Re: (ET) et question on mowing distance

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

Add extra batteries in a weight box?

Use a solar panel canopy?

Mimimize use of the speeds with resistors?

Don't wait until the grass is long, loading the mower deck motors more?
If the grass is long, make two passes, one with the deck raised via the 
lift
or physical adjustments (rear bar and front castors), and one with the deck
lowered after a recharge.

Decreasing rolling resistance with more air pressure in the tires?

Fewer turns, thus staying more steady state speed/current? (don't do a lot
of stopping
and starting and jogging around to trim out the path nicely, just make
smooth passes).

Bring along a beer or two while the batteries 'self regenerate'? :-)

I like the canopy idea the best, because then you're shaded while 
mowing....

----- Original Message -----
From: <Oasis654 aol com>
To: <lelie ford com>; <owner-elec-trak cosmos phy tufts edu>;
<rodhower ameritech net>; <elec-trak cosmos phy tufts edu>
Sent: Sunday, August 11, 2002 7:50 AM
Subject: (ET) et question on mowing distance


> hi folks, i try to mow some paths that are at the outer reaches of how 
> far
my
> e8 or e10 can go, and still make it back to the nearest electrical 
> source.
> so i've been wondering about any distance extending tricks you folks 
> might
> have picked up.
>      for instance, resting the et about half way thru would let the
batteries
> self regenerate a little, right?  also, which gears to use under 
> different
> conditions.
>     a related question has to do with longevity of batteries.  will
batteries
> last longer with fewer charge/discharge cycles over the years of battery
> life?  if yes, there must be some minumum number of cycles that would be
> best?
>     thanks for your help, jon k albany, ny