How to maximise battery life (missing images and also needs sprit checking)

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Maximising your battery life is key to ensuring your barrow performs at its best. In this article, we’ll explore steps you can take to make the most of your batteries. For detailed guidance on caring for your batteries, we recommend reading our [battery storage guide] and [battery charging guide]. This article focuses on tips and checks to help you optimise battery performance.

Check Tyres for Optimal Pressure

The most important step in maximising battery life is ensuring your tyres are sufficiently pumped up. Under-inflated tyres create unnecessary resistance, wasting a significant amount of energy. Properly inflated tyres allow your barrow to roll with minimal effort.

Optimal Pressure: Pump your tyres up to 20 psi for the best performance.
Regular Checks: Tyre pressure should be checked frequently, especially in colder months when tyres are more prone to going flat.

Switch Off When Not in Use

Get into the habit of turning off your barrow when it’s not in use. Even when stationary, the barrow may draw a small amount of energy unless switched off.

If you’ve barrowed to your swim and plan to explore nearby swims on foot, switch off the barrow while you’re away.
Turning the barrow on and off only activates a small LED, which uses negligible energy compared to leaving the barrow running unnecessarily.

Use Common Sense with Speed Settings

Speed settings can have a significant impact on battery consumption. The faster you set your barrow, the greater the energy draw—but it’s not a linear increase. The power required grows exponentially as speed increases.

Set a Walkable Speed: Adjust the barrow’s speed to match a pace you can comfortably walk at. Setting it too high and letting the barrow drag you around the lake will unnecessarily drain the battery.

Avoid Overexertion: Letting the barrow pull both you and the gear places extra strain on the motor and drains the battery faster.

Minimise Resistance

Other seemingly minor factors can also impact battery life.

Check for Dragging Items: Ensure nothing is trailing along the ground, as this increases resistance and wastes energy.
Inspect Connections: Verify that all battery connections are secure. A poor connection can result in inefficient power transfer and unnecessary battery drain.

Troubleshooting and When to Seek Help

Following these steps will make sure you are doing the most to maximise the battery life available to you. If you’ve followed all these steps and still aren’t getting what you need out of your batteries there may be a fault or you could be asking too much of your current set of batteries.