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My friend gave me his old electric scooter but I’m trying to find the make for it to get a new charger but I cant find it anywhere?
I can’t find the make of it online or on the electric scooter is there a way to find so I can get the right charger
5 Answers
- ?Lv 62 weeks ago
If you could Post a pix of the battery. we might guess at it. A batt with six cell covers = 12volts. Most have voltage/Ahrs on one side.
Even if we get A/hrs wrong, if a 12v battery; a 2 amp trickle won't overcharge it. I think most use a AGM glass mat type, not wet cell; so no acid splashing.
As far as end/terminals go; you can always use battery clamps off an old set of jumpers. Small 12 volt wall cubes and chargers, even laptop chargers, abound at thrift stores for about $2 each. If handy with a solder iron, the correct connector , even off the wrong voltage 'cube, can then easily be adapted to the correct charger.
Watch Polarity! Even if you guess wrong on conn. size; you are only then out $2. Buy several if uncertain. Donate the ones that won't fit. back. Get ones that say they put out 1 amp or so; more than 1,000 mA. If over 12 volts; might need to use two; one on each battery. Hassle But cheaper than $49-$100 or so for factory specific charger..
If Given to you, good chance one or more batteries sulfated, wont recharge, any way. Post a pic, Borrow a voltmeter, open saddle, take off that cover. If room, those garden tractor batteries are beefy, and a bargain. At The "Zone and Batteries Plus. A bad battery can be charged a week, but still not show full voltage Or will drop sharply on load.
I was offered a Hybrid, free, batteries shot, they were $$ and Hi Voltage, Nothing to Toy with.
- ?Lv 72 weeks ago
There are three common battery types: lead-acid (wet), absorptive glass mat, and lithium iron phosphate (LiFePO4). The wet and AGM batteries use a standard battery charger. The lithiums use a special charger. Look at whatcha got. Wet batteries must have de-ionized (distilled) water added as needed. They die if allowed to run dry. Get a digital multimeter (DMM). The fully-charged voltages are wet 12.6 volts; AGM 12.9 volts; Lithium 13.6 volts. Old batteries that won't fully charge should be recycled and replaced.
- Anonymous2 weeks ago
There are probably specifications printed on the side of the battery.
- Anonymous2 weeks ago
Most scooters use 12 volt batteries so you can simply use a car trickle charger connected directly to the battery
- jimanddottaylorLv 72 weeks ago
Where the charger plugs in, it should tell you how many volts . If you can find a charger with the right end on it, and the right voltage , all should be well. Try Good Will or some such place. They probably have 100's of them ...cheap.