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Old 10-08-2009, 11:54 PM
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Default How many miles ya recon 3 of these batteries would go?

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Old 10-09-2009, 04:05 PM
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Default Re: How many miles ya recon 3 of these batteries would go?

If you are serious I will give you some approximate run times on flat ground.
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Old 10-09-2009, 04:20 PM
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Default Re: How many miles ya recon 3 of these batteries would go?

$567 would buy a pretty good Lithium pack at 1/3 the weight or NiCad/NiMH at 60% of the weight. They'll all handle high draw/power requirements better than lead acid too - jd
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Old 10-09-2009, 05:52 PM
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Default Re: How many miles ya recon 3 of these batteries would go?

George I run our fleet on OPTIMA batterys.I had 1 go out in 6 years,This is out of 50 or 60 batt.HD
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Old 10-09-2009, 06:39 PM
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Default Re: How many miles ya recon 3 of these batteries would go?

You will need a trailer but they are easy to build..
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Old 10-13-2009, 02:48 PM
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Default Re: How many miles ya recon 3 of these batteries would go?

This threads reminds me that I still need to get a pair of car batteries for my 350w electric scooter....
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