Re: (ET) Cub Cadet RZT-S Zero Electric Lawnmower

["Harold Zimmerman-Clean Power Supply" <cleanpower att net>]

 John,
 The D&D motor is good for use on 36 or 48 volts. I have been using one in 
my New Idea EGT200 for about a year and a half & am very impressed with 
it's power. Way more snappy than the original E20 drive motors.
 Sincerely,
 Harold Zimmerman
 Ephrata PA
 717-859-4234
On January 8, 2014 at 11:50am -0500, you wrote:

>Are the drive motors available as replacement parts yet?
>I'm looking to go up to 48v with an Altrax.
>
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>On Jan 8, 2014, at 10:42 AM, "Ken Olum" <kdo cosmos phy tufts edu> wrote:
>
>> I converted my Electric Ox to use 4x12V 135Ah AGMs from Universal
>> Battery.  Why?  I hate acid mist.  It corrodes everything.
>>
>> Much as I love Deka gels, I felt they wouldn't do in this application
>> because of the snowblower, which has an unregulated motor, so there is a
>> huge current every time you switch it on.  I didn't think gels would
>> survive very long.  David, do you have a snowblower on your E15?
>>
>> After 5 years, my range has decreased significantly, but I can still mow
>> my whole lawn (3/4 acre or so) on a charge.
>>
>> For the Cub Cadet, I think sealed batteries are a reasonable choice,
>> although for mowing it seems like gel would have been better, as David
>> said.  That's all providing that they chose high-quality batteries and
>> used a proper charger.  If not, they won't last, and the Cub Cadet will
>> end up with a lot of angry customers and a bad reputation.
>>
>> Robert, if you go with Full River, please post a report on how they do.
>> I thought about Full River for mine, but I couldn't find anyone at the
>> time who knew whether this was a trustworthy battery or not, so I went
>> with Universal even at higher expense.
>>
>>                                        Ken
>>
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