David Haas wrote:
Hello all, I have a new idea egt200 I just picked up last month with a mower deck snow blower and a real egt power inverter the rotary type that plugs into the accessory outlet it was all working when picked it up the person I bought it from lifted the blower with the egt and backed it on the trailer so it was all working but the deal did not include that Batteries as he wanted them for his golf cart so now Iam in battery shock Iam located in Ontario Canada and the cheapest batteries I can find are $137.00 each and there is a 6 month wait list for used or rebuilt batteries and they are $60.00 each when there available I have checked the local gulf courses and there all spoken for the guys up here use them for there electric trolling motorsI am in a big fishing area by lake Huron and George bay .Any help by local ET owners would be appreciated PS would deep cycle marine motors work Canadian tire has them on saleThanks David Haas
Echoing another response, don't use the marine cycle batteries - you will be disappointed in the battery life.
You could try the Interstate dealer in Kitchener (assuming you are in the Owen Sound end of the Lake Huron/Georgian Bay area).
There appear to be a lot of renewable energy shops (wind turbines and photovoltaics) popping up around Lake Huron and Georgian Bay, and they will need batteries for off-grid installations, so they might be a source for you, or at least point you to a good source closer to you. You want a golf-car battery, 6 volts, preferably a 200-220 amp-hour (Ah) unit, with automotive posts (universal posts if that is all that is available).
If you want to stay with Canadian Tire, the closest thing they have appears to be the Exide 6V Renewable Energy battery, which looks like a golf-car package with 150 Ah at the 6-hour rate, so probably around 200 Ah at the 20-hour rate (CTC product number 10-2010-0 - plug that into their search box on their Web site). Currently lists at Cdn$119.99.
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