You need continued mobility when transporting yourself from one place to the next. To make sure your power scooter or wheelchair stays running, you need an uninterrupted power supply.
You also you need to know how to choose the correct APC battery replacement when changing it becomes necessary. With the right advice, you can keep your mobility device running for as long as possible.
Four Tips on Choosing the Right Replacement Battery
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Make sure it fits your scooter or wheelchair.
This is best done by ensuring that you match the model number of your scooter or wheelchair with the number of the APC battery product listing. You might want to check your owner’s manual or call customer support if you are not sure which one to buy.
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Find out how much power it gives.
Deep cycle batteries often provide better performance for heavier-duty use. These are often used in power chairs, scooters and other mobility devices. However, you might instead just require a general-purpose battery. It depends on how fast and far you want to travel when using it, but you also need the correct one for your low-speed vehicle.
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Determine required voltage.
For instance, some types of gel batteries require a different voltage than standard APC battery replacements. It also is important to make sure you buy one that is powerful enough but not too powerful. You need to move, but you also do not want to burn out your machine.
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Keep safety in mind.
Only use batteries certified according to FCC, Energy Star or similar standards. This will ensure your total safety while traveling on sidewalks, down driveways, and in parking lots. Your safety also is paramount when driving street-legal go-carts. Protect yourself at all costs because it decreases chance of accident, injury or death.
When to Replace your Scooter or Wheelchair Battery
If you notice you cannot travel as long as you used to, it might be time to change your battery. Likewise, you need to change it if your device does not seem to accelerate as fast as it used to. If you had your battery for more than a year and you use your machine all the time, it would be wise to have it tested now.
