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8. BATTERY CHARGING
The charger supplied is special to your Buddy. Never use any other charger as it may permanently damage your batteries and
void the warranty.
1. Switch off your Buddy and remove the key.
2. Plug the charger into the scooter by inserting the
jack plug end of the charger lead into the socket
on the right hand side of the tiller (fig 18 1&3).
3. Push the 13A plug end of the charger lead into a
suitable wall socket and switch on
4. You will see the red light come on the charger
indicating that the scooter is being charged
5. When the red light on the charger changes to
green the batteries are fully charged and the
charger can be disconnected. Once the green
light is on, the charger will automatically stop
charging, so it does not have to be disconnected
immediately, but whenever is convenient. The
easiest way to recharge is by placing the scooter
on charge when you go to bed and taking it off in
the morning. Although the charging process only
costs pence each time, doing it overnight costs
even less if you are on a cheap rate meter.
Fig 18
6. Although to get out of trouble the batteries can be put on charge for a short period of time, continual charging in this
manner will shorten battery life.
7. For the best results and to prolong battery life try to run the battery down by at least 50% before recharging and in
addition it is always best to go through a complete charge cycle each time.
8. Depending on how far the battery is discharged will decide the re-charge time. A full charge can take up to 8/10 hours.
This time may increase as the batteries get older.
9. For the best results your batteries really need to be cycled for their first 10-15 charges. This means run them down as
much as you safely can in use and then give them a full charge. They will not work at their best until this process has
been carried out.
Care! Warning
• Do not smoke or use a naked flame while your batteries are being charged.
• Do not use the charger if it has received a sharp blow, been dropped or otherwise misused in any way. Take it to
a qualified technician.
• Do not dismantle the charger. This will void the warranty.
• Do not leave charger plugged into your Buddy with charger switched off as this may discharge your batteries
• For a complete charge – Do not switch off, unplug or interrupt the recharge cycle until the charging cycle has
completed. Make sure that the charger indicator light is green before you unplug your charger.
OFF BOARD CHARGING
This enables you to charge your Buddy batteries away from the scooter.
Particularly useful when on holiday and staying in hotels. The scooter can be left in the car boot and the batteries taken into
your room and charged overnight. This obviously is also applicable at home and in many other circumstances. The batteries
do not give off any gases so it is quite safe to charge in your room. To use, simply remove the batteries from the scooter and
along with the off board unit and the battery charger take to wherever you wish to carry out the charging. Place the batteries
back to back in the remote unit then plug the charger plug into the base of the unit. Plug the mains lead of the charger into a
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