Re: (ET) cordless electric mower

["Doug McCorkle" <dmccorkl sover net>]

I guess I should chime in here, too.  We've had a B&D 12V cordless mower 
for
about 10 years, replaced the main battery once, then when that one started
to get weaker I wired in parallel two of the small 12V-7Ahr batteries,
duck-taped to the top of the mower.  I did put in a set of the small
Anderson connectors, but also made about 1" of the exposed wires to these
batteries bare, and I just clip on the basic auto battery charger for a
while to charge it (not timed or anything).  My vague recollection of 
adding
the batteries and using that charger were that the range started to be just
awful, and I figured out it was the charger, not the battery.  It was 
easier
to tape on the other batteries, since I had them hanging around unused, and
use the car charger than to try to figure out how to fix the onboard
charger.  Oh, and it used to have a "key" to allow it to run, we use a
hooked piece of stiff 10 gauge solid wire to accomplish that purpose,
definitely a hack job on that one.

All in all, we still really like it, and use it a lot, for the small areas
where the tractor won't fit.

Doug McCorkle
Very happily recently Alltraxed E15


-----Original Message-----
From: elec-trak-bounces cosmos phy tufts edu
[mailto:elec-trak-bounces cosmos phy tufts edu] On Behalf Of David Roden
Sent: Saturday, July 22, 2006 2:37 PM
To: Elec-Trak email list
Subject: Re: (ET) cordless electric mower


On 22 Jul 2006 at 9:25, Joel Parks wrote:

> Neuton ...

I also know someone who has one and really likes it.  She doesn't have a 
spare battery, but I think the readily exchangeable battery is an 
excellent 
idea.

The main disadvantage to the Neuton is its very small cutting width - 
something like 13" if I recall correctly.

I have an old corded B&D MM-450 which has worked for me since 1994, though 
I've had to repair it several times.  Some of these are normal service 
items, but I've fitted new motor brushes, a new power switch, underdeck 
fan,

blade hardware, and of course a couple of blades.  Currently the plastic 
wheels are worn out and rubbing on the deck; regrettably the old ones are 
held on by those pesky push-on caps, so I'm not sure how to replace them. 

FYI, its mulching is so-so.  I think I've lost the close-off plate because 
I

quickly decided it was more hassle than it was worth.  But the newer ones 
have a very different deck design, so they might work better.

Anyway, I guess this would be a limited endorsement for either the Neuton 
or

the B&D.


David Roden - Akron, Ohio, USA

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