drburke
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All,
For those who have converted to the small form factor GC8 eight volt golf cart batteries (NON-Trojan!) there are a few NOS Flow-Rite systems on eBay.
Basically, if you have the most common 2.5" cell spacing (US Battery) but not Trojan (2.3") the kits have enough parts for your eight batteries. These are for standard quarter-turn caps and will not work with the smaller 3/4" 4D or 8D battery fills.
Search for "Flow-Rite BG-E64V-2 Battery Watering System" and the current offer is $49.99
Breaking down the numbers: "BG" is the Pro-Fill line, "E64V" means a 64V total system voltage comprised of 8 GC8 batteries, and "-2" is the manifold spacing (meaning these are the "red" quad manifolds).
It is configured as two 32V banks for some model of E-Z-Go golf cart but I bought one to see if it would work--perfect fit for my setup!
Normally you might expect to pay $200 for each bank, so this is a great price for new equipment, especially since you get both banks for about $50.
I added it to my watch list and the seller offered a 10% discount a few hours later, so I took the plunge.
I have centerline batteries which lined up well with the included tubing, but some other applications may require you to buy the o-ring tee fittings from Flow-Rite and use standard hose.
DAN
For those who have converted to the small form factor GC8 eight volt golf cart batteries (NON-Trojan!) there are a few NOS Flow-Rite systems on eBay.
Basically, if you have the most common 2.5" cell spacing (US Battery) but not Trojan (2.3") the kits have enough parts for your eight batteries. These are for standard quarter-turn caps and will not work with the smaller 3/4" 4D or 8D battery fills.
Search for "Flow-Rite BG-E64V-2 Battery Watering System" and the current offer is $49.99
Breaking down the numbers: "BG" is the Pro-Fill line, "E64V" means a 64V total system voltage comprised of 8 GC8 batteries, and "-2" is the manifold spacing (meaning these are the "red" quad manifolds).
It is configured as two 32V banks for some model of E-Z-Go golf cart but I bought one to see if it would work--perfect fit for my setup!
Normally you might expect to pay $200 for each bank, so this is a great price for new equipment, especially since you get both banks for about $50.
I added it to my watch list and the seller offered a 10% discount a few hours later, so I took the plunge.
I have centerline batteries which lined up well with the included tubing, but some other applications may require you to buy the o-ring tee fittings from Flow-Rite and use standard hose.
DAN
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