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Old 08-02-2008, 09:40 AM   #387 (permalink)
bennelson
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A Lead on Batteries!!!

That's a "leed" on batteries! I know, it comes across as a visual pun...

I just got an e-mail from an area EV group leader saying another member has some

"Deka GEL, 31 deep cycle batteries that he will sell you for $9 each. He has about 20 of them and he indicated that they are good batteries..."

Woo-Hoo!
Of course this guy didn't say WHO had the batteries or WHERE the were, so I still have to wait for a reply to the e-mail I sent back, basically saying "YES, YES, A THOUSAND TIMES YES!"

Hmm, that maybe sounds desperate. Well, those weren't my exact words anyways.

These batteries sound like EXACTLY what I need for this project. The only thing I can think of is you have to be a little more careful charging gel cells, they have fairly specific charging voltage requirements.

I will let you all know if I get these batteries!
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