Longer Running Time Batteries

[littleoneben]

Hi all.

Another question.............

As I have both the 16 36v and the 12.5 (both 2010 models), can anyone suggest a battery that will increase the running time on the 12.5. Do I need to look for a larger amp hours battery?

The 12.5 appears to lose power after about 1hr of on/off running, but still work (albeit slowly) the 16 on the other hand is still rocketing off.

Also another quick question. Will the 600w motor from the 16 fit the 12.5 (with a change of batteries)?

Sorry for these questions, but the smaller of the 2 children gets a bit frustrated at his brother roaring (albeit silently) off into the distance.

Many thanks

Andy

[samandkimberly]

Not cheap, and it might not fit, but these would double your range and last a lot longer:

http://www.coloradoadvancedbattery.com/24V...ab-n-24v20a.htm

I'm doing some research on their 36V solution for my son's Oset, I'll post what I find out.

Sam

[juanroberts]

I had the oldest 12.5 and replaced the 8AH batteries with the ones used by the 16.0 24v earlier version, I think they were 10AH. They barely fit on the tray and took about 30 minutes to install, a pain, but worked great in terms of duration.

[flypigs]

I also put 10ah batteries in our 12.5 model. They are taller, and they make it tough to plug the charger in. It may have given us just a bit more run time, but not 25% more.

I asked the guy at the battery store about different technology, or any higher quality lead acid batteries, but even though he was the owner, he didn't seem to engage me in the conversation.

Somewhere, some company has got to be making higher end batteries that would be an easy swap.

I'll keep looking.

Pete