Battery Charging And Care; Charging The Battery - Mercury Owner's Manual

6. BATTERY CHARGING AND CARE

6.1 CHARGING THE BATTERY

There are two methods which can be used to charge the battery pack on the Prism:
Method 1: On-board Charging (see photograph
overleaf)
Follow the procedure below step by step:
1. Turn the power switch to (OFF)
2. Plug the charger's power cord into the mains.
3. Open the charging socket cap on the scooter's
tiller head. Then connect the charger's round
plug to the charging socket
4. Switch on the plug socket.
5. The chargers LED will illuminate orange to
indicate the batteries are charging. The
charging duration is about 8 hours. To ensure
optimum performance a 12-hour charge is
recommended.
6. The orange LED will turn green when charging
is complete.
7. Turn off the charger, disconnect the power
cord and the round plug from charger socket on
the scooter.
Mercury Prism Electric Scooter
Main Circuit Breaker (Reset Button)
When the voltage in your scooter's batteries becomes low or the
scooter is heavily strained because of excessive loads or steep
inclines, the main circuit breaker may trip to protect the motor
and electronics from damage.
The arrow shows the location of the circuit breaker on the
photograph (left).
Under normal operating conditions the circuit breaker button will
be protruding 2mm – 3mm. If the circuit breaker has tripped, the
button will be protruding by 7mm. To reset the circuit breaker,
push the button in and the scooter should function as normal.
Method 2: Off-Board Charging (see photograph
overleaf)
Follow the procedure below step by step:
1. Turn the power switch to (OFF)
2. Lift out the battery pack from the scooter using
the handle on the pack.
3. Plug the charger's power cord into the mains.
4. Plug the charger's round plug into the charging
socket of the battery pack
5. Switch on the plug socket.
6. The charger's LED will illuminate orange to
indicate the batteries are charging. The charging
duration is about 8 hours. To ensure optimum
performance a 12-hour charge is recommended.
7. The orange LED will turn green when charging
is complete.
8. Turn off the charger, disconnect the power cord
and the round plug from charger socket on the
scooter.
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