good advice below, Jim. And thanks to all who replied. I did find a nearby wally mart with the $40 group 41 with 2yr replacement warranty. What I've been using for the past few years is a $15 lawn tractor battery. So next step up may be this $40 point. but how much is a real deep cycle that will fit under the driver's seat? The Optima is $125? Edward At 10:50 AM 7/25/2005, you wrote: >The price of a battery is closely related to the current the battery can >provide. A group 41 is a starting battery. Add to that the cheap side. >You now have a battery that will drain down rapidly and will recharge >relatively few times. Starting batteries are not designed to be drained >below about 11.5 volts repeatedly. If you are going to use a group 41 get a >good quality one that will survive some abuse. > >jimt |
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