Re: (ET) Battery help needed

["Christopher Zach" <czach computer org>]

I'd agree with what David said, except for the comment about used. If this
is your first Elec-Trak, give a good set of used batteries a shot. They
should be able to give you a matched set.

That way you can do the foolish things people do, abuse the batteries, and
get a new set down the road instead of nuking a new set of batteries.

Chris

----- Original Message -----
From: "David Roden (Akron OH USA)" <roden ald net>
To: <elec-trak cosmos phy tufts edu>
Sent: Friday, January 03, 2003 10:31 PM
Subject: Re: (ET) Battery help needed


> On 3 Jan 2003 at 22:16, Bauerle, Dave wrote:
>
> > Just got an e-15 and need to get batteries. What is the group size of
the
> > batteries? What is the normal amp. rating (amp hour or CCA)?
> >
>
> All the ETs except the smallest use conventional golf car batteries
(usually
> GC-2).  The standard is about 220-235 amp hour and 105-115 minute reserve
> capacity.  This would be a US Battery 2200 or Trojan T-105.  These should
> cost no more than $50-55 each if purchased from a competitive dealer.
Call
> a nearby golf course and ask where they get their batteries.
>
> The golf course folks may even be willing to sell you some used ones.
Some
> people swear by these, but I think new ones are worth the extra cost.
Don't
> pay more than $15-20 each for used batteries.
>
> There are also cheaper brands.  Some people have used them (lots of 
> people
> like the private brand $40 ones from Sam's Club) and think they're fine.
> These vary from excellent to barely acceptable, depending on who supplies
> your local store.  I prefer to buy US Battery (also sold as Interstate
> Workaholic) and Trojan, getting (IMO) more reliability for more money.
>
> If you have a very large yard to mow or lots of area to plow or throw 
> snow
> from, you can get higher capacity batteries such as the US-125 and Trojan
T-
> 125.  The next capacity tier batteries (US-145 and T-145) are a bit 
> taller
> and may be harder to fit into the battery boxes.
>
> [Cold] Cranking Amps is not usually specified for cyclic-use batteries.
>
> Good luck and enjoy your new tractor!
>
>
> David Roden - Akron, Ohio, USA
> 1991 Solectria Force 144vac
> 1991 Ford Escort Green/EV 128vdc
> 1970 GE Elec-trak E15 36vdc
> 1974 Avco New Idea 36vdc
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