battery issues

I think that the red light or amber in my case kicks in when the drain is high as much as when the batteries are low. However it does kick in more often when they start down. I would say as long as you charge them at 12volts or more they are not damaged by the amount of discharge. That's just an opinion.

If you run them down to 11.5 where they are really drained then you probably will lower the life on them. If you leave them over the winter uncharged or even store them a few days without charging after a ride, I think they will be damaged.

Again just an opinion based on what I have read.

My batteries will start out about 26.5 now. I bought a second battery maintainer from wallymart. I can charge the pack at one time by putting one on each battery. They are more hardy than the ones with scooters. I found that out the hard way.

I think the first couple of volts from the scooter type chargers drain off quickly though I can;t be sure. After you take them off the charger wait an hour then read them for a true charge strength. It should read about 26 to 27 volts.

I would say so. Mine are pretty new and read about 26.7 after a rest. I would say yours are fine. The pack I had from my grand daughters scooter which was bad read 12.87 after a short rest. It should have read 13.25 so it was starting at about half charge.

bill I would say you are pretty much at the limit of the battery but not dangerously low. I'm told anything in the 12 range is an acceptable drain. Below 12 you can do some damage to the battery's life. I have no way to know how true that is though. At 11.75 to 11.5 you are pretty much flat. They say to try to avoid that.

1. Do you have any idea what the amp hour is of your lawn mower batteries. Any of the ratings would be good to know.

2 Have you ever run them down and if so how far did you go before it happened.

3. Are they sla or flooded cell. most of us have wondered about those flooded cells batteries.

by the way welcome to the forum...

I would guess that it is a pretty heavy duty motor. I think they can wind those things for different rpms from the same voltage. So it would hard to tell without the specs.