First, I purchased a tube for one of the wheels. I put it in and tried to inflate it. POP. I got another tube. Same thing.
Next, I tried to charge the batteries. I was told (at least this is what I remember) that one of the batteries was okay and the other dead. Well, I plugged in the charger hoping to charge at least the good battery. The charger hummed but didn’t seem to do anything. I then pulled both batteries to find that they only read .4V So basically they are both dead. I am unsure if the charger works at this point. I’m trying to desulfate both batteries to see if I can revive them.
To counter these setbacks I decided to buy new tires and some solid inserts to replace the tubes.
If the batteries don’t get fixed by desulfication then I’ll be on the hook for 2 new batteries at about $120 a piece. Then I should be able to test the control box and motors. If those don’t work then I’ll have to start over and consider all this money lost.
So today I spend about $15.00 on tubes, $80 on 2 new tires and the solid inserts. I also bought 2 4×2 pieces of mdf for about $20.