The option of right battery for your wheelchair greatly depends upon the type of your equipment and the usage of the chair. If it is for a long ride, your battery may let you down if it is not adequately powered and you will be left stranded. So, the right option is of preeminent point to actively power your vehicle, especially for off road and terrain operations.
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There are inevitable needs to reconsider such as long lasting power within a covenant casing weighing less and occupying less space that will go into a small place below the seat. If the battery of the wheelchair does not come with the purchase, you may have to buy and fix your own battery for which you ought to know details about the type available to suit the singular wheelchair, in consultation with the constructor of both the battery and the wheelchair to fix one extra type to fulfill all your needs. When you buy battery at your risk, you may have to take the certify of both manufactures so that certify lapses may be avoided.
Car batteries could be a tempting option in view of its economy. But they tend to removal great energy as starter batteries giving off power without being fully discharged. Your requirement is for a sustained yet uniform removal of power to keep the unit moving, discharging the power fully, as a deep-cycle type, without damaging the function of the battery. While charging also it should not be charged for more than 24 hours, lest it could be constantly damaged.
In choosing the battery chargers, it is good to go for self-operating version, which monitors the charging automatically shuts off the source when fully charged, as against the manual type, which needs constant attention. If unattended, the manual type tends to damage the battery if over charged. The life of battery depends entirely on the usage and when indication is there about inefficient and weak execution know that it is time to replace the battery.
24 Volt deep removal lead acid batteries of gel cell type is invariably the option of all the wheelchairs and they almost work for about 9 to 14 months or 365 cycles per annum. There are quite a few chargers in the market that can be mounted and charged, while the user is sitting on the unit. These on board chargers are protected from explosions and short-circuit.
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