Outdoor Mobility Scooter

Can you recommend a secure and safe way to store a mobility scooter outdoors in a relatively small space

There is no really safe way unless you can lock it into concrete. Any small storage space is easily stolen unless it is. Locking the wheels only prevents someone rolling off with it. I've known several people who have had scooters stolen when they have only left them outdoors for a few minutes - locked and secure in small sheds. One had a neighbor see it hauled off with a fork-lift, but the neighbor thought the shed must have been sold to them because it was in daylight.

2009-04-29 17:38:02 by Mazzz

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...for optimal long term performance and to maximize the number of life cycles with gel type batteries?

Do you charge the battery each night - regardless of whether or not it's drained, or is it better to charge after levels start getting really low?

How long have yours lasted before needing replacement?

As a frequent flyer, I'm aware of the regulations & rules when it comes to batteries, but I've never flown with any medical device other than the manual chair. Have you flown on the airlines with your scooter before? If you have, how did it go? Any damage?

Yes, too many questions...

I'm tentatively looking at some of the 3 wheeled indoor/outdoor scooters but haven't really done my research yet. (I will!) Please & thank you.
Thank you both.
@Melinda: I use a manual chair (no batteries), and am looking into possibly getting a scooter. Sorry for the confusion.

What I have been told, and seems to be true....

In general charge your batteries every time you use them to keep the battery at full charge.

But occasionally - once a month or so - let them run down completely

Mine need replacement about every 2 years, but I get a very long life out of them - more usual is once a year.

I do travel with mine often, and thankfully it has never been damaged. Sometimes they change the settings and I think it doesn't work, but quickly realize it is fine. (They change it so it wheels & brakes are unlocked so it can be rolled - and that means it cannot move when turned on. I panicked the first time this happened until I realized this is what they typically do.)

I roll my scooter right up to the door of the plane. Sometimes I fold it up and they keep it on the plane in the "closet" - other times it gets stashed away. Seems to depend on a number of factors which they do - how much time before the flight, how full the flight is, is the closet already being used (which it often is.)

You do need to allow extra time to get off the plane if you want it to be at the plane door. I usually have to wait about 5-10 minutes after everyone has deboarded for my scooter to arrive. But you can also have it brought to the gate and wait for your scooter in the waiting area.

Chiliswoman

2009-09-18 02:48:23 by another px2

Scooter battery charger 24V 2A XLR
Completely automatic....just plug in and walk away...
Short Circuit Protection which fits most electric scooter.