Mobility Scooter and Power Wheelchair Batteries and Chargers | All the questions answered.

One of the most asked questions we either in-store or by the phone is battery related so in this video we talk about mobility scooter batteries and chargers and why it can make a difference if you do the right and the wrong things. From Amps, Amp Hours, SLA, GEL, Lithium Ion I hope I cover it all.

DISCLAIMER: Video is for entertainment purposes only. Repairing your own device could invalidate your warranty, I cannot give individual advice on how you can repair your scooter, wheelchair or projects.

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[jonathanflynn]

Hello Ian. This is Jon in New York. I just subscribed to your channel after watching this video.
I just bought a wheelchair powered by lithium ion. It is in brand new condition but did not have the charger.
The seller bought me a new charger. But after seeing your video became aware of the hazards of not using the matching lithium charger. Just want to say Thank You. Jon F.

[tuscaroradave]

Fantastic video by the way!! Super informative and appreciated!!

[nanettebarling]

Hi Ian! I just bought new batteries and the service book says to charge first then ride it around and charge it again for five or six cycles. This is to get the battery temp set. The thing is, they don't tell you how long to ride between cycles. This is just for breaking in new batteries. This is for a Pride Celebrity XL. I bought 2-24v 35Amp gel batteries. I did buy them on eBay from the same guy I bought my last ones from in 2016. No problems with the shipping.
So, what I really need to know is during the break in, how much should I drain the batteries between these charging cycles?
Thanks!!

[corycunningham]

Hayup Ian. Cory from Bristol, UK here. Could you advise me on my upgrade conundrum please? I've just bought a 2nd hand Travelux CT650 (Supernova) that can't cope very well with hills! The scooter is 9yrs old (& presumably the batteries have never been changed - cobwebs underneath the battery cover, honestly). It has 2 x 12v 50ah Lead Acid Batteries. Is it possible to upgrade these batteries to a higher amp, & would I need to upgrade the charger to accommodate this, output of charger 24VDC75A? Any help would be much appreciated. Cheers

[roberthardy]

Bit of an off the wall one here: we are making a flat driven equipment carrier from a mobility scooter. It will be only used occasionally for a day, and then sit for a while. We are in the UK where it gets colder rather than hotter. Storage is only possible in a cold environment but we plan to make an insulated box, whether for the whole thing or just the batteries we don’t know yet and have a dog ‘comfort pad’ to provide background heat inside. Does this sound feasible?
As to batteries this will have lead acid ones but can we change them for something better. We know the charger will need changing anyway.what about LI - ON ones?

[dawnriver]

Excellent video. Thank you so much for posting this information. Very helpful.

[sherlytsai]

very informative video, thank you !!! wish that I live close to you to take my scooter for you to get it fix. Learn lots of advices and informations from this video and definitely will take my scooter to a local authorized Golden dealer. Thanks again.

GREAT, HIGHLY DETAILED, EXTREMELY INFORMATIVE INFO., REGARDING EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW, ABOUT A VARIETY OF MOBILITY SCOOTER BATTERIES! THANK YOU VERY MUCH! GREAT VIDEO!

[bionicnomad]

Hello! Great video! Wonderful information, thank you! I know now what's going on with my batteries. Is it had to open the casing that holds the batteries? The black box? I need to replace my batteries.

[judithbaker]

So you can up grade the battery from 12v12ah to 12v 18 ah. In doing so you can get more diatance??

[garygullikson]

It's scary hot here in SoCal, the front door handle was hot. I got my two Go Go Elite 22ah battery cases out of storage in our motorhome, will keep them charged properly in the house. I'm using a small hand truck to lug them around. Good advice about not trying to resuscitate dead batteries. Too many videos about this.

[garygullikson]

I have a UPG Model 24BC2000T-4, 2 amp 24 volt battery charger. After charging batteries, there is a flashing green LED. The charger's manual is confusing about LED indications. I called Pride, a helpful lady technician told me that flashing green LED indicates full charge and it may go to solid green after more hours. I was also told that this charger can be left connected to battery continuously. Also had conversation with UPG technician, he said that storing batteries in hot car trunk or garage greatly hastens the sulphation process which shortens useful life. If practical, keep battery box in your air conditioned house when not in use.

[fredf.]

Thank you for your tips, have you seen case where jazzy select 6 with new battery, where original charger showing full charge green light, however joystick battery immediately indicator have low battery (only first 2 lights red, and orange light, all green off), when measuring battery they measurement both 25v (12.8v each). hopefully you have answer please . thank you

[greatscotmagic]

Thank you Ian for the very informative video.

I would like to increase the range of my pride go-go scooter, how could I add batteries with larger amp hours to run with the batteries that are there or replace the batteries that are there.
Thank you

[ORJeeper]

Thanks for this video. Can you recommend a lithium battery charger for my Jazzy Select power chair?

[CheryTiggo-jls]

I have a 2amp 24V Lead acid charger from Universal Power Group (UPG) for my pride Mobility Scooter. As 18Ah SLA batteries seems to become more difficult to obtain in our country, my question is whether a same capacity Gel battery may be charged with the UPG charger? Thanks for the extremely informative videos!!

[jaysmudger]

Hi Ian thanks for the video but I require a bit of advice if you could be so kind, my partner has a Sterling Sapphire 2 scooter (3 yr old) which she goes everywhere on daily but appears to be chewing through lead batteries (less than a year 2 x 12v 34ah). She is of the larger size and the area we live in is hilly, I also replaced the speedpot a few months ago cause it was playing up so no issues there now. The question is that I am now considering replacing the lead batteries with lithium but need to know if these are drop in replacements or are modifications required to be made to the scooter? I am aware that I will need a lithium charger and the same 12v voltage on each battery. Many thanks.

[nemracfiftyto]

Lots of useful info here, thanks for the post.

[juancarloslonghi]

Hello!. I have several chargers "Action Speaks louders than words" and "Action simply smart" 24V 8A -both from Invacare for power chair batteries and they don't work; The transformer works fine but does not charge. Do you have the electronic circuit of the chargers? I live in Argentina and there is no official Invacare service to repair them. Thanks in advance!.

[cindybaetzhold]

I began charging the battery for my new scooter. and after a couple of hours found that the charger was extremely hot! Is this normal?