Freerider FR510DXs2(Kensington-S) - Manual (Page 24)

For convenience your Scooter is supplied with an off
board charging cable. In circumstances when your
Scooter is stowed in your car etc., your two batteries
can be recharged away from your Scooter with the aid
of the 'off board' charging cable (PK90-0401).
The cable links together your batteries and Charger.
Simply connect the two black connectors on your
batteries to the link cable and the 3-pin plug of your
Charger to the 3-pin socket of the link cable.
Connect your Charger to a convenient wall socket, switch on,
your batteries are now being recharged away from your
Scooter.
Batteries are the fuel tank for your Scooter. They provide the
vital energy to power your vehicle. When you ride your
Scooter, the drive motor consumes the energy stored in the
batteries. The battery's energy is gradually reduced over the
period of driving time and will need to be replaced before
you can use your Scooter again.
Similar to the situation with a motor car, in that you need to
replenish the petrol as it is used up as energy, likewise with
your Scooter, you need to replace the used battery energy
by re-charging the discharged battery cells.
tear clause. Any battery faults due to a defect in the
original manufacture will normally become obvious
within the first two months. Any gradual deterioration
in performance after this period is normally associated
with fair wear and tear, mis-use or accidental damage
and, as such, is not covered by the manufacturer's
warranty. (This does not affect your statutory rights).
Note: If one battery becomes faulty during the
guarantee period only that battery from the pair will be
replaced.
CHARGING YOUR BATTERIES AWAY FROM YOUR
SCOOTER
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Why do my batteries require recharging?
How does my Charger work?
CHARGING YOUR BATTERIES AWAY FROM YOUR
SCOOTER
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Why do my batteries require recharging?
How does my Charger work?
Your battery Charger is an intelligent automatic charging
Instrument. Your Charger's robust framework contains a
number of quality components; namely a transformer,
rectifier and complex control circuitry.
The Charger receives the 90/230 volts domestic electricity
supply via a standard 3-pin wall plug and reduces this voltage
down to 24volts via a transformer. At the same time it
rectifies the A.C., alternating domestic current into D.C.,
direct current. This matches exactly, the voltage
characteristics stored by your Scooter's batteries.
Your Charger automatically controls the re-charge cycle from
the moment that you switch it on to the moment the green
'Charge Complete' light on the face of your Charger
illuminates.
When your battery's voltage is very low, the Charger will
work extremely hard to replenish the spent energy. This is
called the 'Bulk Charging' stage. As the battery voltage
approaches 90% of the full charge capacity, the Charger
reduces its output for the final stage of the re-charge cycle.
The time taken from switch-on to the end of the bulk
charging will vary, depending on the amount that the
batteries have been used, or in time their age. At this point a
timer is automatically started, to regulate the final stage of
the charging cycle, this set time ensures maximum capacity
and battery life.
The length of time to re-charge your batteries will vary from
8 up to 12 hours. This variation in time is due to the
following factors:
1. The amount of energy you have
removed from your batteries when driving your Scooter.
2. This is due to the changes in their internal
electrical resistance. Note very old batteries may take
longe to fully recharge.
In most safe domestic environments, i.e. your house, garage
or shed.
Later on in this information, there is reference to the way
temperature variations can affect the performance of your
vehicle. When charging your batteries
practicable, ensure that the battery Charger is close to the
vehicle being charged so that the temperature of the battery
Charger and batteries are almost compatible.
For example, a vehicle may be outside whilst the battery
Charger is inside. It is possible in this situation that the
battery Charger will sense the inside temperature, whereas
the batteries on the vehicle will be at the outside temperature,
resulting in an undercharged situation.
Many factors come into play when deciding how often to
Depth of discharge -
Battery age -
where reasonably
This situation must be
avoided.
Do not expose to rain or spray - for indoor use only.
Where can I re-charge my batteries?
How often must I re-charge my batteries?
Where can I re-charge my batteries?
How often must I re-charge my batteries?
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