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Obviously though, a great deal of your savings came from pure luck, I suspect
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Absolutely. Pure luck! I wasn't looking, and didn't expect to buy this one. But couldn't pass it up after I asked the price, just on a whim.
Even the previous owners didn't know what the car was worth. I found out later they traded it in for 500 bucks (thought that's not what I paid for it). Heck, 500 bucks is probably less than the aluminum scrap value. Way less than its parts value.
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What, roughly, do the tools you used (Super Brain?) and a Grid Charger cost
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My used eBay Super Brain 989 was $80 plus shipping (lucked out - $20-40 more than that seems normal). Add in a few additional computer cooling fans for $??.
Grid charger you can build yourself for roughly $100 - 140 ish (?). Some have made them for less by getting a deal on the four power supply modules needed.
You can buy one made by EcoModder / Insightcentral user Artric as well.
If needed, used replacement sticks can be had for roughly $50-100 each from people who have extras, or you can buy your own junkyard battery pack for roughly $400-800 and combine all the best sticks from both packs into one.
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not all lot owners would know that a dead batt can be revived like this.
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Well the proof is in the pudding. I'd reserve judgment on how successful this has been until after I've tried out this "revived" & balanced pack.
Also, FYI, if you're going to start watching for one...
http://ecomodder.com/forum/showthrea...ems-18892.html