Re: (ET) 30 volts?

[Jim Coate <lists freerangeelectric com>]

Definitely worth a try. Depending on the condition of the other 5 
batteries, the voltage may sag a little too low and some of the relays 
have troubles pulling in, but the worst that happens is it just doesn't 
go.

Another Plan B if you have a 12-volt car battery around, you could swap 
that in for the bad battery and its neighbor. Car batteries aren't meant 
for deep cycling, but 50' into the garage and then recharging is no 
different then cranking the car engine on a cold day (I think you have 
those in Ithaca :-)


On 02/07/2022 7:55 am, Larry Chace wrote:
> While snowthrowing yesterday with the I-5, it suddenly stopped.
> Operating the main power switch did nothing; the gauges showed
> nothing.  A quick look in the rear battery compartment verified that
> one of the 10-year-old Crown batteries had a melted terminal.  The
> stud was completely disconnected.
>
> We pushed it downhill but didn't get it into the garage.  Just to move
> it the last 50 feet, would it be acceptable to effectively replace the
> dead battery with a jumper wire (6 ga)?  I *think* the I-5 (late
> model) would run on 30 volts, at least enough to get it under cover.
>
> Plan B would be replacement of all of the batteries...
>
> Many thanks for any suggestions!
>
> Larry Chace, Ithaca, NY  E15 and I-5
>
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