Charging electric scooter batteries?

[stuntpenguin007]

I picked up an as-is electric scooter at a garage sale for $10. The person running the garage sale told me it was found on the berm during spring clean-up, but they couldn't get it running because they didn't have a key. I brought it home and hot-wired it and got it started up. It runs now, but it's pretty weak. I think the batteries on it are pretty much dead, but it didn't come with a charger.

Can I charge it with some other charger (modded to fit)? I'm not really sure how battery charging works, so I figured I'd ask before I go and blow up the batteries. It's the 2 port plug version found here: http://www.electricscooterparts.com/xtr ... parts.html

It charges 3 12V batteries in series. I've read that the charger stops it from overcharging, so I guess that would be a problem if I tried rigging something up myself.

 

[Spoleyo]

well its worth a shot..a dead electric scooter for $10 is the only thing on the line here...so just try it out and see . let me know how it works out too!

 

[DcMc]

Car battery charger on the lowest amp setting. charge overnight and you should have no problem. (this is ONLY if the batteries are 12v!!!)