Re: Thanks a Million: A 'Scooter Story'

mea305 wrote:
I want to take this time to thank those who responded to my inquiry
concerning the placement of batteries in a parallel circuit; the
situation concerns my scooter, which I desperately need in order to
navigate my little world. Some of you may recall my name, as I dealt
with a different issue concerning this scooter some time ago. In spite
of not being helped by the 'brick and mortar' place I bought the
scooter, the problem was eventually found; a friend of mine found that
the wiring to the fuse was all corroded. Go figure!

In any event, a friend of mine came by today to hook up the two other
batteries; everything is fine. I certainly couldn't do it. I can't even
lift one of the batteries without experiencing pain.

Now -- the question turns to recharging. I am assuming, because the
'unit' is still being considered a 12-volt system, that my charger,
which is an excellent one from UPS (charges 12 volt systems such as
mine in about 4 hours), that the charger will recognize it as such. Am
I correct? Am I also correct to assume that it will probably take a
little longer (perhaps almost as twice the time) to recharge, given a
situation when the batteries are in need of a full charge?

Most chargers have circuits that prevent their self-destruction so you should have no problem using your existing charger with the new configuration. Yes, it will take longer to charge now.


I did read one respondent's concerns -- about the risk of the
batteries' demise, should they 'blow up.' I don't doubt that this can
happen, although I have yet to see a battery meet its death in this
way.

What happens if you connect two automobile lead-acid batteries plus to minus and minus to plus is the production of enormous short-circuit currents that generate intense heat. The heat produces gas (hydrogen, etc.) under great pressure that can cause either or both batteries to explode. Caution should always be the order of the day.

So, I am assuming that 'all systems go.' The scooter works fine;
the 'idiot light,' when I first had the other batteries hooked up,
registered about 3/4, which is about right, considering the state of
all of the batteries when it was done. Thanks again -- Mark


Good luck.

Chuck

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