Re: (ET) Electric Toro

["Christopher Meier" <mr23 mn rr com>]

You didn't say what the dimensions are of the battery 'area'.
This one may work:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1836403546
I received one two days ago from a previous auction.  'New' these
go for over $100 last I checked.  The one I have arrived with 12.25v
on the terminals.  I charged it, but haven't had time to cycle it yet.
This weekend probably.  This is essentially the same battery that is
in my B&D CMM650 12v mower, which has a 6 year old battery
that had a weak cell at the end of last year.   I did a 'Lee Hart' to
it this spring, charging  it for over 24 hours at about 16v at low
current (<1amp).  It seems to have come back, I haven't checked
it's capacity yet, but it has been mowing the yard fine this year.

-Chris

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Anthony Bailey" <abailey clas net>
To: "Electric Tractor list" <elec-trak cosmos phy tufts edu>
Sent: Friday, June 14, 2002 5:09 PM
Subject: (ET) Electric Toro


> Hello all, in addition to my WheelHorse C-185, I also have an old 
> Toro carefree electric 16. I've been trying to find more info on it 
> but with not much luck. The  label with the model and serial number 
> is long gone. The info on the motor is as follows...
> 09843 23 M030MM
> 2 28 75
> 12V
> 
> The guy I bought it off of was using a lawn mower 12V starting 
> battery in it, needless to say it didn't last very long, so I put in 
> a 12V deep cycle trolling motor battery, still doesn't last very 
> long. I've contacted Toro without much success. Does anyone have any 
> idea where I can get more info. I had thought the trolling motor 
> battery would work, but it didn't for very long. I may also need to 
> get a different type of charger as the one I'm using is a inexpensive 
> 6V/12V charger from walmart.
> Thanks for any info, Tony
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