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Originally Posted by pboehm21
That is an awesome write up... Thank you. Thats about what the numbers in my head were telling me but I wanted to make sure. How many hours do you think you have in the install?
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I got the battery put together and dropped in the cart in an evening, maybe 4 hours or so (including plenty of beverage breaks). Taking the old batteries out was my least favorite part. I was able to reuse my 2ga battery cables for everything I needed. When I go back to put the floor in, wire up the 12v accessory battery, and clean things up I'm sure I'll spend a whole lot more time.
One tip- take your time putting the battery together and take extra precautions not to short circuit while assembling. Also use insulated tools (or wrap with electrical tape like I did). I had a close call when a bus bar swung around and shorted out 2 cells. Luckily I was able to get it off right away, but I don't think it would take long to weld itself in place. That would've been ugly.