John G. Lussmyer wrote: > Well, in the 6 months I've been driving my Sparrow (-2 1/2 months of > crash/broken/sick time) I've put 3000 miles on it. The 13 Optima YT's > were new when I started. This is about 120 charge cycles where I > pulled about 5KW from the pack each time (about 32AH, both numbers > from the E-Meter). I've had Reg MKII's installed almost the entire > time... I doubt they will last another 3000 miles (14 weeks of > commuting) though. Who knows, maybe I'll be surprised!
You do have a rough application. It would seem they barely have enough capacity for your daily commute, so as soon as they get cold, or age enough for their capacity to drop 20% or so, you're in trouble. However, the Optimas do seem to last significantly longer if you can find a way to avoid such deep discharges. -- Lee A. Hart Ring the bells that still can ring 814 8th Ave. N. Forget your perfect offering Sartell, MN 56377 USA There is a crack in everything leeahart_at_earthlink.net That's how the light gets in - Leonard Cohen
