Comments on: How To Charge A Mobility Scooter Battery

By: Abel

Abel — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 23:25:06 +0000

I have a craftmatic comfort as well and have the manual and I can photocopy and send it to you but you need to send the money to make copies. I am also having problems with scooter. The motor which turns the wheels needs replacement and I don’t know where to get the spares.

By: mick

mick — Sat, 01 Oct 2011 20:27:25 +0000

i have a craftmatic comfort coach iv got new batteries how long is needed to fullycharge and if not used do i still charge got a meter on back dont fully understand got no manuel

By: stephanie

stephanie — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 14:48:44 +0000

Hi – for mike mother-in-law who has sterling. Her batteries have gone I had the same prob. I just paid £220 for new ones.. Good luck.

By: Lindo

Lindo — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 20:18:07 +0000

I recently bought a secondhand scooter from a mobility shop. It has a display panel of a series of red lights showing it to be fully charged. I still charged the scooter after 3 uses for 12 hours and 24 hours the next time. But, on both occasions the charger light stayed yellow with a red light too. When I asked the mobility shop they said I had overcharged it! There is no manual to refer to and the makers website is not sufficient. HELP !

By: MIKE

MIKE — Sat, 02 Jul 2011 12:22:57 +0000

Hi,my mother in law has had a Sterling mobility scooter in her garage for about two years without it being used. She has asked me to try to get it going again for her, but when I plug the charger into the scooter, the charger itself has a flashing light and constant beeping sound, which only stops when you disconnect it from the scooter again.
I do not have a manual, and have no idea about the condition of the batteries.
Can anyone suggest what the problem may be ?
Thanks.

By: Barbara

Barbara — Fri, 27 May 2011 18:15:06 +0000

HI – I use a Rascal taxi 4 (4 years old , but I’ve onl had it a few months.) and I am find ing all this conflicting advice about charging thee batteries most confusing. Thrown into this is that someone else said I should condiser a 3-phase charger, and leeave it on all the time. But thias is not practical.

ALSO — has anyone yet sorted a way to use solar panels to ccharge? We use our caravan a lot in the suummer, on sites with no hook-up, so this wouldd be a big bonus for me.I tries putting my battteries on, vvia my charger and an inverter, from a well charged leisure battery, but it sounded such a loud alarm I hastily disconnected it! Sensible comments and Ideas would be welcome

By: Contax

Contax — Tue, 26 Apr 2011 02:37:29 +0000

Hi Dom, I don’t think I would risk a normal car battery charger but I do use the intelligent electronic chargers from Aldi & Lidl to charge my 12v car booster packs with 17ah SLA battery and works better than the small charger supplied with them. (They are similar to the expensive CTEK chargers)the charger switches to maintenance charge when fully charged and can also do a pulse charge to revive batteries that won’t normally charge (almost dead), they were £12.99 each when on offer. The manual says suitable for lead batteries with an electrolyte solution or gell up to 14ah & 120ah modes, charge at 0.8 to 3.8 amp on 12v. (0.8 amp on 6v motorcycle)
This way would require 2 chargers to charge both at same time, I think they are great chargers so I got 1 from Lidl then saw 1 reduced at Aldi in sale to £9.99 and could not pass a bargain by.

By: Dom

Dom — Sun, 24 Apr 2011 18:28:11 +0000

Hello,
I would like to charge my batteries of the scooter. 12v 50Ah lead and gel.
Can I use a 24v car/motorcycle battery charger?
I know I will have to bridge the two batteries (+)to(-).
Or, may I be able to use two seperate 12V car/motorcycle chargers?

Many thanks, Dom

By: Contax

Contax — Wed, 24 Nov 2010 03:46:37 +0000

Hi Don, I have my Pride Celebrity X Sport I bought when I was bad but now I have got pills back I can manage short distances so only ran scooter once, it’s 2 years old now, I used to switch charger on each month and the fully charged light come on each time after 5 mins.
I have spoke to a couple of the battery manufacturers but they are not helpfull, I now charge it for about 18 hours about every 6 weeks, it still shows full charge in about 5 mins. then just trickle charges as the charger is inteligent so I understand can’t overcharge but recommends maximum 24 hour charge. Hope it helps.

By: Don

Don — Mon, 22 Nov 2010 17:59:33 +0000

Hi, My mother has a Shoprider Sovereign Mobility Scooter. She does not use it during the winter time but has been advised to charge her battery twice a week for 8 hours each time whilst not in use. Is this right, surely the charge wont drop that quickly.