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Originally Posted by Alan Anderson
You can "jump-start" the hybrid vehicle with a robot battery (or even with a couple of 6v lantern batteries). But I would not want to leave one connected full time in a system designed for a larger lead-acid battery. The charging circuitry is likely to be unsuitable for a robot battery.
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This is certainly possible to do. I believe its even possible to "jump-start" it (since you're not cranking the engine) with 8 D-cells in series.
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Originally Posted by MrForbes
Low end car batteries cost at least $50 around here, which is similar in price to the robot batteries.
If I were in your situation, I'd look to see if I could find a riding mower battery. They are flooded lead acid, and are usually closer to $25. But at this time of year, you may not find any
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The low end car batteries I can find are more like $80-100+tx (which is 13% here). A riding mower battery *might* work.
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Originally Posted by Mark McLeod
Would a snowmobile battery be appropriate?
Probably easier to obtain this time of year up north.
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A snowmobile battery might just be the ticket. Good idea. I'll research those.