Talk of The Villages Florida - Rentals, Entertainment & More
Talk of The Villages Florida - Rentals, Entertainment & More
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that keeps the batteries in good shape for years as in about 5 Since I tested 70+ with the t875, it will be interesting to see what the range is with the Rangers. Oh Renrod I don't need to prove anything, it was well documented on the forum a long time ago
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With 8v rather than 6v batteries you need an extra device to supply the lower voltage needed for accessories. What does this cost?
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I was quoted a price of $6,500 for lithium 8-6 volt upgrade.
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I assume you passed on the offer?
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Here is a link to a supplier of DC-DC converters. The model shown is much bigger then what you need, but would allow for future uses, like a stereo, etc. DC Converter MJ1230C I helped install one of these for a friend recently, nice unit, well made. Hope this helps.
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you can get them on Ebay for about $20
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Can you please give a link to the test results. Thanks
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You need about 200 + What kind of charge controller? Mine works fine, not plugged into shore for years. If you recall I was going to install them for a great price (much less than you paid like $800) here but met to much resistance and arguments, didn't need that BS at this point. .
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My Star does 50 with no issues and have range remaining. Don't know many people that do 50 miles a day, or why they would. I did it once just to see how far I could go, then I got bored and when it got home I had done the 50. The ride was Hillsborough to Glenview (18 holes) to Spanish Springs then down Morris to 466A then to Brownwood then back to Hillsborough with a couple side trips through neighborhoods. What more do you need?
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Rubicon, the numbers have been presented before but I will summarize. If you have a 2 person golf cart, you can fit a 200 watt panel on the roof. At our latitude and given our climatic conditions, according to NREL, you can expect the panel to produce approximately 800 watt-hours per day, on average, assuming the cart was outside the entire day. This figure may be generous because the panel is flat on the roof and not tilted towards the sun.
SECO electric rates are approximately $0.13 per 1000 watt-hours (kWh). Therefore, if you left your golf cart outside all day, every day, the most you can save is approximately $40 per year, perhaps a little bit more depending on the efficiency of the AC/DC conversion in your battery charger. At approximately $1000 for the panel and components, there is no payback. As far as extending the range, the 800 watt-hours per day would be good for approximately 4-6 miles. If your cart was lightly used it is possible that you would not have to plug it in very often if you left it outside all day. However, you would still be spending on the order of $1000 to save $40 per year. Last edited by tuccillo; 02-09-2016 at 11:35 PM. |
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