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On Oct 3, 8:18*am, Ken Fortenberry
wrote: wrote: daytripper wrote: wrote: Ken Fortenberry wrote: Yeah, it's not cheap but you don't have to buy and recycle a $200 deep cycle marine battery every other year. Besides, it's a cool, new gadget and I'm a total sucker for cool, new gadgets. $200?!?! *Every other year? *Jeez, the Wal-Mart batteries I recommended are about $65, and have either a two or three-year free replacement warranty, prorated after that. *Don't Torqeedos use batteries? The Travel model uses a built-in lithium-manganese battery pack, which probably accounts for much of the astronomic cost. fwiw, I suspect (but can't verify) that Wal-Mart follows the industry standard warranty model for deep-cycle batteries, which typically includes a first-year full replacement, and a 2 or 3 year pro-rated warranty... No, they don't. ... I've never bought a deep cycle battery but one thing I found out when I was looking into them is that only rich people can afford cheap batteries. The high end ones are about $200, then you add in a good charger, plus you've got to cart all that **** around when you're on the road. The Torqueedo is self-contained, you just plug in the recharger to a wall outlet attach it to the removable battery pack and you're good to go. Convenience has a price I guess. -- Ken Fortenberry- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - TEST |
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