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Originally Posted by MTOBATTERY
Hi! I can tell you from my dealings over the years the more the Segway is used the better success you will have with the batteries. Batteries that are stored on the charger at full voltage will degrade faster than a battery stored at a lower voltage/charge level. I have also noted the internal impedance of the batteries increases after long periods of charging without use. I am unsure of your circumstances but if you can cycle the "backup" unit into use 1-2 days a month it will certainly be a long term benefit to the battery health. Take care.
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Sounds like an excellent opportunity to develop and offer a long term storage charger that would automatically cycle the batteries once every 10 days, as well as charge them for a few hours each day...maybe even keep them at a non-peak charge level until the user pushes a button to peak them off a couple of hours before use...