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Replace scooter battery (LIKE)
« on: July 21, 2018, 10:50:28 PM »
From Amazon in 3 days..


Brought it to a full charge...



The LIKE200i battery is beneath the floor under your feet.
The battery cover is fastened by 3 phillips screws - a flatblade screwdriver will pop the cover off.


I replaced my old battery with a 230cca battery which is 5mm taller than the stock battery. I cut 5mm off the hold down posts on the underside of the battery cover - then my new larger battery slid in with no issues.



10mm socket removes the terminal screws (NEG. first!), then I used a spring puller hook to pull up the old battery.

I checked my cell phone photo of the starting positions of all the parts, then...
I applied dielectric lubricant to all the connection pieces and attached the POS. leads, then the NEG. leads.



Fastened the battery cover in place - and started the scooter. The increasingly noticeable hesitation at start from the old battery these past 6 mos. - was gone. It fired instantly - as it had for years!

The black wire trailing off left is for the battery tender. I made a thin pad from rebond foam to cushion in the bottom of the battery box.


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« Last Edit: July 21, 2018, 11:05:14 PM by Stig »
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Re: Replace scooter battery (LIKE)
« Reply #1 on: July 22, 2018, 11:08:08 AM »
Stig gets my vote to write the new owner's and service manuals! He gets to illustrate as well!
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