A few days ago I purchased a Toro 22" Recycler mower to replace a 15 year old Toro that finally couldn't be revived this season. My question is about the self-start feature (BTW, I love it!)
The manual states that after the initial 24 hr charge (which I've done) to charge the battery monthly (every 25 starts). Well, these aren't quite equivalent for me, i can restart 10 or 12 times during one mowing of my lawn. So my questions are:
1) How do I tell when the battery needs charging -- is it as simple as "when it won't turn the engine over?"
2) Will the battery be harmed if I charge it too frequently, say just plugging it in the night before I'm going to use it? Or should I always let it "run down" before I recharge it?
3) Can it be accidently overcharged it I neglect to unplug it?
4) How long might it be before it will no longer hold a charge?
I'm just remembering the early days of rechargeable hand tools when you could either damage or shorten the life of batteries if you didn't follow certain exact procedures...also, I'm asking this in the general forum -- even though I'm speaking about a specific brand the questions themselves seem pretty generic.
Thanks!
The manual states that after the initial 24 hr charge (which I've done) to charge the battery monthly (every 25 starts). Well, these aren't quite equivalent for me, i can restart 10 or 12 times during one mowing of my lawn. So my questions are:
1) How do I tell when the battery needs charging -- is it as simple as "when it won't turn the engine over?"
2) Will the battery be harmed if I charge it too frequently, say just plugging it in the night before I'm going to use it? Or should I always let it "run down" before I recharge it?
3) Can it be accidently overcharged it I neglect to unplug it?
4) How long might it be before it will no longer hold a charge?
I'm just remembering the early days of rechargeable hand tools when you could either damage or shorten the life of batteries if you didn't follow certain exact procedures...also, I'm asking this in the general forum -- even though I'm speaking about a specific brand the questions themselves seem pretty generic.
Thanks!