Gray Shockley wrote:

Also, I wonder if it wouldn't be worthwhile to buy a couple of them ($20 or
so) and see how long they'll last. Just because they won't do a great job of
onercoming inertia doesn't mean that they can't do an excellent job of
pushing (comparatively speaking) electrons into radio gear.

Very true. Even if they don't do too well in a golf cart, they may
last for another fifty years if powering a radio.

I've been hoping to get very lucky and find some swapped out phone
company wet cells. I had one when I was a kid. They had a clear case,
with a built in hydrometer. Six volts and monster plates with NO
sediment or visible sulphation.

I'd kill to have a few dozen of them now. I recently got 160 watts
worth of solar panels that could really use the storage space

Until I hit the jackpot, I'm using US Batteries 2200 225 amp hour
models, which are similar to the Trojan golf cart batteries. These are
all mid range quality, falling between car batteries and TRUE deep
cycle (read $$$$$) batteries. It's a compromise.



mike