Re: (ET) cordless electric mower

["David Roden" <etpost drmm net>]

On 22 Jul 2006 at 21:14, David C Robie wrote:

>  took one of those B and D type mowers, put a 12V battery on it and a
> 1500 watt 120V DC/AC inverter.

A couple of times when I've seen a good deal, I've been tempted to buy 100 
1.2 volt D-size NiMH or high capacity Nicad cells. I'd put them in a 
backpack, not on the mower itself (too awkward and heavy).  The main 
things 
that stop me are (1) I'd be scared to charge that many NiMH cells in 
series; 
and (2) I'd have to spend the rest of my life hooking up the interconnects.

It might be better to put an inverter on the ET and use that to power the 
push mower when I'm far from the house.

BTW, thanks for the tip on the hammer-on caps.  There's an Ace Hardware on 
my way to work; I'll stop there this week.


David Roden - Akron, Ohio, USA

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