Battery is one of the most important components of electric skateboards. Include 12 volt scooter battery 48 volt scooter battery. At present, lithium batteries account for a relatively high proportion of the electric skateboard market. Compared with lead-acid batteries that only have a life span of 1 to 3 years, lithium batteries generally have a life span of 5 to 10 years. Although it is not necessary to maintain, as long as the use of norms can also keep the battery life in about 5 years. However, if you want to use it for more than 10 years, maintaining the battery is essential, which not only increases the durability, but also improves the safety. In this regard, Veymax still recommends that you, learn ways to maintain lithium batteries, here are a few ways to share.

How long do electric skateboard batteries last?
Lithium batteries usually last about 5 years, which is twice as long as lead-acid batteries. Of course, its lifespan depends a lot on individual usage – after all, riding a skateboard 4 times a day is not the same as riding it once a month.

As for how long you can ride on a single charge, it depends on the range of the electric skateboard you buy. Generally speaking, off-road boards are able to last a few short trips on a single charge, but this also takes into account the distance you travel. If you use your electric skateboard for frequent trips, you may need to charge it once or a few times a day, plus you can keep track of what happens the first time you use it, and after that you can adjust your charging and travel schedule to suit your trip.

Generally, the range of the electric skateboard is indicated within the product information. For example, Veymax X3, with a maximum speed of 46Km/h and a range of 28Km, can last about 35 minutes of continuous riding at maximum speed. However, most people won’t use it up to the maximum speed, so choosing to use the X3 for a day of traveling for fun and charging it once a day is more than enough.

Tips to maintain and extend the life of your electric skateboard battery
1. Prevent the battery from being fully discharged and overcharged.
The normal cycle of charging and discharging lithium-ion batteries is about 500 to 800 times, and lithium-ion batteries at the end of their life should be recycled and disposed of accordingly in accordance with local laws.

Do not leave the device completely without power. If the lithium-ion battery is too low, it may permanently damage the lithium-ion battery. So just plug it in and charge it at your convenience whenever possible.

Some people advertise that lithium-ion batteries should be fully charged for 12 hours before the first charge, however, lithium-ion batteries should not be done this way, and this will affect the life of the lithium-ion battery instead.

Maintenance Tip:

Under normal circumstances, when the power is too low, the skateboard indicator and the remote control display will have a reminder, and this is when you have to replenish the power in time, although the power is too low will not lead to direct safety accidents, but the excessive use of the lithium-ion battery will cause damage to the structure of the lithium-ion battery over time. In addition, full can. Although lithium battery charging will not be overcharged, it has internal circuit protection, lithium batteries are most afraid of high temperature problems, more than 40 degrees of temperature will reduce the lithium-ion batteries can be charged into the amount of electricity.

2. Always use the appropriate charger
Use the appropriate charger to charge, avoid high current.

The chemical activity of lithium batteries is much more active than lead-acid batteries, and the requirements for chargers are higher, once the use of miscellaneous chargers or unsuitable fast chargers, not only on the service life of lithium batteries themselves, but also because of overheating, resulting in diaphragm damage and short-circuit and explosion.

If the charger is lost or damaged and can not be charged, you can buy a new adapted charger from the official website.

3. Avoid charging in high/low temperatures and closed environments.
Please charge the battery indoors at an ambient temperature of 5℃ to 35℃. If the battery temperature is below 0℃ or above 60℃, the battery will not charge. Also, do not use the battery when the ambient temperature is lower than -10℃ or higher than 40℃. Otherwise, the battery may be damaged or the battery performance may be weakened.

When the battery temperature is 0℃~15℃ and 45℃~60℃, the battery capacity may decrease and the charging time may increase. Normally, the battery charging capacity decreases at low temperatures.

When charging an electric skateboard, do not charge it in a hot environment or in a closed space. This not only depletes the service life of the battery, but also poses a safety hazard. It is recommended that all board friends, in the higher temperature of the summer try to choose the night charging, this time the ambient temperature is relatively low, can reach the lithium battery charging the best 25 ℃ or so.

Although the lithium battery discharge, its low temperature resistance compared to lead-acid batteries is better, but in the charging time, low temperature on the battery is actually more damage. Because, once the temperature is below 0 ℃, lithium batteries will precipitate “lithium dendrites”, which not only affects the battery life, once too much, but also may puncture the diaphragm within the lithium battery, the risk of spontaneous combustion is elevated. And hot weather charging at night, on the contrary, charging in the winter such a low-temperature environment, try to choose the daytime charging, in most places in our country, even if it is the winter daytime temperature is generally not less than 0 ℃, so that charging to reduce the damage to the lithium battery. 4.

4. Avoid charging when the battery is overheated
Lithium batteries are actually the same as lead-acid batteries, with both cold and heat properties, and lithium batteries in the process of charging and discharging, will release heat. In order to avoid excessive heat, board users should pay attention to, please do not just finished riding the electric skateboard, immediately charging, at least left about 30 minutes before charging.

5. Do not wet the battery
It is strictly prohibited to let the battery come into contact with any liquid, please do not immerse the skateboard in water or make it wet. Do not use the machine in the rain or in a wet environment, otherwise it will lead to spontaneous combustion of the battery and other dangers. This is basic knowledge, but sometimes the weather is cloudy or sunny, causing you to ride in the rain for a while, please pay attention to find a safe place in time for more rain, and dry the surface of the skateboard that is wet by rain in time, to avoid rainwater seeping into the battery box.

6. Do not disassemble the internal battery
If you do not have much skill in disassembling electrical appliances, please do not disassemble the battery and controller or load and unload the battery. If your electric skateboard does not start and you suspect that it is caused by a damaged battery, it is best to purchase a replacement part of the same model and replace it, or consult the technical service of the brand of the skateboard.

7. Avoid leaving it fully charged for a long period of time and recharge it regularly.
If you do not use your electric skateboard for a long time, it is recommended that you remove the battery and store it in a cool, dry place at an ambient temperature between 15℃ and 25℃. Do not store the battery in a place that is too hot or too cold. When the lithium battery needs to be stored for a long period of time, you need to charge the battery to about 80% and unplug it from the power supply (please do not charge it to 100%), in which case it can be left for about three months without too much damage to the lithium battery. If the storage time is too long, you need to replenish the battery halfway, charging to 50% can be.