Warm Weather really nice for battery life?

[LeonardoNYC]

Hey all. It's been almost obscenely warm here in NYC lately..all the better for gliding really. I know how our Seg's batteries hate cold weather but do they love warm weather? I am not sure if it's just that I am gliding a lot better and not using the limiter as much (if ever) but since this hot weather has come to NYC I am getting about 20% more mileage from the batteries. Or is it once you get past a certain outdoor temp (say like 70F?) that there's really no benefit?

Just curious.



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[pt]

i've found that my riding experience (getting more and better over time) has almost doubled my range since i first got the ht. so it could be a bit of that and the temperature. i would say it's more battery friendly riding.

cheers,
pt

[Lohja]

quote:Originally posted by pt

i've found that my riding experience (getting more and better over time) has almost doubled my range since i first got the ht. so it could be a bit of that and the temperature. i would say it's more battery friendly riding.

cheers,
pt


pt,
Have you published the ways to extend battery life?

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[pt]

lohja-

i think there have been a few posts about this from myself and many people, but here's the best thing i've seen yet:

http://www.segway.com/connect/ask/answers/ask_062003.html

cheers,
pt

[Sunday]

I've often wondered about the motors getting hot. This is a problem in the little inline motorized scooters like the Xooter and the Zappy. I imagine the HT's motors are a little higher quality, since I haven't read any posts on this yet. But I will be looking out for any posts from folks in Arizona, Texas, and other warm places to see if this proves to be an issue.

Does the manual mention anything about this as a possibility?


Sunday


Mark Sunday

[stevew]

I've found that the speed limiter does a good job protecting both motors and batteries. On long steep uphills it kicks in quite readily for me especially on hot days and a full load onboard. I know the batteries have internal temperature and voltage that the computer can look at. All in all it seems pretty bulletproof.