The Rome Electric Bicycle User’s Guide
TPS Training Bulletin
Page 14
Battery Care
Follow these suggestions to maintain your battery’s optimal performance. If you do not
follow these suggestions, your battery may lose its ability to maintain a charge and might
have to be replaced sooner than would otherwise be necessary.
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Charge it:
Charge your battery immediately after riding it.
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Full Charge:
Do not allow the battery to run down completely and lie in storage
without a charge. This significantly reduces the battery’s lifespan and may cause
damage.
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Keep it Charged:
When being stored, charge the battery occasionally to make sure
its power supply does not run down. Charging it once every 21 days should be
sufficient.
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Storage Conditions:
Store the battery on a flat, cool, dry surface. Do not allow the
battery temperature to drop below 10 degrees Celsius for extended periods of time.
Warning
DO NOT place your battery on concrete.
Concrete drains the
battery’s power and will neutralize the lithium compound. Placing the
battery on concrete for any length of time will likely result in the battery
being drained of power and possibly losing its ability to store electricity.
Cold Weather and your Battery
Below 10 degrees Celsius, the battery will not work as well as it would in warmer
temperatures. While Lithium-Ion batteries perform better than Lead-Acid batteries in
temperature extremes, both will experience reduced performance in cold temperatures.
Also, repeatedly riding the e-bike in cold temperatures may cause your battery to have to
be replaced sooner.
