{"id":39872,"date":"2022-04-06T13:18:20","date_gmt":"2022-04-06T05:18:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.karmamedical.com\/?p=39872"},"modified":"2023-03-14T14:46:12","modified_gmt":"2023-03-14T06:46:12","slug":"5-top-tips-for-extending-the-life-of-your-wheelchair-battery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.karmamedical.com\/2022\/04\/5-top-tips-for-extending-the-life-of-your-wheelchair-battery\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Top Tips for Extending the Life of Your Wheelchair Battery"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are 5 key ways to maintain and use lead-acid batteries. In this blog, we are going to explain the different ways that might shorten the life of the battery as well as how to maintain it:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How to correctly charge the battery<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What to do when driving uphill<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How to manage the wheelchair load<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How to maintain the motor<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What is the correct driving method<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-1180740387\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1982504278\" class=\"col small-12 large-12\"  >\n\t\t<div class=\"col-inner text-center\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_48942840\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner dark\" >\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.karmamedical.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/5-top-tips-for-extending-the-life-of-your-wheelchair-battery.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.karmamedical.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/5-top-tips-for-extending-the-life-of-your-wheelchair-battery.png 800w, https:\/\/www.karmamedical.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/5-top-tips-for-extending-the-life-of-your-wheelchair-battery-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/www.karmamedical.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/5-top-tips-for-extending-the-life-of-your-wheelchair-battery-768x576.png 768w, https:\/\/www.karmamedical.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/5-top-tips-for-extending-the-life-of-your-wheelchair-battery-600x450.png 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#image_48942840 {\n  width: 73%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1. How to correctly charge the battery<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The general rule of thumb when it comes to lead-acid batteries is that, if you have used them, you should recharge them. No matter how much or little the battery has depleted. <\/span><span style=\"color: #d83131;\"><strong>Do not let the battery become completely flat before charging it<\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #d83131;\"><strong>.<\/strong><\/span> If you wait until the battery is almost depleted before charging it, it will drastically reduce the life of the battery.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"row align-center\"  id=\"row-637481401\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1014994116\" class=\"col small-12 large-12\"  >\n\t\t<div class=\"col-inner text-center\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_800923629\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner dark\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#image_800923629 {\n  width: 73%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2. What to do when driving uphill<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Driving uphill will consume more battery compared to driving on flat ground. Of course, if you cannot avoid driving uphill then just make sure to keep an eye on the battery level so that it doesn\u2019t get too low and charge it as soon as you can! <\/span><strong><span style=\"color: #d83131;\">Don\u2019t use the maximum battery energy or speed when driving uphill and avoid long periods of driving uphill. <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-1447748589\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-2096269324\" class=\"col small-12 large-12\"  >\n\t\t<div class=\"col-inner text-center\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_1513443031\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner dark\" >\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"510\" height=\"285\" src=\"https:\/\/www.karmamedical.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Driving-uphill-1.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.karmamedical.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Driving-uphill-1.png 510w, https:\/\/www.karmamedical.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Driving-uphill-1-300x168.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 510px) 100vw, 510px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#image_1513443031 {\n  width: 70%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-580766811\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1336026643\" class=\"col small-12 large-12\"  >\n\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">3. How to manage the wheelchair load<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The heavier the load on the electric wheel, the higher the power consumption. For example, if you load the wheelchair with heavy items or someone rides on the back of the wheelchair (as pictured) the wheelchair will require more power to power it. If it can be avoided, try not to overload the wheelchair or exceed the maximum weight capacity. <\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-505044775\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-150928507\" class=\"col small-12 large-12\"  >\n\t\t<div class=\"col-inner text-center\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_250675894\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner dark\" >\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"377\" height=\"404\" src=\"https:\/\/www.karmamedical.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Overloading-the-wheelchair-e1649224935973.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.karmamedical.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Overloading-the-wheelchair-e1649224935973.jpeg 377w, https:\/\/www.karmamedical.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Overloading-the-wheelchair-e1649224935973-280x300.jpeg 280w, https:\/\/www.karmamedical.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Overloading-the-wheelchair-e1649224935973-300x321.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 377px) 100vw, 377px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#image_250675894 {\n  width: 32%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">4. How to maintain the motor<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If there is a problem with the life of the battery, it doesn\u2019t necessarily mean that it is broken. Sometimes the motor will consume more power than normal because heavier loads of it have come to the end of its service life. Check your battery performance every 6 months, paying special attention to any abnormal sounds in the rear of the chair.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">5. What is the correct driving method<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Similar to a car, abruptly stopping and starting whilst driving will consume more battery power compared to a consistent and smooth drive. Sharp turns around corners will also consume more power compared to gradual turning. When moving around in confined spaces, opt to use a slower speed to avoid constant stopping.\u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"color: #d83131;\"><b>Low tire pressure will also increase power consumption so ensure that the tire pressure is sufficient for a smooth drive.<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Regular battery maintenance = longer battery life<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The most important thing to remember is <\/span><span style=\"color: #d83131;\"><b>to not let the battery become completely flat before charging it<\/b><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. This is the most important thing to remember when it comes to lead-acid batteries.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you let the battery run flat before charging it, it will seriously decrease the life of the battery! If you still encounter problems with the battery after following these maintenance suggestions, you can <\/span><span style=\"color: #008080;\"><a style=\"color: #008080;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.karmamedical.com\/contact\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">contact Karma customer service<\/span><\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">!<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There are 5 key ways to maintain and use lead-acid batteries. In this blog, we are going to explain the different ways that might shorten the life of the battery as well as how to maintain it: How to correctly charge the battery What to do when driving uphill How to manage the wheelchair load [&#8230;]\n","protected":false},"author":52647,"featured_media":46117,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538,583],"tags":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.karmamedical.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39872"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.karmamedical.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.karmamedical.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.karmamedical.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/52647"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.karmamedical.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=39872"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/www.karmamedical.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39872\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":39898,"href":"https:\/\/www.karmamedical.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39872\/revisions\/39898"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.karmamedical.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/46117"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.karmamedical.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=39872"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.karmamedical.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=39872"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.karmamedical.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=39872"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}