ElectraGlide
04-03-2010, 05:14 PM
Hi all , I havent been on here in about a year, and some of you may remember I am an original owner from the first days of Segways. Well here's an interesting occurance a techie or battery expert might be able to explain.
About a year and a half ago my "p" model began to experience shutdowns every time I tried to ride it. I switched batteries from front to rear several times...disconnected-reconnected the control column, finally took it to the local dealer who told me I needed a new key....or batteries, that he didnt sell ( all the color keys resulted in the same shutdowns, so he was wrong )....nothing seemed to work. I thought I might need to replace the batteries which were about 5 years old, so I just unplugged the machine, and it sat pretty much forgotten the past 9 or 10 months, maybe longer. Well, last week just for the heck of it I plugged the machine back in to charge it and try it again, and maybe order some new batteries, and guess what.......it is running like brand new !! The batteries are running like they did back when I bought it...there are no shutdowns or warnings, and the ONLY difference is I get a " straight face indication for a couple minutes on the indicator as the machine " warms up"....then it's right back to smiley face! MY fingers are crossed that this continues.....I've been driving it around a few times this week and all seems fine....actually perfect ! Only the tires need regular air refills because they lose a few pounds of pressure over a couple days.
So
Is it possible the battery chemistry needed to sit for awhile then start a new charge cycle ? I left it unplugged to save electricity thinking the batteries were shot and I was going to replace them anyway....now they behave like new. I thought the batteries needed to be left on a charger or they would go bad....mine seemed to do the opposite !!
Steve
About a year and a half ago my "p" model began to experience shutdowns every time I tried to ride it. I switched batteries from front to rear several times...disconnected-reconnected the control column, finally took it to the local dealer who told me I needed a new key....or batteries, that he didnt sell ( all the color keys resulted in the same shutdowns, so he was wrong )....nothing seemed to work. I thought I might need to replace the batteries which were about 5 years old, so I just unplugged the machine, and it sat pretty much forgotten the past 9 or 10 months, maybe longer. Well, last week just for the heck of it I plugged the machine back in to charge it and try it again, and maybe order some new batteries, and guess what.......it is running like brand new !! The batteries are running like they did back when I bought it...there are no shutdowns or warnings, and the ONLY difference is I get a " straight face indication for a couple minutes on the indicator as the machine " warms up"....then it's right back to smiley face! MY fingers are crossed that this continues.....I've been driving it around a few times this week and all seems fine....actually perfect ! Only the tires need regular air refills because they lose a few pounds of pressure over a couple days.
So
Is it possible the battery chemistry needed to sit for awhile then start a new charge cycle ? I left it unplugged to save electricity thinking the batteries were shot and I was going to replace them anyway....now they behave like new. I thought the batteries needed to be left on a charger or they would go bad....mine seemed to do the opposite !!
Steve