Hi all
I'm extremely new here, my background is in electronics and radio so I am familiar with a lot of things.
I've just got my first "2nd hand" mobility scooter and while I know it's not the same as a powered wheelchair I am hoping someone might be able to help
The scooter stalls in grass, I'm 17Kg under it's maximum weight so it might be part of the problem,it also slows down a lot climbing hills,
It has new batteries in it, 12V 12Ah X2 ie 24V 12A
I'm going to check it out later and find the speed adjuster pot and turn that up, but I suspect the main problem might be the batteries and
I'm hoping changing from lead acid to Lipo4 or even lto batteries could make this mobility scooter a decent runner that will have a longer range and not stall when its under pressure from hills etc
The main problem I have is the new batteries have to fit inside the original battery pack "swmbo" insists that it stays like that
Has anyone any suggestions on which batteries to make the new pack out of?
I often buy from China and I don't mind waiting for the delivery.
Other than the batteries what's the best (cheap) way to charge making sure I can monitor the current etc, I did read the bit that says don't use a BMS
The size of the SLA batteries is 151mm Width 99mm Height 100mm each battery
Lewis