(ET) Gel cell batteries

["Hazen, Dwight L" <hazen indiana edu>]

Has anyone else put Gel Cells into the ElecTrak? I was tempted last week at
the battery shop. The had Gel Cells replacements for the T105's Same size,
less amp hours and twice the price of the wet cells that I ended up
purchasing. My last set of flooded cell batteries only lasted three years.
The Gel cells would only make economic sense if they lasted over six years
(or you got them for next to nothing). I need 60 to 80 amps to mow my yard
so a good 220 amp hour battery works very well for me. 


  Dwight

Dwight L. Hazen, Indiana University, UITS 
Bloomington, In. 47408-7378 812-855-5367 hazen indiana edu
http://php.ucs.indiana.edu/~hazen/ ax25 wb9tlh k9iu in noam


> -----Original Message-----
> From: David Roden [SMTP:roden ald net]
> Sent: Tuesday, May 25, 1999 3:02 AM
> To:   'elec-trak cosmos5 phy tufts edu'; 'plaue net66 com'
> Subject:      Re: (ET) Lift motor and batteries
> 
> 
> 
> I am running my ET with six 12v gel batteries connected in series-
> parallel, and I charge with individual chargers for this reason (and 
> also 
> because the GE charger is too gung-ho for the more delicate gel 
> batteries).
> 
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