Charging buggies
- 23 January 2010 17:3038582I am wondering if the forumites can help me. When I went to buy a new larger buggy (I am a large lady!) I was told that it has to be on charge virtually all the time when not in use. As I live on the top floor of flats (no lift right to top) I got special permission to charge it in a communal area, but this is clearly impossible if it has to be on charge for so often for so long. Can anyone tell me if this advice was good? I had planned to put it on charge for a few hours a couple of times a week. Incidentally I thought charging buggies was a good title, given the rep we have!!
- 23 January 2010 22:0038603I can't answer your question Diana but the title did make me recall my brother charging down the High Street with a double buggy and clearing the pavement when my twin girls were babies.
Phil West
If at first you don't succeed, use a BIGGER hammer!! - 24 January 2010 02:2938608Hi Diana
I fully charge my buggie a couple of times a week, I have to leave my buggie on the pavement as this is the nearest I can get to a socket, usually go into town a couple of times, on one charge, and it gets me home OK, and I live at the top of a steep hill
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keith - 24 January 2010 08:4738614I have no real practical advice to offer Diana but wondered if the batteries are easily removable as say like they are on a motorbike. Batteries can be very heavy so it all depends I guess on how heavy they are. But if they werent too heavy you could remove them and take the batteries into the flat and charge them that way.
Yes Sheila certainly whizzes about town on her buggy..high octane rocket fueled councillor
email: dover7@msn.com - 24 January 2010 08:4838615When sheilas around clear the street lol
- 24 January 2010 09:0838616Did I see her with a snow plough attachment or was it just some unfortunate that got in the way
- 24 January 2010 09:2138617Good one David and Keith, I could'nt get anyone to lay in front and help me move the snow, very un-obliging, unfortunately Paul you cannot charge the batteries off the machine
Sheila - 24 January 2010 12:0238626At present, that is what we do, my poor old decrepit husband has to heave them up the stairs, a couple of times a week and indeed they are heavy. This is sufficient for the smaller buggies but as I said, I was told that this is not enough for the bigger ones, and also, you cannot remove the batteries on these.
Thank you for the advice Sheila. - 24 January 2010 20:0338668PaulB wrote, in Post #5: "...easily removable as say like they are on a motorbike."
It's obvious you've never tried to remove one from a PanEuropean then! Remove a panier, remove both halves of the seat, remove one side panel, remove retaining strap, remove cables, remove battery. It's a right pain in the backside!
Phil West
If at first you don't succeed, use a BIGGER hammer!!