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Recently the charge unit on my E12 failed. Searching everywhere
produced no results for a replacement. But in my searches I did find a
suitable replacement that I would like to pass on to other owners. PLP
Battery Supply, Murphysboro Warehouse, 1362 North 7th Street, Murphysboro, IL,
62966, (618) 642-3451 has a 36 volt charger for $211. This unit will not
fit in the tractor, but I hung mine on the wall where I store my tractor.
Get it with an AMHB-50 connector and ask for a matching connector. I
then removed the existing charge unit and added a short cable to the matching
connector and attached the short connector cable to the two leads that the
existing charger connects to, being sure to check the polarity. Now I just
plug in the short cable to the charge unit and the charging is automatic.
I am very pleased with the performance of the unit. Also the people at PLP
Battery supply were very helpful in all my conversations and I highly recommend
them.
As an extra I found out long ago that the batteries the tractor uses are
the same as those used in golf carts. I have also learned that most golf
courses put new batteries in the carts each year. The replaced batteries
still have 4 years life and they are a glut at the golf cart servicing shops,
usually being sold to a recycling center for the metal they
contain. So instead of paying $60-70 / battery, I have gotten them
for $0-20 / battery and find that in my usage they last 4-5 years before
they need replacement. A major cost saving.
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