Talk of The Villages Florida - Rentals, Entertainment & More
Talk of The Villages Florida - Rentals, Entertainment & More
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I am looking for a used eight volt battery
Wondering if anyone is about to get new batteries for their electric cart? I am looking for one 8 volt battery in the 3-4 year old range. My thinking is, if I get lucky, I could swing by, do a couple of measurements and trade you one I have which appears to have a shorted cell. It will have no effect on your new battery purchase as you will still get the same money for your cores from the battery dealer. I will do all the heavy lifting.
As I type this I wonder if any of the folks out here that work in the battery business deal with used batteries? If the answer is yes, I will follow up with specifics. I could even follow your battery installer around and check batteries as they take them away . Odds are one in a whole bunch that this can happen, but I can think of no other site where I can reach out to so many cart owners and battery folks that are local. Thanks PS. For our battery sponsor(s) out here, I will be buying a new set in the fall, just trying to get through the month. |
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As an alternative, have you considered calling one of the battery sponsors and explain that you are here only for a few weeks until the fall? They may have one you could borrow if you committed to a new set when you return. k
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It does make me wonder how many "decent" batteries get recycled when they still have a year of service left because a pack like mine gets replaced due to one failing battery?? |
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A sponsor had just what I needed
I indeed called one of our sponsors this AM and Battery Boys did have a used battery for $50+. It is warrantied for 3 months. I put it in the cart, took cart for a 20 minute ride and now cart is charging. I will do some tests and see how the pack reacts, to see if the battery is a match.
It is an Interstate battery as they had no used Trojans, same 20 AH rating as my Trojan T875. I sure hope the 5 Trojan's in the existing family can adapt and accept this strange looking adopted child into the pack As a side note, had fun talking do David and Ken. Great guys, looks like a quality outfit as many of you have posted. |
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