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Battery Care and Maintenance
What to Expect of Your Batteries, Ideally
The battery is a sealed lead-acid type, with a gel electrolyte. With
normal use, it can last for well over 300 charge/discharge cycles.
Know that normal use should mean partial, and not complete
discharging. If you employ “shallow” discharge cycles, using less than
30% of battery’s capacity, the battery can achieve up to 1,200
charge/discharge cycles.
Thus, it is good to charge the battery after each ride. A partial discharge
will require less time on the chargers.
What to Expect, Realistically
The battery can keep its performance for about 200 charge/discharge
cycles, with high current and deep (80%) discharging. The storage
capacity of the battery will decline after 200 times recharging. If you re-
charge the battery before it is exhausted, you will dramatically extend the
battery’s cycle life.
In Summary
Always try to recharge the Battery Pack within 24 hours after use to
maximize battery cycle life and prevent damage.
What’s Inside Your XB-420M Battery
The Battery is composed of four 12 Volt, 20 Amp-hour capacity
batteries, in series, for a total capacity of 48 V, 20 Ah.
The component batteries are a standard, commercially available size.
Keep three things in mind, however, should you choose to service your
battery.
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