Battery Power for Lawn equipment -- is it time?

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The original charge port is protected by an embedded 30 amp green micro fuse that can't be replaced without replacing the whole charging port assembly at about $70 plus labor.

My replacement uses two 15 amp ATC automotive fuses on both the positive and negative legs of the charging circuit.

I've seen conversions done by others that have no protection. Should the charging circuit be short circuited, the amount of current passing through the wires would definitely melt the insulation and likely cause a fire.

Safety is very important.

 

A complete detail thread has been started on the Ryobi lead-acid to LiFePO battery conversion.

The simplest and easiest LiFePO battery conversion for all Ryobi 48 volt lead-acid battery mowers | PriusChat

 

I sent my brother a refurbished Ryobi 40 volt 21 inch push lawn mower five years ago. It cost me a total of $125 tax Included from my local Home Depot. UPS charged me $90 to ship it to him.

The battery died two years ago. The Ryobi Direct Tools Outlet charged him $115 to send him a brand new 40 volt 5 amp hour battery.

He has three derelict broken gas powered lawn mowers in his shed waiting for the local free neighborhood recycling day.

No gas, no oil changes, no spark plug replacement, no filter replacement.

And, the mower will last for many more years requiring maybe only a $25 and another battery a few years from now.

Like cars, the simplest basic low optioned model lasts the longest.

The base model is so light weight and easy to push that it needs no power drive.

 

Looked up the info on our corded-electric Craftsman mower, purchased from (long gone) Sears in June of 2010, for $280 CDN, still going strong.

 

My corded Black & Decker is still running strong since I got it in 1997. in 2010 or so I needed to replace the on/off lever since the plastic cam that keeps it on was worn down.
Mike
edit: I think it cost about $125 and $12 for the replacement lever

 

I ran my Greenworks 40V walk-behind mower a little bit today to fix some small spots.

This is the one I bought secondhand in 2017, still going strong.