries true potential resulting in short battery life. The best thing to do is contact your dealer, as I think you won`t be able to charge the batteries on your scooter as they will have no power. Thething with scooters is to put it on charge when not in use.

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