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Originally Posted by williep
Has anyone tried the Allied Lithium battery conversion kit? They replace six 8volt batteries with Four 12volt batteries. They are a direct conversion because they are the same size as the present batteries so you remove the old batteries and drop 4 of these in their place. They have built in battery control circuitry and can use your present charger. They weigh about 1/4 as much as your present batteries and will last over 10 years. Depending on the amp hour rating of the ones you buy, you can do the conversion for around $2K. and will go over 60 miles. What's not to like? I'm sick of buying lead acid that don't last and are heavy and require maintenance. These are the future of golf cart propulsion. Buying lead acid now, is like buying a rotary phone. What's the down side?
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Downsides are: 1) You state 10 years, what happens if they need to be replaced sooner. The Warranty isn't for 10 years? 2) You assume folks will keep their carts for 10 years, wonder how many actually do?
I upgraded to no maintenance Trojan batteries, I expect a $1,000 replacement at 3.5 years which means I will have $2K investment at 7 years (unless I get longer life or prices come down) but in any event I will have turned over the cart by that time.
It's new cart so I'm getting 60 miles on a full charge (truth is I have only driven it 52 and had 1/4 charge left if I can believe the gauge). I replaced the batteries in my previous cart when my range was down to 25 miles......that's my personal limit.