Presently, MK are the best batteries on the market, and the most expensive. Another issue that may or may not apply is urine that works its way into the battery compartment and when heated can produce an odor. Overcharged batteries may begin to expand or enlarge. At that point, the batteries are defective and should be replaced. Best Wishes In a message dated 3/24/2016 5:35:53 P.M. Central Daylight Time, [email protected] writes:
Happy Easter and this Holy Day is why I went ahead and paid out of pocket…… ..not missing it because of my batteries. I believe my dead ones are MK and the new ones have 1 yr warranty but not sure what brand they are. I go very little but have charged my last ones every night. My caregiver did mention my charger was pretty warm a few weeks ago so she untangled the cords and was fine after that (or so we thought), then the pungent odor visited last week…….I have one smart plumber J My brother is going to clean all connections, etc. tonight when he replaces the batteries…… Nicki From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Thursday, March 24, 2016 5:14 PM To: [email protected]; [email protected] Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] BATTERY PROBLEM New batteries are only warranted for 6 months from most battery manufacturers. I believe that MK Batteries will offer you one year. Battery manufacturers are as different as beer makers. What brand of batteries are you using in your chair? Batteries should be charged every night overnight after you are done with your chair for the evening. Check your charger to be sure that it is not over heating during the battery charging process. You could also have a friend check the connections on those batteries to be sure they are all "nice n tight" Loose connections affect the charging of your batteries and make your charger work harder. Happy Easter.... its a major Holiday. Best Wishes In a message dated 3/24/2016 3:42:43 P.M. Central Daylight Time, [email protected]_ (mailto:[email protected]) writes: Last week on Monday and Tuesday morning my house smelled like sewer gas/sulpher/rotten eggs. Called a plumber and he couldn’t find anything but while chatting and looking around he asked what kind of batteries I had in my chair. I decided not to charge my chair Tuesday night and Wednesday morning there was no smell. Called wheelchair company and told them my scenario and they suggested using spray air to clean out the charger. We did that, nothing really came out and plugged charger in Wednesday night. No smell until this morning. Anyone else have similar issue and was it your batteries, the charger or both? I was outside yesterday and my chair has shown full battery bars every day, however, my chair wouldn’t move and looked at joystick screen and it says low battery. Chair did not charge last night and obviously hasn’t charged for at least a week. Wheelchair vendor can’t come out until Monday to assess the chair, then order batteries etc, will have to schedule another day to install once they come in……………they don’t do emergency calls. Spent $340.76 out of pocket for new batteries………..should I be looking for a new wheelchair dme company or is this just the way it is? I just can’t believe they couldn’t loan me batteries to get me through the weekend, nor would they sell me any. Nicki
