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Hello all,

I had this mower for 5 years and it served me well. Currently, it takes me two charges to mow my entire lawn, front and back. That is not a huge problem, as I'm somewhat lazy :laughing:.

I was wondering if I could power the mower directly from the outlet, using the plug pictured. The plug you see is hooked up to the battery and is identical to a PC cord. It does say 10A 250V, however, I'm not sure it applied to the motor itself, but rather to the cord. Any thoughts?

XxHaimBondxX said:

Hello all,

I had this mower for 5 years and it served me well. Currently, it takes me two charges to mow my entire lawn, front and back. That is not a huge problem, as I'm somewhat lazy :laughing:.

I was wondering if I could power the mower directly from the outlet, using the plug pictured. The plug you see is hooked up to the battery and is identical to a PC cord. It does say 10A 250V, however, I'm not sure it applied to the motor itself, but rather to the cord. Any thoughts?

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... relates to the standard of the "cord".
Please do tell you are not intending to charge and mow?
Is that even possible with these rigs! Anyone?

KK

KrashnKraka said:

... relates to the standard of the "cord".
Please do tell you are not intending to charge and mow?
Is that even possible with these rigs! Anyone?

KK

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What do you mean "charge and mow"? That's how it usually works. When the battery was fresh, it ran for 40-50 minutes.

XxHaimBondxX said:

What do you mean "charge and mow"? That's how it usually works. When the battery was fresh, it ran for 40-50 minutes.

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...mybad, poor engrish.
Should read "charge AND mow", like at the same time.
Many many moons ago in this country we had 240V powered
mowers running off a very long "cord" you draped over your shoulder.
A number of folk were killed, mowing.

Clearer?

KK

KrashnKraka said:

...mybad, poor engrish.
Should read "charge AND mow", like at the same time.
Many many moons ago in this country we had 240V powered
mowers running off a very long "cord" you draped over your shoulder.
A number of folk were killed, mowing.

Clearer?

KK

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Why did they get killed? Ran over the cord? This mower does not run from the charger port, that's why I thought it would run directly from the battery plug. However, as I realize, it has a DC motor, so I would need some sort of inverter.

What you trying to do is convert your mower from cordless to corded, which is possible but a lot more complicated and expensive than simply rebuilding your battery. The DC motor that is used in a battery powered cordless mower is very different from the AC motor used in a corded mower that is connected to a 120 vac household outlet. I rebuilt the battery on mine for $80 with two 12V 22Ah AGM batteries, that actually outperform the OEM originals. You can find them online, and they are cheaper if you buy them as a 2-pack set.

XxHaimBondxX said:

Why did they get killed? Ran over the cord?
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The detail is lost in time but yes, that was one factor.
Replacing copper wire fuses with bobbypins, nappypins, clothesline wire - to name
a few 'fixes' - was another. "Cords" in those days were rubberised and perished
easily. Some suppliers even used cotton braided rubber, as was used for home
kitchen appliances (since outlawed). Both these "cords" were killers, anywhere.

The most common though was mowing in rain and mist, early mornings - in
bare feet I add. An old friend of mine had his father killed when he was just nine.
Early morning, Father had mowed and was rolling up the "cord". A bad section
grabbed him and electrocuted him.
There is a lot to be said for change.

The rest of your post I struggle with yet <mowermike>seems to have a handle on it
so I bow out. Thanks for asking

KK

MowerMike said:

What you trying to do is convert your mower from cordless to corded, which is possible but a lot more complicated and expensive than simply rebuilding your battery. The DC motor that is used in a battery powered cordless mower is very different from the AC motor used in a corded mower that is connected to a 120 vac household outlet. I rebuilt the battery on mine for $80 with two 12V 22Ah AGM batteries, that actually outperform the OEM originals. You can find them online, and they are cheaper if you buy them as a 2-pack set.

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There are 2-packs on Amazon that you mentioned, but it will total up to $100. Do you know of another reliable source that sells them cheaper? Also I noticed my wheels are getting wobbly and have a feeling they will fall off soon. Did you have any issues?

XxHaimBondxX said:

There are 2-packs on Amazon that you mentioned, but it will total up to $100. Do you know of another reliable source that sells them cheaper? Also I noticed my wheels are getting wobbly and have a feeling they will fall off soon. Did you have any issues?

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These should work fine >>> Amazon.com: ML22-12 - 12V 22AH Schumacher DSR ProSeries PSJ-2212 Jump Starter Booster Battery - 2 Pack - Mighty Max Battery brand product: Electronics

I've had my mower for 3 years w/o any problems with the wheels, but you can buy replacements fairly cheaply online from sellers like ordertree.com. Just search online using the part numbers in the back of the manual.

I have this mower and it is two years old now. No problems with it, but the plastic rear wheels are a weak point and are susceptible to being overloaded [bending] if you are too rough with them, i.e. abruptly changing direction on a slope or in a ditch and over-stressing them.

As already stated.
Bad Idea and in most cases the charge port isolates the battery from the rest of the appliance.

Rebuilding the battery pack is an excellent idea.
I do it regularly with lap top batteries.
$ 40 for replacement cells + a few $ for some colder solder against $ 150 for a battery , no brainer.

That encyclopaedia of stupidity & ignorance called Utube has got hundreds of ego maniacs posting little videos of themselves repacking batteries, and some actually know what they are doing so are correct.
Find a couple who seem to be using items names rather than "solder the thingie" watch them a few times & get some replacement batteries.

Even better would be to buy 12 Cyclon spiral cell batteries and make up a new battery.
Cyclons hold a lot more charge lb for lb than any battery other than the lithium ion batteries.
Down side is most Lithium battery packs have a recharge counter in the charging control circuit which limits the number of times that can be used.
Some of these are resettable, some are not but Lithium batteries have a bad habit of going BANG big time if charged incorrectly.