battery changing

[luckydave215]

Well, I changed the 32V banks today, all 8 of them 135 pound suckers. 5 steps up and down (and up and down and up and down.....) from the cockpit to the engine room, and made all new cables while I was at it.

Wow, that was fun!

I need a shower.

[thoward]

I need to do the same thing it is just so hard to spend $250/battery X 8. Heck for 2k I want something shiney and makes lots of noise so I can annoy my neighbors. On the other hand I will end up needing the batteries to run it so I guess I'll just get the batteries.

What batteries did you go with? I found the Rolls and the Interstate that are the right size but that is about it.

[luckydave215]

I paid $309.00 each for trojans, and I get a 15% discount.

Get ready to wimper.

[luckydave215]

I just read the rest of your post.
Trojan makes them, but doesn't list them on their website or in the catalog, you have to call. I think they made mine to order, but it only took about 4 days, no extra charge. Then of course the new batteries always have different post configurations than the old ones, (murphy's law) so you have to make some new cables.

[SKYCHENEY]

I had to replace one last year. They are Interstate 8v and I replaced with the same thing for about $180.

[luckydave215]

I looked at Interstate and they don't make the size I needed. Perhaps the ones in my 60C (dual purpose batteries for 12V71's) are larger than the ones you have? If not, I was robbed.
I thought about golf cart batteries, they're great for house banks, but I need these to start the mains, too.

[jrmccoy]

I paid $309.00 each for trojans, and I get a 15% discount.

Get ready to wimper.

I just got a bank of 4 x 8V trojans. What model did you get?

[SKYCHENEY]

I just got a bank of 4 x 8V trojans. What model did you get?

That post was from 09-11-2006

[oscarvan]

That post was from 09-11-2006

Hey, seems like yesterday I was 18 and bullet proof.