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Old 07-07-2008, 09:33 PM   #51 (permalink)
Lazarus
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Originally Posted by offroad1994 View Post
Lazurus - I know this is an old message, but did you look at Litium-Ion Iron (Ferrus) technology? This seems to be the best battery technology as it can last for 1000s of cycles of charging.
No I did not. I get the SLA batteries (12v 12amp/h) for free form the local Fire Alarm business. Going with Litium-ion would save a ton of weight but the cost is prohibitive comparatively.

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