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Originally Posted by Don M
If you leave the batteries on the machine for a year and don't plug it in, the machine will run the batteries down and possibly damage them, but if you remove them from the machine, you can store them for a year (or two) with a 50% charge and they will still show a 50% charge when you put them back on the machine . . . . no harm done
Don
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This advice is 100% false. I would encourage anyone seeking guidance to visit Segway.com, and under the support tab, download the Li-Ion Battery booklet. This booklet is inserted into every battery box sent to a dealer, and should be passed on the the customer after purchase.
If someone follows your advice of 50% SOC, the voltage will fall below the safety cutoff and the batteries will not accept a charge, which will produce a red light condition. A very costly mistake.