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BATTERY USE AND MAINTENANCE
Failure to properly use, charge and store the batteries will void the warranty, and may
cause a hazardous situation. DO NOT use this battery with any other vehicle or appliance.
Use of this battery with any other product will void the warranty, and may create a
hazardous condition that could cause a fire resulting in severe injury or death,
and property damage.
WARNING!
Never short circuit the discharge terminals of the batteries, ie touching the contacts
together via a tool, etc. A short circuit will damage the battery and could cause a fire
resulting in severe injury or death, and property damage.
WARNING!
Keep the battery away from excessive heat and/or open flames. Avoid long term exposure
to direct rays from the sun.
CAUTION
Protect the batteries from water or other moisture. If the batteries become wet from rain
during use, dry as soon as possible. Remove the batteries from the bike before washing.
CAUTION
To avoid damage to the battery, never subject it to intense physical shock or
severe vibration.
CAUTION
Never open the battery box. Doing so could damage the battery & will void the warranty.
WARNING!
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BATTERY CARE AND DISPOSAL
Your OSET features a 24v drive system, with 2 x 10ah lead acid batteries joined in series to
make the 24v. It is very important that the batteries are kept ‘balanced’. If one battery is
driven to a lower voltage than the others, it can have the knock on effect of it undercharging,
while the other batteries in the system overcharge to compensate.
This will have performance repercussions, and will affect the life of the batteries. The
charger is treating the batteries as a single 24v battery rather than individual batteries
making up a pack.
OSET recommend using a ‘multimeter’ to monitor
the health of the batteries. You will be able to easily
and instantly see the charge of each battery. A fully
charged battery should read between 10.5—13.0v
on a multimeter. A reading outside of this range
could indicate a fault with that battery.
If different batteries show different readings then
the ideal course of action would be to ‘balance’ the
batteries
(see below).
The multimeter is also very
useful in diagnosing any electrical problems on the
bike.
OSET recommend ‘balancing’ the batteries
periodically. This can be done with a 12v smart
charger, such as the CTEK charger from OSET.
Each 12v battery can be charged individually this way.
We are confident that you will enjoy many miles of pleasurable riding with your OSET electric
bike batteries. However, batteries do eventually wear out.
When this happens, we urge you to properly dispose of your used batteries.
For guidance regarding proper disposal of your batteries, please contact your local dealer,
distributor or the customer service department at OSET.
In the USA you can find very useful information regarding used battery drop
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off sites from
the Rechargeable Battery Recycling Corporation (RBRC) at www.rbrc.org or through their
official program www.call2recycle.org.
For UK customers, please visit www.recyclenow.com to find your local recycling centre.
BATTERY DISPOSAL
