"Jumping off"* your scooter

[taz001]

Have you ever successfully started your scooter with the help of another fully charged battery because yours was dead/low("jumping off"*) wirhout damage? This is a yes or no answer question fellas. Either you have or haven't. Not "yea, but I'd never do it again 'cause (enter name here) says it'd damge it..........etc.


Everything about "jumping off"* a scooter is "opinion" based on experience. You own the scooter, do what you feel comfortable with. My experiences have shown me that "jumping off"* a scooter is perfectly safe, given some caveats. 1) Be extreamly careful to observe polairity. If you reverse the leads, POOF! up in smoke could go your scooter. It surely would take out the charging system. 2) Don't "jump off"* your scooter from a running car. The charging system on a car is capable of producing surges that could damage your scooter's charging system. 3) Never, Never, Never jump off a scooter with a gas leak...........BAD juju that. My experiences have shown me that all instances of damage to a scooter when "jumping off"* are caused by operator error. My experiences have shown me that a scooter can very easily be damaged while "jumping off"* if done incorrectly. My experiences have shown me that if a scooter has a short, or other wiring defect, "jumping off"* will let out all the magic smoke that makes the scooter run correctly necessitating extensive repairs. Yes, I've "jumped off"* my scooter successfully without damage and will continue to do so with, as always, extreme caution.

*Definition(for all the trolls): "jumping off" - the act of assisting the dead or low battery to start your scooter with another fully charged battery.